Everyone Else (2009)
"Alle Anderen" (original title)

While on a Mediterranean vacation, a seemingly happy boyfriend and girlfriend find their connection to one another tested as they bond with another couple.

Director:

Maren Ade

Writer:

Maren Ade

Stars:

Birgit Minichmayr, Lars Eidinger, Hans-Jochen Wagner

7 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Birgit Minichmayr	...	Gitti
Lars Eidinger	...	Chris
Hans-Jochen Wagner	...	Hans
Nicole Marischka	...	Sana
Mira Partecke	...	Urlauberin
Atef Vogel	...	Urlauber
Paula Hartmann	...	Rebecca
Carina N. Wiese	...	Schwester von Chris
Laura Zedda	...	Baby
Claudio Melis	...	Mann im Auto

Storyline

While on a Mediterranean vacation, a seemingly happy boyfriend and girlfriend find their connection to one another tested as they bond with another couple.

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Plot Keywords:

vacation | couple | makeup | bickering | car | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Komplizen Film [de] Official site [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German Italian

Release Date:

18 June 2009 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Everyone Else

Filming Locations:

Sardinia, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,810 (USA) (9 April 2010)

Gross:

$101,343 (USA) (10 December 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Komplizen Film, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Gitti: The giraffe only trusted Hans.

User Reviews

Intricate, intimate portrait of a relationship

Ade has that rare gift (taken to it's peak by filmmakers like Eric Rohmer and more recently Nicole Holofcener) of showing all the things movies usually don't. The little things, the subtle moments in a relationship that make up 98% of the time in real life, that lead to that dramatic 2% we usually watch on screen.

The story is about a couple in their early 30s, and not far into their relationship, taking a vacation and in the process slowly discovering each other in relation to each other and the world. Indeed the only brief moments the film feels false are when the biggest drama erupts. But for the vast majority of the time, thanks to wonderful performances by the two leads and Ade's seemingly casual, but very specific use of the camera, it feels like we are seeing the subtle, complex, confusing truth of a relationship, warts and all, in a way that's very rare on screen.