Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot (2006)

Director:

Marcus H. Rosenmüller

Writers:

Christian Lerch (writer)
Marcus H. Rosenmüller (writer)

Release Date:

17 August 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Eine unsterbliche Komödie (An Immortal Comedy)

Plot:

Marcus H. Rosenmüller's first feature movie deals with a boy thinking that he is responsible for his mother's...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Claim In Title | Philosophy | Family Relationships

Awards:

8 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Markus Krojer	...	Sebastian Schneider
Fritz Karl	...	Lorenz Schneider
Jürgen Tonkel	...	Alfred Dorstreiter
Jule Ronstedt	...	Veronika Dorstreiter
Saskia Vester	...	Frau Kramer
Franz Xaver Brückner	...	Franz
Hans Schuler	...	Graudinger (as Johann Schuler)
Sepp Schauer	...	Proske
Heinz Josef Braun	...	Gumberger
Tim Seyfi	...	Kaffl
Pia Lautenbacher	...	Evi
Klaus Steinbacher	...	Toni (as Klausi Steinbacher)
Johanna Bittenbinder	...	Mutter in der Sprechstunde
Monika Manz	...	Kassiererin im Supermarkt
Alexander Liegl	...	Notarzt

Also Known As:

Grave Decisions (Europe: English title) (festival title)
Decisiones de ultratumba (Argentina) [es]
Grave Decisions (Italy) (festival title) [it]

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:6 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Berg Wendelstein, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Neues aus der Anstalt: Terror (#1.7)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Out Of His Mind (1)

Hilarious!

This movie took me completely by surprise. I had read a favorably inclined review in which it was mentioned that the film gave an interesting outlook on the effects of catholicism on children. It does so indeed, yet without ever ridiculing its subject or characters. And as if that were not enough, the film is at the same time incredibly funny.

11-year-old Sebastian is the main character who learns from his elder brother that their mother died when Sebastian was born. While this was intended as some sort of punishment for some mischief the boy was up to, the impact this news has on him was not to be foreseen... afraid of having to end up in purgatory for his sin, Sebastian is looking for ways to make himself immortal. The solutions that are suggested to him by his immediate environment are mostly questionable - yet Sebastian is more than willing to heed any advice to redeem himself.

What follows is a wild goose chase for salvation, leaving the spectator marveling at Sebastian's ingenuity and laughing about the misinterpretations that may occur when parents and teachers try to understand their children.