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An Unusual Affair (2002) | Slate

An Unusual Affair

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Rated 5.7 on TMDB

An Unusual Affair

Eine außergewöhnliche Affäre

Jochen Wenzel, a young teacher, married with two kids, one day surprisingly falls in love with a young male colleague, Tom Leuthner and they begin an unusual affair (= "Eine aussergewöhnliche Affäre"). While Ina, Jochen's wife, worries about Jochen's distanced behavior without having a clue of her husband's affair, Jochen and Tom seriously fall for each other. Torn between his family and his new love, Jochen has to make a decision. Written by Smoothhoney

Released: 2002
Runtime: 1h 32m
Genres: Drama, Romance
Language: German

Direction and writing

Maris PfeifferDirector

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Cast

Hans-Werner MeyerJochen Wenzel
Tatjana BlacherIna Wenzel
Matthias WalterTom Leuthner

August SchmölzerWolfganf Bauer

Bruno CathomasMichael Kaiser

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