Child's Play (1992)
Director: Wolfgang Becker
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
This picture of working-class life as seen through the eyes of a depressed child (Kipp) is depressing indeed. Senile Granny spends much of her time on the toilet; Dad is a child-batterer; the lad's contemporaries are bullies; and the only bit of radiance that comes his way is spying on a naked girl through the bathroom keyhole.Author: BC
Cast & crew
Director: Wolfgang Becker
Producer: Rudi Kaufmann
Cast: Jonas Kipp, Oliver Bröcker, Burghart Klaussner, Angelika Bartsch, Matthias Friedrich full cast
Duration: 107 mins
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