Girl's Life, Boy's World (2003)
At seventeen, girls are all about looking good, dressing right and making out with the cutest boys. Or they're like Luka, who's an ace in boxing and couldn't care less about her looks or her appeal to boys. When she breaks a schoolmate's nose, her parents send her off to boarding school to acquire some ladylike manners. There she's mistaken for Frankie, a boy who hasn't shown up, and takes on his identity. With her boxing skills, she instantly wins over her three roommates Chico, Toby and Jo, and strikes up a particularly close friendship with Chico. Her uncompromising honesty and loyalty to her new friends, however, soon get her into trouble with the headmistress and her nephew, the school bully.
Director: Hansjörg Thurn
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Jana Petersen as Luka / Frankie |
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Nicky Kantor as Tobias 'Toby' Niepmann |
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Florian Jahr as Christoph 'Chico' Wagenhorst |
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David Winter as Johannes 'Jo' |
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Sissi Perlinger as Lukas Mutter |
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Vinzenz Kiefer as Frankie Königsberg |
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Manuel Cortez as Oliver |
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Tim Sander as Manuel Cortez |
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Karoline Schuch as Peggy |
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Laura Osswald as Conny |
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Doris Kunstmann as Direktorin Dr. Finkeldey |
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Martin Goeres as Timo Löwitsch |
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Falk Rockstroh as Rösling |
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Fritz Roth as Lehrer |
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Daniel Zillmann as Holde |
| Directing | Hansjörg Thurn | Director |
| Camera | Uwe Schäfer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Hansjörg Thurn | Author |