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Toni Erdmann

  • 2016
  • R
  • 2h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
53K
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Toni Erdmann (2016)
Winfried doesn't see much of his working daughter Ines. The suddenly student-less music teacher decides to surprise her with a visit after the death of his old dog. It's an awkward move because serious career woman Ines is working on an important project as a corporate strategist in Bucharest. The geographical change doesn't help the two to see more eye to eye. Practical joker Winfried loves to annoy his daughter with corny pranks. What's worse are his little jabs at her routine lifestyle of long meetings, hotel bars and performance reports. Father and daughter reach an impasse, and Winfried agrees to return home to Germany.
 
Enter flashy Toni Erdmann: Winfried's smooth-talking alter ego. Disguised in a tacky suit, weird wig and even weirder fake teeth, Toni barges into Ines' professional life, claiming to be her CEO's life coach. As Toni, Winfried is bolder and doesn't hold back, but Ines meets the challenge. The harder they push, the closer they become. In all the madness, Ines begins to understand that her eccentric father might deserve some place in her life after all..
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A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.

  • Director
    • Maren Ade
  • Writer
    • Maren Ade
  • Stars
    • Sandra Hüller
    • Peter Simonischek
    • Michael Wittenborn
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    53K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Maren Ade
    • Writer
      • Maren Ade
    • Stars
      • Sandra Hüller
      • Peter Simonischek
      • Michael Wittenborn
    • 170User reviews
    • 324Critic reviews
    • 93Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 59 wins & 85 nominations total

    Videos13

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:03
    Official Trailer
    The Cakes Are Bettter
    Clip 1:52
    The Cakes Are Bettter
    The Cakes Are Bettter
    Clip 1:52
    The Cakes Are Bettter
    That Was Real Fear
    Clip 1:04
    That Was Real Fear
    I Could Lift You Up
    Clip 0:53
    I Could Lift You Up
    Are You Happy
    Clip 0:59
    Are You Happy
    Substitue Daughter
    Clip 0:53
    Substitue Daughter

    Photos159

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    Top cast61

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    Sandra Hüller
    Sandra Hüller
    • Ines Conradi
    Peter Simonischek
    Peter Simonischek
    • Winfried
    Michael Wittenborn
    Michael Wittenborn
    • Henneberg
    Thomas Loibl
    Thomas Loibl
    • Gerald
    Trystan Pütter
    Trystan Pütter
    • Tim
    Ingrid Bisu
    Ingrid Bisu
    • Anca
    Hadewych Minis
    Hadewych Minis
    • Tatjana
    Lucy Russell
    Lucy Russell
    • Steph
    Victoria Cocias
    Victoria Cocias
    • Flavia
    Alexandru Papadopol
    Alexandru Papadopol
    • Dascalu
    Victoria Malektorovych
    Victoria Malektorovych
    • Natalja
    • (as Viktoria Malektorovych)
    Ingrid Burkhard
    Ingrid Burkhard
    • Annegret
    Jürg Löw
    • Gerhard
    Ruth Reinecke
    • Renate
    Nicolas Wackerbarth
    • Coach Leopold
    Mihai Manolache
    • Mann am Ölfeld
    Radu Bânzaru
    • Bogdan
    Niels Bormann
    Niels Bormann
    • Kurierfahrer
    • Director
      • Maren Ade
    • Writer
      • Maren Ade
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The animal costume worn by Winfried is the Kukeri, a common animal totem in Bulgaria that is believed to scare away evil spirits. It was made from the real hair of long-haired goats and according to actor Peter Simonischek was extremely hot and heavy and smelled like a goat stable. With the exception of the scene when Winfried has the head removed, it was worn by a stuntman.
    • Goofs
      When the father gives his daughter her birthday gift, there are some jars in the table which change position between shots.
    • Quotes

      Winfried Conradi alias Toni Erdmann: You have to do this or that, but meanwhile life is just passing by

    • Crazy credits
      Apart from the production companies there are no opening credits, and the movie's title is only shown after all the end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode #46.3 (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Heute hier, morgen dort
      Written by Gary Bolstad and Hannes Wader

    User reviews170

    Featured review
    7/10

    Disappointed

    I watched this movie due to its high mark (especially by the meta-score)and in the last seconds I asked myself: so what ? Like we never saw solitude, loneliness movies ever...The acting is OK, but the subject is stretched over limits, and at a certain time I stopped to watch and went for a cigarette ! My understanding about this movie is about two societies with their characteristics (the German and the Roumanian) both mixed in a capitalistic globalization, I won't say without mercy but without care for real people. Perhaps the last or one of the last sentences of the father was that we work all time to accomplish some targets (typically German !) and don't pay attention to details along our life and then is too late....As a Romanian born young person, the atmosphere of Bucarest is very well depicted as well people surrounding the personages. But one shouldn't wonder, as these days the Romanian cinema is among the highest in its achievements, for example Mungiu's recent film "Bacalaureat" (aka Graduation)stands much above the present one. Sorry folks, but I wasn't left with a great impression.
    • robert-armon
    • Dec 29, 2016
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Austria
      • Monaco
      • Romania
      • France
      • Switzerland
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Komplizen Film (Germany)
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • French
      • German
      • English
      • Romanian
    • Also known as
      • Everyone Else
    • Filming locations
      • Bucharest, Romania(main location)
    • Production companies
      • Komplizen Film
      • Coop99 Filmproduktion
      • KNM
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,479,387
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,972
      • Dec 25, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,002,864
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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