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Toni Erdmann

  • 20162016
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  • 2h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
48K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
8,304
768
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    • Director
      • Maren Ade
    • Writer
      • Maren Ade(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Sandra Hüller
      • Peter Simonischek
      • Michael Wittenborn
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Maren Ade
    • Writer
      • Maren Ade(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Sandra Hüller
      • Peter Simonischek
      • Michael Wittenborn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 151User reviews
    • 333Critic reviews
    • 93Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 59 wins & 84 nominations total

    Videos7

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:03
    Official Trailer
    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
    "Substitute Daughter"
    Clip 0:53
    "Substitute Daughter"

    Photos160

    Peter Simonischek and Sandra Hüller in Toni Erdmann (2016)
    Victoria Malektorovych, Peter Simonischek, and Sandra Hüller in Toni Erdmann (2016)
    Maren Ade at an event for Toni Erdmann (2016)
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    Toni Erdmann (2016)
    Sandra Hüller in Toni Erdmann (2016)
    Sandra Hüller in Toni Erdmann (2016)
    Peter Simonischek and Sandra Hüller in Toni Erdmann (2016)
    Peter Simonischek in Toni Erdmann (2016)

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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(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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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 reviews151

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Yes, Germans can be funny too
    Germans don't have a reputation for being extremely funny. In cinema, they are better known for their dramas than for their comedies. 'Toni Erdmann' is the exception to the rule. It's a German comedy and - surprise! - it has funny moments.

    On the other hand, this film is as much a drama as a comedy. The focus is not so much on the humor, but rather on the relationship between a father and his daughter. The daughter is a tense career woman, who lives in Bucharest and doesn't really seem to enjoy her life. When her father visits her, he tries to make her unwind a bit by performing crazy pranks and practical jokes. It's because of these jokes, sometimes leading to hilarious situations, that the film is classified as a comedy. But on the other hand, there is always a bitter aftertaste to the humour, because it is secondary to the father-daughter theme.

    As irritating and embarrassing the father sometimes is to the daughter, at last he succeeds in changing her attitude. This in itself leads to some bizarre and also dramatically strong scenes.

    In my opinion, the script could have used some streamlining and there was no need to stretch the movie to 162 minutes. On the plus side: this film offers an original view to the question how seriously we should take life. And the two lead actors do a great job.
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    • rubenm
    • Sep 11, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Austria
      • Monaco
      • Romania
      • France
      • Switzerland
    • Official sites
      • Komplizen Film (Germany)
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • Romanian
    • Also known as
      • Everyone Else
    • Filming locations
      • Bucharest, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Komplizen Film
      • Coop99 Filmproduktion
      • KNM
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    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
      • $11,784,207
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical 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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