Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot (2006)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

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 | Boy | Philosophy | Claim In Title | 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:

References Madagascar (2005)

Soundtrack:

Danninger Moorballade

Just great

A really nice little story in a (for me from Hamburg) strange region (Bavaria) where strange religious believes and other superstitions drive a young, naive boy into some hilarious situations.

The actors and characters are all really great, the story and all its funny twists are as well. I especially liked the ironic view on Bavarian country-life and the dialect (which wasn't a problem at all, but my Grannie was from Munich, so I'm used to it unless it's not completely far-off), as well as the very sensitive insight into a kid's view on the world.

And most of all: It was really funny which is a rarity in German movies. But I think you can enjoy this very well if you're Non-German, as conservative, religious countrysides aren't so uncommon elsewhere. This story could just have happened with only little differences in the Middle West or South Italy or so.