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Seen it?2000 | 88 min | TV Movie, Drama, Romance, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and families. If you loved Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans or Miracle on 34th Street, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic, feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The talented young lawyer Corinna Jakobs is given a great opportunity to make her professional breakthrough: she is to represent the well-known Hamburg fishing fleet owner Petersen in court, who is repeatedly denounced in the press as an environmental sinner by an eco-activist. But when the lawyer falls in love with the rough-and-tumble environmentalist, she finds herself in a difficult conflict of conscience.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gloria Behrens
- Maria FurtwänglerDr. Corinna Jakobs
- Christian KohlundDr. Jens Groote
- Ann-Sophie DietrichMelanie Jakobs
- Ivo MöllerPatrick Groote
- Valerie NiehausSaskia Jansen
- Ferdinand DuxHerr Harms
- Antje HagenFrau Harms
- Peer JägerDr. Schütt
- Ulrich MatschossJohann Petersen
- Stefan ReckDr. Bruno Wolf