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The Two Twins
The Two Twins
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The Two Twins

Original Title: Besser als Du

2015
1h 28m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

2015

Runtime

1h 28m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

By-the-book logopaedist Matthias Pretschke, failed husband and father, is the very embodiment of order, who doesn't know what hit him when his wife Petra demands a divorce. Admittedly, he hasn't paid much attention to Petra, nor to their daughter, who's in full puberty, nor to their son, who craves his dad's attention. Petra agrees to give him one week to show them if he can change. And he's in luck: he meets himself, only cooler. Tom Senger is the name of the twin he never knew he had. Though Matthias and Tom look alike, they're completely different. Tom, for example, is a typical actor: arrogant, macho and broke. Matthias decides to switch roles in the hope that Tom can be a worthy replacement for a week. "I'm playing you. Only better," says Tom, who sees right away what's missing in the Pretschke home. As the days go by, it gets more and more difficult to distinguish which one is which. And this may not be bad at all.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Apr 17, 2015
Languages
German
Director
Isabel Kleefeld
Production
ARD
ARD
Production Countries
Germany

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

Christoph Maria Herbst

Christoph Maria Herbst

Matthias Pretschke / Tom Senger

Ulrike C. Tscharre

Ulrike C. Tscharre

Petra Pretschke

Sophie von Kessel

Sophie von Kessel

Pola Ostafin

Lotte Becker

Lotte Becker

Fee Pretschke

Valentin Wilczek

Valentin Wilczek

Jonas Pretschke

Bettina Stucky

Bettina Stucky

Mrs. Miebach

Harry Wolff

Harry Wolff

Mr. Zunker

Christiane Lemm

Christiane Lemm

Mrs. von Hohenfels

Folker Banik

Folker Banik

Klaus Fischer (uncredited)

Nicola Thomas

Nicola Thomas

Ulla Fischer (uncredited)

Axel Siefer

Axel Siefer

Director (uncredited)

Udo Thies

Customer at Photo Studio (uncredited)

Zeljka Preksavec

Zeljka Preksavec

(uncredited)

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