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.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 59 wins & 84 nominations.
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Cast
| Sandra Hüller | ... |
Ines Conradi
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| Peter Simonischek | ... |
Winfried
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| Michael Wittenborn | ... |
Henneberg
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| Thomas Loibl | ... |
Gerald
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| Trystan Pütter | ... |
Tim
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| Ingrid Bisu | ... |
Anca
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| Hadewych Minis | ... |
Tatjana
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| Lucy Russell | ... |
Steph
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| Victoria Cocias | ... |
Flavia
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| Alexandru Papadopol | ... |
Dascalu
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| Victoria Malektorovych | ... |
Natalja
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| Ingrid Burkhard | ... |
Annegret
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Jürg Löw | ... |
Gerhard
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Ruth Reinecke | ... |
Renate
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Nicolas Wackerbarth | ... |
Coach Leopold
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Mihai Manolache | ... |
Mann am Ölfeld
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Radu Bânzaru | ... |
Bogdan
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| Niels Bormann | ... |
Kurierfahrer
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Radu Dumitrache | ... |
Manager Spa
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Klara Höfels | ... |
Irma
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Hartmut Stanke | ... |
Walter
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| Hans Löw | ... |
Oliver
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Julischka Eichel | ... |
Babette
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Lennart Moho | ... |
Lukas
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Irene Rindje | ... |
Bärbel
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| Sava Lolov | ... |
Mr. Vermillard
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| John Keogh | ... |
Mr. Myers
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Cezara Dafinescu | ... |
Dorina
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| Ozana Oancea | ... |
Ana
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Manuela Ciucur | ... |
Frau Rodica
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| Ursula Renneke | ... |
Lehrerin
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Karlheinz Ade | ... |
Rektor Dudinger
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Mugur Sabo | ... |
Männer am Markt
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Manu Sabo | ... |
Männer am Markt
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Claudiu Imparatu | ... |
Männer am Markt
(as Claudiu Împaratu)
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Bryan Jardine | ... |
Amerikanischer Botschafter
(as Bryan Jardin)
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| Dana Marineci | ... |
Rezeptionistin Dacoil
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Catalin Baicus | ... |
Dariu
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Marius Georgian | ... |
Corneliu
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Miriam Rizea | ... |
Flora
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| Luana Stoica | ... |
Sekretärin von Iliescu
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| Valentin Popescu | ... |
Arbeiter am Ölfeld
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Ioan Brancu | ... |
Vorarbeiter am Ölfeld
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Emil Constantinescu | ... |
Junge am Ölfeld
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Madalina Ciotea | ... |
Frau vom Partyservice
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Daniel Filipescu | ... |
Kellner Da Vinci
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Raluca David | ... |
Portier Hotel Winfried
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Mihai Razus | ... |
Manager von Dacoil
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Adrian Bucur | ... |
Manager von Dacoil
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| Andrei Mateiu | ... |
Nataljas Fahrer
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Florin Visenescu | ... |
Tonis Limo Fahrer
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Serban Cismarescu | ... |
Mann Dachterasse
(as Serban Gabriel Cismarescu)
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Marcus Weber | ... |
Kukeri Double
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Ebba | ... |
Hund Willi
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6d und 6b der Heinrich Heine Gesamtschule Klasse 8b | ... |
Schüler
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| Vlad Ivanov | ... |
Iliescu
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Anna Maria Bergold | ... |
Tabea (uncredited)
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Tadeusz Januszewski | ... |
Benjamin (uncredited)
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Cosmin Padureanu | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Ingo Wimmer | ... |
Redner Schulamt, School's Supervisor (uncredited)
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Rita Winkelmann | ... |
Beerdigungsgast (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Maren Ade | ||
Written by
| Maren Ade | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Maren Ade | ... | producer |
| Jonas Dornbach | ... | producer |
| Andrea Hanke | ... | commissioning editor: WDR |
| Ulrich Herrmann | ... | commissioning editor: SWR |
| Janine Jackowski | ... | producer |
| David Keitsch | ... | co-producer |
| Michel Merkt | ... | producer |
| Sebastian Schipper | ... | co-producer |
| Ada Solomon | ... | executive producer |
| Georg Steinert | ... | commissioning editor: Arte |
| Antonin Svoboda | ... | co-producer |
| Ben von Dobeneck | ... | line producer |
| Bruno Wagner | ... | co-producer |
Cinematography by
| Patrick Orth | ||
Editing by
| Heike Parplies | ||
