All About Me
4th German Film Week
All About Me | Der Junge muss an die frische Luft
FOCUS: NEW GERMAN CINEMA
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The almost perfect oscillation between tragedy and comedy make Link's movie something very special. |
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Film adaptation of the autobiography of German entertainer Hape Kerkeling.
The story begins in the Ruhr Valley of 1972: Hans-Peter is nine years old and a bit chubby, but full of self-confidence. The latter is not least due to his ability to make other people laugh, a talent that he trains on every occasion - be it in the grocer's shop of his grandmother Änne, with the customers as an audience, or at the various meetings with his party-prone relatives. But the idyllic family life takes a turn for the darker when Hape's mother loses her sense of smell and taste as the result of a chronic sinus infection and starts struggling with depression. The father is helpless and doesn't know how to deal with his wife's mental illness. But for Hape, the sadness of his mother is an even greater incentive to act out his comedic side.
Source: www.filmportal.de
Film details
Germany | 2018
Director: Caroline Link
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Biography
English Subtitles
Duration: 100 mins
Rating: PG
Awards and Nominations
Bavarian Film Awards 2019: Winner, Best Direction (Regiepreis)
German Film Awards 2019: Winner, Highest grossing Film of the Year
German Film Awards 2019: Winner, Film award in Bronze, Outstanding Feature Film
German Film Awards 2019: Winner, Film award in Gold, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Romy Gala, Austria 2019: Winner, Best Cinematography
Romy Gala, Austria 2019: Winner, Best Direction