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Sources of Life

Original title: Quellen des Lebens
  • 20132013
  • 2h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
503
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Kostja Ullmann in Sources of Life (2013)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
This is a family story that covers 30 years in the life of the Freytag family, narrated by grandson Robert. When his grandfather returns from Russia in 1949, he becomes part of the German "e... Read allThis is a family story that covers 30 years in the life of the Freytag family, narrated by grandson Robert. When his grandfather returns from Russia in 1949, he becomes part of the German "economic miracle" by producing garden gnomes. Robert's father Klaus wants to become a write... Read allThis is a family story that covers 30 years in the life of the Freytag family, narrated by grandson Robert. When his grandfather returns from Russia in 1949, he becomes part of the German "economic miracle" by producing garden gnomes. Robert's father Klaus wants to become a writer. He marries Gisela, who almost immediately gets pregnant with Robert, but the marriage d... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
503
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  • Director
    • Oskar Roehler
  • Writers
    • Oskar Roehler(screenplay)
    • Klaus Richter(collaboration on screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jürgen Vogel
    • Meret Becker
    • Moritz Bleibtreu
Top credits
  • Director
    • Oskar Roehler
  • Writers
    • Oskar Roehler(screenplay)
    • Klaus Richter(collaboration on screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jürgen Vogel
    • Meret Becker
    • Moritz Bleibtreu
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    • 2User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    Jürgen Vogel
    Jürgen Vogel
    • Erich Freytagas Erich Freytag
    Meret Becker
    Meret Becker
    • Elisabeth Freytagas Elisabeth Freytag
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Klaus Freytagas Klaus Freytag
    Lavinia Wilson
    Lavinia Wilson
    • Gisela Ellersas Gisela Ellers
    Lisa Smit
    Lisa Smit
    • Laura Werneras Laura Werner
    Leonard Scheicher
    Leonard Scheicher
    • Robert Freytagas Robert Freytag
    Sonja Kirchberger
    Sonja Kirchberger
    • Marie Freytagas Marie Freytag
    Margarita Broich
    Margarita Broich
    • Hildegard Ellersas Hildegard Ellers
    Ilyes Moutaoukkil
    • Robert Freytag als Kindas Robert Freytag als Kind
    Alexandros Gehrckens
    • Robert Freytag als Kindas Robert Freytag als Kind
    Annika Becker
    • Laura als Kindas Laura als Kind
    Marie Becker
    • Laura als Kindas Laura als Kind
    Kostja Ullmann
    Kostja Ullmann
    • Junger Klausas Junger Klaus
    Thomas Heinze
    Thomas Heinze
    • Dr. Martin Ellersas Dr. Martin Ellers
    Wilson Gonzalez
    Wilson Gonzalez
    • Schwarzas Schwarz
    • (as Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht)
    Steffen Wink
    Steffen Wink
    • Herr Werneras Herr Werner
    Erika Marozsán
    Erika Marozsán
    • Frau Werneras Frau Werner
    Rolf Zacher
    Rolf Zacher
    • Erwinas Erwin
    • Director
      • Oskar Roehler
    • Writers
      • Oskar Roehler(screenplay) (novel "Herkunft")
      • Klaus Richter(collaboration on screenplay)
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    4/10
    A very strange movie
    Oskar Roehler's movie is hard to classify. He wants to tell a story about a family that covers thirty years but for the viewer it's hard to say if it's a drama or a grotesqueness. The movie never finds a balance between them. Roehler's cast contains some of Germany's best actors: Jürgen Vogel, Moritz Bleibtreu, Meret Becker - but the script doesn't allow them to really perform in the best way possible. Instead Vogel has to be the grumpy granddad who hardly shows any feelings. Bleibtreu has to play a one-dimensional idiot who still orders his son to go to bed and drink his milk once he is almost a grown-up. It's only the young actors - Leonard Scheicher and Lisa Smit - whose natural performing skills save the film somehow. I cannot really recommend to watch this movie - if not for the soundtrack that consists of a couple of the best rock and pop songs of the era.
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    • Hightower2232
    • Feb 4, 2014

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 2013 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Izvori života
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • X-Filme Creative Pool
      • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
      • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $821,276
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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