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Willa

Willa

20156.00h 15m

Overview

A railway station in the middle of nowhere. David is looking for his girlfriend: Willa. They were on their way to their own wedding, when an accident made them stuck at a small railway station. Now Willa is missing and none of the other fellow passengers know where she is. Although the next train is so supposed to come any minute, David leaves the railway station to search for Willa... An adaptation of Stephen King's short story Willa.

Directed by Helena Hufnagel
Written by Sina Flammang, Stephen King
Produced by Helena Hufnagel, Tina Kringer
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Top Cast

Karoline Schuch

Karoline Schuch

Willa

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Fabian Oehl

David

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Dunja Bengsch

Ruth Lander

Mareile Blendl

Mareile Blendl

Mutter

Butz Ulrich Buse

Butz Ulrich Buse

Herr Lander

Marie-Anne Fliegel

Marie-Anne Fliegel

Frau Palmer

Mai Duong Kieu

Mai Duong Kieu

Koreanerin

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Martin Neuhaus

Dudek

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Gerold Ströher

Hinkebein

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About Willa

Willa is a fantasy, mystery film released in 2015 exploring themes of based on short story, woman director, short film, adaptation, dollar baby. Directed by Helena Hufnagel, it stars Karoline Schuch, Fabian Oehl, Dunja Bengsch. A railway station in the middle of nowhere. David is looking for his girlfriend: Willa. They were on their way to their own wedding, when an accident made them stuck at a small railway station. Now Willa is missing and none of the other fellow passengers know where she is. Although the next train is so supposed to come any minute, David leaves the railway station to search for Willa... An adaptation of Stephen King's short story Willa.

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