

Second Hand Child
2004, German. Directed by Karola Hattop.
Tobias, aged 13, lives in an East German city and has learned to get by on his own. Then Max moves into the neighboring apartment, and he keeps it just like Tobias. He likes to determine how things should go by himself. Without further ado, Tobias decides to pass Max off as his father!
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 6 November 2004
- Original title
- Wer küsst schon einen Leguan?
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Michael Demuth
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Second Hand Child runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Second Hand Child isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 November 2004. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Second Hand Child?
Second Hand Child (2004) was directed by Karola Hattop and stars Frederick Lau, Michael von Au, Antje Westermann.