Der Himmel kann warten (2000)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Brigitte Müller

Writer:

Brigitte Müller (writer)

Release Date:

21 December 2000 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Wenn Du einen Freund hast, bist Du niemals ein Verlierer. (If you have a friend, you cannot be a loser.)

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Frank Giering	...	Alex
Steffen Wink	...	Paul
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kay Bartholomäus
Catherine H. Flemming	...	Ivette
Regula Grauwiller	...	Miriam
Simon Prescott
Tom Schilling	...	Jo
Barbara Schöneberger
Jürgen Schornagel
Uwe Steimle
Ellen Ten Damme

Also Known As:

Exit to Heaven (USA) (festival title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Germany:12 (w)

Company:

SamFilm Produktion

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Titanic (1997)

The Story of a Beautiful Friendship

This wonderful, very moving and at the same time funny film tells the story of two friends, who cannot be more different from each other: Paul (Steffen Wink) is an attractive, extrovert, often superficial ladies' man, while Alex (Frank Giering) is an introvert young man who had one leg amputated as a child. Though so different, they are the best of friends and also work both as comedians. While preparing for an important comedy contest, Alex learns that he is terminally ill. His only wish is to do something good for his best friend: he goes to the United States to look for a famous comedian who is a role model for Paul...