Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents

After her mother decided that the eighteen-year-old mentally disabled Dora no longer has to take psychotherapeutic drugs, the young woman begins to blossom. The sedated teenager was never a problem for her surroundings – but new challenges arise when the pleasure-loving young woman discovers her sexuality. The family is threatened to fall apart.

Cast

Victoria Schulz

as Dora

Jenny Schily

as Kristin

Lars Eidinger

as Peter

Urs Jucker

as Felix

Dennis Oestreich

as Spaziergänger mit reizender Dame

Karina Fallenstein

as Susanne

Teresa Harder

as Franzi

Rebecca Rudolph

as Assistenzärztin

Nele Winkler

as Sara

Knut Berger

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