Niete zieht Hauptgewinn
★ 6.7 · 2007 · 88m · TV Movie · Comedy · Romance
Marie Gruber fights tooth and claw to keep her café open. And yet she should be facing her "arch-enemy" with pure hostility. But she unwittingly falls in love with the real estate speculator who wants to take the café away from her. When the two confess their love for each other, the trouble really begins...
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