Summary
Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 80Audiences 82GoodWatch 80
Box office
17×its budget
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $79 M
Worldwide it earned $75 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 1 min
Longer than most comedies, +21 min on the typical 100
typical 100121Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 29 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
+19
Released
2003
February 13, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
German
Original language
Made in
Germany
César Awards2004
- Best Film from the European Union2004Won
Golden Globe Awards2004
- Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language2004Nominated
BAFTA Awards2004
- Best Film Not In The English Language2004Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
49 people
Daniel BrühlAlex
Katrin SassMother
Chulpan KhamatovaLara
Maria SimonAriane
Florian LukasDenis
Alexander BeyerRainer
Burghart KlaußnerAlex's Father
Michael GwisdekKlapprath
Christine SchornMs. Schäfer
Jürgen HoltzMr. Ganske
Jochen SternMr. Mehlert
Stefan Walz"Sigmund Jähn"- EKEberhard KirchbergDr. Wagner
Hans-Uwe BauerDr. Mewes- NLNico LedermuellerAlex (11 years)
- JKJelena KratzAriane (13 years)
- LHLaureen HatscherBaby Paula (1 year)
- FHFelicitas HatscherBaby Paula (1 year)
Martin BrambachStasi 1
Michael GerberStasi 2- RSRobert StörrOfficial at Award Ceremony
- PKPhilipp KupferBaby Paula (3 months)
Ernst-Georg SchwillTaxi Driver
Rainer WernerStasi in Denim Jacket
Directing · 5
- Wolfgang Becker Director, Screenplay
- Susanne Boeing Second Assistant Director
- Sarah Gross First Assistant Director
- Marcus Welsch Second Assistant Director
- Sandra Scheucher Script Supervisor
Writing · 4
- Hendrik Handloegten Screenplay
- Bernd Lichtenberg Screenplay
- Chris Silber Screenplay
- Achim von Borries Screenplay
Production · 7
- Stefan Arndt Producer
- Katja De Bock Producer
- Manuela Stehr Producer
- Andreas Schreitmüller Producer
- Simone Bär Casting
- Marcos Kantis Line Producer
Camera · 7
- Martin Kukula Director of Photography
- Jörg Widmer Steadicam Operator
- Klemens Becker Steadicam Operator
- Dirk Plamböck Still Photographer
- Ralph Kaechele Second Unit Director of Photography
- Conny Klein Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Peter R. Adam Editor
Sound · 7
- Yann Tiersen Original Music Composer
- Dirk Jacob Sound Designer
- Lars Ginzel Sound Effects Editor
- Kai-Uwe Koch ADR & Dubbing
- Jörn Poetzl Foley
- Andro Steinborn Music Supervisor
Art · 4
- Lothar Holler Production Design
- Andrea Eisensee Set Dresser
- Christian Schaefer Set Designer
- Matthias Klemme Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Aenne Plaumann Costume Design
- Heike Merker Makeup Artist
- Birger Laube Makeup Artist
- Christine Seehofer Assistant Costume Designer
- Lena Lazzarotto Makeup Artist
- Björn Rehbein Hairstylist
Lighting · 2
- Helmut Prein Gaffer
- Tommy Schulz Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Thorsten Thiesse Special Effects
- Sven Asamoa Special Effects
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