Headstand (1981)

Director
Ernst Josef Lauscher

Main cast
Christoph Waltz; Ingrid Burkhard; Elisabeth Epp; Pavel Landovský; Kurt Jaggberg

Genres
Drama

Description
A misunderstood youth is incorrectly placed in a mental hospital.


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