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Somewhere in Tonga (2017)

2017-11-23 · 1h 38m · DE
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There is nothing that keeps passionate social worker Wolski in Germany. On an uninhabited island in the Kingdom of Tonga he wants to give criminal teenagers a second chance. His first candidate is Marcel, 16, and no stranger to drugs, violence and crime. So a visit to the main island ends in disaster. Wolski only narrowly manages to keep the boy from being send to prison. The deal: From now on, Marcel is not allowed to leave the remote island at all.

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Florian ScheweDirector, WriterSarah SchillWriter

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Sascha Alexander GeršakSascha Alexander GeršakWolskiLuis PintschLuis PintschMarcelTevita FukufukaTevita FukufukaTevitaLolohea LinLolohea LinHeaBruno BananiBruno BananiLoleWolfgang S. ZechmayerWolfgang S. ZechmayerJoMira ParteckeMira ParteckeFrau PassowAbbas PiuAbbas PiuAbbas

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Based on a true story

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What is Somewhere in Tonga about?

There is nothing that keeps passionate social worker Wolski in Germany. On an uninhabited island in the Kingdom of Tonga he wants to give criminal teenagers a second chance. His first candidate is Marcel, 16, and no stranger to drugs, violence and crime. So a visit to the main island ends in disaster. Wolski only narrowly manages to keep the boy from being send to prison. The deal: From now on, Marcel is not allowed to leave the remote island at all.

How long is Somewhere in Tonga?

Somewhere in Tonga has a runtime of 98 minutes.