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An african refugee starts working for a swiss family.
Top billed cast
- Philippe NauerRalph Gähwiler
Ruth SchweglerThérèse Gähwiler
David WurawaNgundu Tombura
Matthias HungerbühlerPeter Suter
Sonja RiesenMonika Suter- Nick MonuHusani Barakatu
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