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Since the earliest days in her childhood Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents are deaf-mute and Lara has to translate from sign-language to the spoken word and vice versa when her parents want to communicate with other people. Getting older and more mature she becomes interested in music and starts to play clarinet very successfully...
Original Release
12/19/1996
US Release
12/19/1996
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sylvie Testud | Lara |
| Tatjana Trieb | Lara als Kind (Lara as Child) / Lara als Kind |
| Howie Seago | Martin |
| Emmanuelle Laborit | Kai |
| Sibylle Canonica | Clarissa |
| Matthias Habich | Gregor (Clarissa's husband) / Gregor |
| Alexandra Bolz | Marie |
| Hansa Czypionka | Tom |
| Doris Schade | Lilli |
| Horst Sachtleben | Robert |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sylvie Testud | Lara |
| Tatjana Trieb | Lara als Kind (Lara as Child) / Lara als Kind |
| Howie Seago | Martin |
| Emmanuelle Laborit | Kai |
| Sibylle Canonica | Clarissa |
| Matthias Habich | Gregor (Clarissa's husband) / Gregor |
| Alexandra Bolz | Marie |
| Hansa Czypionka | Tom |
| Doris Schade | Lilli |
| Horst Sachtleben | Robert |
| Hubert Mulzer | Herr Gärtner |
| Birge Schade | Fräulein Mertens |
| Stephan Kampwirth | Bankbeamter |
| Lea Mekhméche | Johanna |
| Laurel Severin | Martin als Kind |
| Selestina Stanissavijevic | Clarissa als Kind |
| Julia Lorbeer | Bettina |
| Anna Bickhofer | Bea |
| Stefan Spreer | Walter |
| Susann Bieling | Verkäuferin im Spielzeuggeschäft / Verkäuferin Spielwarenladen |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Dieter Nobbe | Executive Producer |
| Ulrike Putz | Executive Producer |
| Jakob Claussen | Producer |
| Thomas Martin | Producer |
| Martin Schmassmann | Producer |
| Andreas Schreitmüller | Producer |
| Christina Undritz | Producer |
| Luggi Waldleitner | Producer |
| Thomas Wöbke | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1998 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
