The Friend (2008)
In reality Emil and Larissa would never have been a couple she is an idolized singer, he is a shy outsider. Ironically, Emil is just getting to know Larissa when she dies unexpectedly. He pretends to have been her boyfriend and finally gets the recognition he has always yearned for, with the added bonus of a surrogate family in the form of Larissas. Things would be just great if Emil didnt fall in love - with Larissas sister Nora. The more he gets to know her, the harder it becomes for him to pretend.
Director: Micha Lewinsky
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Philippe Graber as Emil Funk |
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Johanna Bantzer as Nora |
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Sophie Hunger as Larissa Mahler |
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Andrea Bürgin as Maria |
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Michel Voïta as Jean-Michel |
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Therese Affolter as Emils Mother |
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Oriana Schrage as Blumenverkäuferin |
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Patrick Serena as Gion |
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Verena Zimmermann as Großmutter |
| Directing | Micha Lewinsky | Director |
| Writing | Micha Lewinsky | Writer |
| Sound | Marcel Vaid | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Marina Wernli | Editor |
| Camera | Pierre Mennel | Director of Photography |
| Production | Bernard Lang | Producer |
| Sound | Sophie Hunger | Original Music Composer |