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The Praying Mantis

7.3 average rating
★★★★★
7.3
German / 93 MIN. / 2001

The Genres

The Synopsis

Trixi Jancik leads a risky double life. At home, she is an obedient housewife. But when she puts on a disguise and goes to the racetrack to indulge in her secret passion, she catches a glimpse of a better life. Although she blows her grocery money, she has tasted the kind of luxury she can normally only dream about. A minor squabble at home brings the situation to a head and marks a turning point in her life: Trixi fixes her husband a lethal cocktail of pills.

The Cast

Christiane HörbigerUdo KierJan NiklasPeter FaerberUrsula KobanSimon SchwarzKlaus OfczarekGerhard ErnstTanja PetrovskyPeter HugoRainer EggerMargarethe TieselAlois FrankGünter GroßmannHakon HirzenbergerGen Seto

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