The Friend (Der Freund) 16 years old

In reality Emil and Larissa would never have been a couple she is an idolized singer, he is a shy outsider. Ironically, Emil is just getting to know Larissa when she dies unexpectedly. He pretends to have been her boyfriend and finally gets the recognition he has always yearned for, with the added bonus of a surrogate family in the form of Larissas. Things would be just great if Emil didnt fall in love - with Larissas sister Nora. The more he gets to know her, the harder it becomes for him to pretend.

Credits

Oriana Schrage as Blumenverkäuferin

Philippe Graber as Emil Funk

Michel Voïta as Jean-Michel

Johanna Bantzer as Nora

The Friend Cast

Name	Character
Oriana Schrage She was 30, now 46 years old	as Blumenverkäuferin
Philippe Graber He was 32, now 48 years old	as Emil Funk
Michel Voïta He was 50, now 67 years old	as Jean-Michel
Johanna Bantzer She was 30, now 46 years old	as Nora

The Friend Crew

Name	Department
Bernard Lang as Producer.	Production
Marina Wernli as Editor. She was 47 (now 64) years old	Editing
Micha Lewinsky as Director. He was 35 (now 51) years old	Directing
Micha Lewinsky as Writer. He was 35 (now 51) years old	Writing
Marcel Vaid as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (now 57) years old	Sound
Pierre Mennel as Director of Photography. He was 44 (now 60) years old	Camera

The Friend (16 years)

Release day: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Runtime: 86 minutes