Mostly Martha
2001•1h 46m•6.7•Released
DramaComedyRomance
Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.
Director
Sandra Nettelbeck
Writer
Sandra Nettelbeck
Revenue
$4M
Languages
German, Italian
Studio
ZDF
Cast
Martina Gedeck
Martha Klein
Maxime Foerste
Lina Klein
Sergio Castellitto
Mario
August Zirner
Martha´s Therapist
Ulrich Thomsen
Sam Thalberg
Sibylle Canonica
Frida
Katja Studt
Lea
İdil Üner
Bernadette
Oliver Broumis
Jan
Antonio Wannek
Carlos
Sandra Nettelbeck
Christin (uncredited)
Gerhard Garbers
Herr Steinberg
Angela Schmidt
Frau Steinberg
Diego Ribon
Giuseppe Lorenzo
Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger
Lauter Gast (as W.D. Sprenger)
Production
Company
ZDF
Company
Prisma Film
Producer
Karl Baumgartner
Producer
Christine Berg
Producer
Christoph Friedel
Producer
Rainer Kölmel
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