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Now or Never

1986Christel Buschmann
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Mo lost her heart to Tom, but left him nine years ago for no apparent reason. Now she lives together with son Benjamin in Hamburg. Mo has another man, Tom has been living with another woman for some time. When Mo learns that she is terminally ill, she returns to her great love, Tom. Both feel instinctively that they still love each other. But Mo reveals nothing of her illness and their child.

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LoveFamilyHamburg, GermanyNightTerminal Disease

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What is Now or Never (1986) about?

Mo lost her heart to Tom, but left him nine years ago for no apparent reason. Now she lives together with son Benjamin in Hamburg. Mo has another man, Tom has been living with another woman for some time. When Mo learns that she is terminally ill, she returns to her great love, Tom. Both feel instinctively that they still love each other. But Mo reveals nothing of her illness and their child.

Who stars in Now or Never?

Now or Never stars Eva Mattes (Mo), Werner Stocker (Tom), Teo Gostischa (Benjamin), Silke Wülfing (Sarah), August Zirner (Paul). The film was directed by Christel Buschmann.

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