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20 January 2000 (Germany)
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Two very different brothers get together for a temporary stay in a Japanese zen monastry. The trip from...
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Uwe Ochsenknecht | ... | Uwe |
 | Gustav-Peter Wöhler | ... | Gustav |
| Petra Zieser | ... | Petra |
| Ulrike Kriener | ... | Ulrike |
 | Anica Dobra | ... | Anica |
| Heiner Lauterbach | ... | Heiner |
| Franz X. Gernstl | ... | Ehepaar |
| Gisela Gernstl | ... | Ehepaar |
| Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht | ... | Jimmy (as Jimmy Ochsenknecht) |
 | Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht | ... | Wilson |
| Leopold Zieser | ... | Leopold |
| Emilia Zieser | ... | Emilia |
| Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss | ... | Ulrikes Liebhaber |
| Imaseki | ... | Sumo-Ringer |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Enrico Boetcher | ... | (uncredited) |
| Karl Neubert | ... | (uncredited) |
| Anthony Lew Shun | ... | Anthony (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Doris Dörrie | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Doris Dörrie | writer | |
| Ruth Stadler | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Franz X. Gernstl | .... | producer | |
| Karl Neubert | .... | line producer: Japan | |
| Louis Saul | .... | executive producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Hans Karl Hu | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Inez Regnier | |||
| Arne Sinnwell | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Ruth Stadler | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Evelyn Döhring | .... | makeup artist: Germany | |
Production Management | |||
| Traudl Fruth | .... | executive in charge of production | |
Art Department | |||
| Guna Scheffler | .... | fountain designer | |
| Bele Schneider | .... | property: Germany | |
Sound Department | |||
| Murat Baskan | .... | foley artist | |
| Solweig Bores | .... | sound designer | |
| Stefanie Geissler | .... | foley editor | |
| Jörn Poetzl | .... | foley artist | |
| Chris Price | .... | sound | |
| Max Rammler-Rogall | .... | sound mixer | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Harald Brendel | .... | FAZ technician | |
| Angela Reedwisch | .... | visual effects producer: ARRI Digital | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Werner Pertl | .... | video technician | |
| Anthony Lew Shun | .... | assistant camera | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Marta Andresz | .... | color timer | |
| Vera Gebhardt | .... | assistant editor | |
| Elke Hardegger | .... | on-line editor | |
| Andreas Reuber | .... | color corrector | |
Other crew | |||
| Malte Bielau | .... | title designer | |
| Stefanie Gauss | .... | translator | |
| Ilona Hüttersen | .... | press relations | |
| Karolina Jung-Preuss | .... | location manager: Germany | |
| Heidi Knobloch | .... | location manager: Japan | |
| Lutz Lemke | .... | title designer | |
| Matthias Mersch | .... | consultant: Japan | |
| Yuko Nakazato | .... | translator | |
| Sepp Reidinger | .... | laboratory relation | |
| Heidi Reutter | .... | trainee | |
| Ruth Stadler | .... | script editor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Filmcoopi Zürich (2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Capitol Entertainment (2001) (USA) (subtitled)
- Constantin Film (Germany)
- Festival Media (2009) (USA) (DVD)
- Primer Plano Film Group (Argentina)
- ARRI Digital laser film transfer
- Dreamteam editing
- Feng Shui Concepts feng shui consulting
- Sony Deutschland camera equipment provided by
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Also Known As:
"Enlightenment Guaranteed" - Europe (English title)
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109 min
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I took a change with my movie rental dollars when I grabbed ENLIGHTENMENT GAURANTEED at the video store and found it to be a delightful, low budget picture. It's a German PLANES, TRAINS and AUTOMOBILES with spiritual overtones. The two main characters, who are brothers, make their way to a Japanese (Buddhist) Monastery to escape their lives and their troubles. The trip to the Monastery is great. However, once at the Monastery the film slows down too much. Too many shots of people banging drums in ritualistic bliss. Thankfully, the film soon picks up again with main characters gaining new perspectives on life. Throughout the film cemeteries, homeless people and ravens are referenced leaving the viewer to figure some things out on their own. If you like funny, semi-deep movies with no effects or explosions you may really dig this. Curiously, the actors used their real names for their characters which explians why Petra's kids look just like her.