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The Forest for the Trees (2004)

The Forest for the Trees (2004)

Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen
81 minutes DE Comedy , Drama
As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.
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