Presented by the Goethe-Institut Toronto & the Consulate General of Germany in Toronto

One Million Minutes (Germany 2024, 120 min)

by Christopher Doll, with Tom Schilling (Never Look Away), Karoline Herfurth (The Reader), and more 

"Oh, Dad, I wish we had a million minutes. Just for the really nice things, you know?"

Vera and Wolf Küper lead a seemingly happy life in Berlin with their two young children, Nina and Simon. However, their underlying struggle to navigate their work and personal life finally shatters when they discover that their daughter suffers from a fine motor disorder. When Nina expresses a childlike wish to spend "a million minutes" with her parents, it sets the stage for a compelling and impulsive narrative: for a million minutes, 694 days, the family searches for an alternative lifestyle in various parts of the world. Based on a true story and novel by author Wolf Küper.

“A sensitively acted film about a family that longs for a life without stress”  -- Spielfilm magazine

A Million Minutes marks Christopher Doll's promising directorial debut. Focusing on a young, ambitious academic couple, the film assumes a new perspective on relatable personal and professional dynamics

ABOUT THE CAST

European Film Award nominee Tom Schilling is best-known as the lead in the Oscar-nominated Never Look Away, with previous successes with A Coffee in Berlin, Women in Gold and Fabian. He lives in Berlin.

Karoline Herfurth is a German Film Critics Award-winning actress and director, known for Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Text For You and Einfach mal was Schönes. In 2008, she starred alongside Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes in the Academy Award Best Picture-nominee The Reader. She lives in Berlin.

IN CINEMA IN TORONTO
November 22, 2024 8:30pm
Alliance Française, Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd.

IN CINEMA IN OTTAWA
November 22, 2024 6:30pm
OAG: Alma Duncan Salon, Level 3 of the Ottawa Art Gallery, 10 Daly Avenue

IN CINEMA IN VANCOUVER
November 20, 2024 8:30pm
Cinematheque, 1131 Howe Street
 
The EUFFTO, founded at the Goethe-Institut, celebrates its 20th anniversary. We are thrilled to continue the decades-long tradition of presenting contemporary European cinema in Canada. The EUFF embraces Canada-wide audiences with in-cinema screenings in Toronto as well as Ottawa and Vancouver for its 2024 edition. For the full festival program and registrations (highly recommended), visit euffto.com.

DETAILS
Language: with English subtitles
Price: free/reservation fee