The Irresistible One - The Thousand Lies of Gert Postel
★ 8 · 2002 · 90m · TV Movie · Drama · Documentary
Impudence wins! The cheeky impostor with a secondary school diploma pretends to be "successful" as a court expert and senior physician. TV-docudrama featuring Uwe Bohm
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