How I Taught Myself to Be a Child
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Paul Silberstein, youngest son of an urbane but deeply strange old Austrian dynasty of confectionery millionaires, discovers the power of love and humor - and also his own extraordinary ability to shape his realities. Based on the motives of the short story with the same name by André Heller.
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Edited by Alarich LenzShot by Josef MittendorferScored by Kyrre KvamDesigned by Katharina Woppermann
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20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Karl Markovics
as Roman Silberstein
Nikolaas Von Schrader
as Johannes Silberstein
Andre Wilms
as Onkel Louis
Udo Samel
as Onkel Bel
Werner Friedl
as Onkel Monte
Marianne Nentwich
as Tante Tuva
Robert Seethaler
as Generalpräfekt
Gerti Drassl
as Schwester Immaculata
Valentin Hagg
as Paul Silberstein
Sabine Timoteo
as Emma Silberstein
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