Wer küßt schon einen Leguan?

Name: Wer küßt schon einen Leguan?
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 2004-11-07
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Frederick Lau, Michael von Au, Antje Westermann, Mario Irrek, Justine del Corte

IMDb ID: tt0413472 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.8 (303 votes)

Genres: Drama · Family

Fatherless schoolboy Tobias is neglected by his mother and her abusive boyfriend and bullied at school. To become popular, he borrows an iguana to stage the lie that his father is an adventurer in South America.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesWorld-wide: Second Hand Child (English)
Netherlands: Tweedehandskind (informal literal title)
Germany: Wer küßt schon einen Leguan?
Second Hand ChildRelease Date2004-11-07Runtime89 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews3Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsGermanyLanguagesGermanKeywordsrear nudity
boy
father figure
public nudity
male nudityFilming LocationsErfurt, Thuringia, GermanyProduction CompaniesMitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413472/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0413472.jpgUpdated At2025-08-12T20:39:34

Directors

Karola Hattop

Writers

Michael Demuth

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Frederick Lau | Character: Tobias Baumann
Actor: Michael von Au | Character: Max Feldkamp
Actor: Antje Westermann | Character: Tobias' Mutter
Actor: Mario Irrek | Character: Fritze
Actor: Justine del Corte | Character: Frau Brecht
Actor: Dirk Schoedon | Character: Herr Aiger
Actor: Carina Hinzen | Character: Lena
Actor: Sven Lubeck | Character: Florian
Actor: Lion Kramer | Character: Lukas
Actor: Titus Novotny | Character: Felix
Actor: Luise Küpper | Character: Nicole
Actor: Jonas Richter | Character: Daniel
Actor: Mike Delberg | Character: Kevin, Tobias
Actor: Peter W. Bachmann | Character: Herr Fleischer
Actor: Anne-Kathrin Gummich | Character: Lenas Mutter
Actor: Johanna Falckner | Character: Alex
Actor: Sonja Pfeil | Character: Frau Dr. Ahrens
Actor: Kerstin Hoffmann | Character: Frau Dr. Faust
Actor: Olaf Müller | Character: Pförtner Fred
Actor: Christian Pfeil | Character: Yannik Masters
Actor: Tobias Schulze | Character: Polizist
Actor: Matthias Winde | Character: Beamter Jugendamt

[Directors Group]
Name: Karola Hattop | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Michael Demuth | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ingelore König | Role: Producer
Name: Christa Streiber | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Moritz Denis | Role: Composer
Name: Eike Hosenfeld | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Konstantin Kröning | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Uta Ayoub | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Thomas Knappe | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Frederike Tabea May | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Gabriele Hahn-Laue | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Martina Richter | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Björn Eggert | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Harry Viol | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Theo Oppenländer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Annekathrin Heubner | Role: Casting Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Steffen Knabe | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413472/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Czech Republic: May 31, 2004 (Zlín Film Festival)
United States: November 7, 2004 (AFI Fest)
Netherlands: October 8, 2022 (TV release)

Awards

Box Office

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