Head Full of Honey (2014)

Before Tilda's parents can put her beloved grandfather in an old people's home due to his progressing Alzheimer disease, she takes him on one last adventure that subliminally threatens to tear her family apart.

Directors:

Til Schweiger, Lars Gmehling (co-director)

Writers:

Hilly Martinek (screenplay), Til Schweiger (screenplay)

Stars:

Pasquale Aleardi, Marco Boriero, Alexa Brunner

9 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pasquale Aleardi	...	Carabinieri Straßensperre
Marco Boriero	...	Ray-Ban Carabinieri
Alexa Brunner	...	Frau am Bahnsteig 2
Belinda Busch	...	Freundin Sarah
Claudio Caiolo	...	Rezeptionist
Dana Cebulla	...	Dame Zugabteil
Christoph Domanski	...	Unfallzeuge 1
Sahin Eryilmaz	...	Möbelpacker
Thomas Fehlen	...	Zugführer
Samuel Finzi	...	Kellner Venedig
Liane Forestieri	...	Rezeptionistin
Michele Grassi	...	Carabinieri Bahnhof
Jeanette Hain	...	Sarah Rosenbach
Dieter Hallervorden	...	Amandus Rosenbach
Ray Collins' Hot-Club	...	Partyband (as Ray Collins' Hot Club)

Storyline

Its a story about a special love, the love between TILDA and her grandfather AMANDUS. Amandus has Alzheimers. He always was the bon vivant, the humorous and beloved head of the family now he starts acting like a child. Only the ten year old Tilda can deal with him and his disease she looks at it with the eyes of a child and a kind of humour and sensitivity that makes it easier to approach Amandus when he is lost in his new own world. This special connection approaches the disease in a humorous but emotional way, without forgetting about its tragedy.

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Plot Keywords:

old age | senility | part of the body in title | food in title | overalls | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Germany

Language:

German Italian

Release Date:

25 December 2014 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Head Full of Honey

Filming Locations:

Venice, Veneto, Italy

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$78,127,384

Company Credits

Production Co:

Barefoot Films, Warner Bros., SevenPictures Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

139 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dieter Hallervorden is usually known in Germany for doing comedies. This is one of only few movies where he engaged into drama, which gained him critical acclaim.

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Connections

Remade as Head Full of Honey (2018)

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Soundtracks

Little House
Written by Andreas Kollenbroich
Performed by Ray Collins' Hot-Club

User Reviews

Disappointing, beautifully filmed movie

A beautifully filmed but ultimately disappointing film. The first hour, watching an utterly clueless couple in complete denial about the mental state of the husband's father isn't funny - it's painful and disturbing. The saving grace is that this is probably how so many people really do try to deal with a loved one with dementia. Apparently no one in the family knows how to look up more information on the Internet about dementia and caregiving. No idea whatsoever as to why the husband stays with the wife, who is completely unsympathetic. The grand-daughter and grandfather are charming - but that no one intervenes when, say, they see this young child removing this old man's pants on a train is just unbelievable. The film is worth watching to explain to someone what dementia can look like, but it is NOT a good film for explaining how to care for someone with such (except to say "Here's what NOT to do.").