OXYTOCIN

A single woman lives with a lifelike newborn doll. Her feelings of motherhood appear to be as real as the baby is lifeless while the anonymous public sets the stage for this act of deception.

Cast

Eva Löbau

as Melanie

Elisabeth Veit

as Mutter im Supermarkt

Paul Plos

as Kind im Supermarkt

Tom Hanslmaier

as Fahrer Unfallauto

Florian Brüggler

as Jogger

Reinhard Brüggler

as Passant Unfall

Brigitte Brüggler

as Passant Unfall

Mario Kolleritsch

as Zoobesucher

Elisabeth Weiermair

as Zoobesucher

Luka Mimura

as Zoobesucher

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