13/04/2012 - This week, a fiction, a documentary, and three French productions, are out in German cinemas

Movienet yesterday released the dramatic comedy Einer wie Bruno [+see also:
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Film Kino Text has released esthetically modern documentary Work Hard - Play Hard [+see also:
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While Polyband is placing its bets on the Norwegian children’s film Twigson [+see also:
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Another famous French face is also in the line-up this week, as Concorde has released Delicacy [+see also:
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(Translated from French)