Editorial Department
| Laura Lauzemis | ... | assistant editor |
| Gareth Molan | ... | trailer editor |
| Severin Schultze | ... | colorist: dailies |
Casting By
| Viorica Capdefier | ... | (Casting Romania) |
| Nina Haun | ||
| Amanda Tabak | ... | (united kingdom casting) |
Production Design by
| Silke Fischer | ||
Art Direction by
| Malina Ionescu | ||
Set Decoration by
| Katja Schlömer | ||
Costume Design by
| Gitti Fuchs | ||
Makeup Department
| Wiltrud Derschmidt | ... | makeup artist |
| Lisa Meier | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Eva Mittmann | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Monika Münnich | ... | key makeup artist |
| Dolores Sanchez | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Astrid Weber | ... | additional makeup artist: NRW |
Production Management
| Laura Einmahl | ... | unit production manager |
| Ole Nicolaisen | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Paul Cioran | ... | second assistant director: Romania |
| Raluca David | ... | third assistant director |
| Christian Hoyer | ... | first assistant director |
| Henning Marquaß | ... | additional second assistant director: NRW |
| Janis Mazuch | ... | second assistant director: NRW |
| Annika Pinske | ... | personal assistant |
Art Department
| Marie-Luise Balzer | ... | assistant production designer |
| Stefan Constantinescu | ... | construction coordinator |
| Anja Heinicke | ... | set dresser |
| Katia Kandziora | ... | assistant set decorator: Germany |
| Mihai Para | ... | construction coordinator |
| George Puscaru | ... | stanby props |
| Mugur Szabo | ... | property master: outdoor |
Sound Department
| Adrian Baumeister | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hans-Jörg Bramm | ... | boom operator |
| Frank Gorgas | ... | boom operator: Aachen |
| Lionel Guenoun | ... | teaser re-recording mixer |
| Martin Langenbach | ... | foley artist |
| Bernhard Maisch | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Erik Mischijew | ... | sound designer |
| Jan Möser | ... | foley editor |
| Matz Müller | ... | sound designer |
| Christoph Oertel | ... | foley mixer |
| Günther Röhn | ... | foley artist |
| Fabian Schmidt | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Andrei Sibisan | ... | utility sound |
| Patrick Veigel | ... | production sound mixer |
| Christoph Wieczorek | ... | foley mixer |
| Björn Wiese | ... | adr recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Mathilda Barchmann | ... | di engineer |
| Wolf Bosse | ... | visual effects producer |
| Manfred Büttner | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Andrei Dimitriu | ... | lead compositing artist |
| Lola Knoblach | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
| Lennart Kreienhop | ... | di engineer |
| Sebastian Mietzner | ... | digital compositor |
| Frieda Oberlin | ... | head of production |
| Philipp Orgassa | ... | digital colorist |
| Elitza Podsendek | ... | visual effects artist (as Elitza Todorova) |
| Patrick Tauscher | ... | digital compositor: ARRI Media GmbH |
| Christian Tröger | ... | digital intermediate conform and finishing artist |
Stunts
| Cosmin Padureanu | ... | stunt performer |
| Doru Raceala | ... | utility stunts |
| Valentin Raileanu | ... | assistant stunt coordinator / stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Roman Breitwieser | ... | additional electrician |
| Peter Drittenpreis | ... | second unit camera |
| Dragut Dumitru | ... | grip |
| Christian Goerges | ... | electrician: Germany |
| Dragan Adrian Hasu | ... | still photographer |
| Anne Lindemann | ... | additional first assistant camera: b camera |
| Dan Lita | ... | best boy electric |
| Maike Maier | ... | dolly grip |
| Ionel ' Bebe' Mandruta | ... | assistant camera (as Ionel Mandruta) |
| Johannes Neumann | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Lisa Nottenkaemper | ... | camera operator |
| Adrian Paduretu | ... | focus puller |
| Stephan Rother | ... | gaffer |
| Paolo Sanzani | ... | assistant grip: Aachen |
| Roman Schauerte | ... | additional camera operator: Germany |
| Severin Schultze | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Valentin Steiner | ... | digital imaging technician: additional |
| Jako Toufexis | ... | best boy electric (as Kyriakos Toufexis) |
| Markus Wichmann | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Mariana Grama | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Matus Krajnak | ... | casting assistant (as Matus The First) |
| Alexandra Marinescu | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Jen Mostyn | ... | casting assistant (as Jennifer Lee Smith) |
| Alrun Seifert | ... | casting assistant |
| Ionut Sirbu | ... | extras casting |
| Daniela Soare | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Liliana Toma | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Gina Constantinescu | ... | costume assistant |
| Ciresica Cuciuc | ... | costume supervisor |
| Inga Cuypers | ... | costumer |
| Nicole Ebben | ... | additional costumer: Aachen |
| Florentina Fueriu | ... | costume assistant |
| Svenja Gassen | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Anca Miron | ... | wardrobe |
| Ada Oehrlein | ... | additional costumer (as Ada Genske) |
Location Management
| Jochen Dehn | ... | location scout |
| Volko Kamensky | ... | location scout |
| Janis Mazuch | ... | location scout: NRW |
| David Scharr | ... | location manager: Germany |
| Mirela Tugui | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Gabriel Grote | ... | composer: additional music |
| Martin Hossbach | ... | music consultant |
| Michael Mühlhaus | ... | orchestrator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Annette Drees | ... | continuity |
| Valeska Grisebach | ... | script consultant |
| Eva Löbau | ... | script consultant |
Transportation Department
| Marcel Badea | ... | driver |
| Paul Coseru | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Silvio Heß | ... | production driver (as Silvio Hess) |
| Alexander Schwarz | ... | property driver |
Additional Crew
| Catalin Anchidin | ... | pr manager romania |
| Ilinca Belciu | ... | production coordinator |
| Toby Cornish | ... | title designer |
| Sebastian Depping | ... | set runner |
| Katrin Ewerlin | ... | production coordinator |
| Eve Gabereau | ... | distribution by |
| Andrea Göpfert | ... | production accountant |
| Kai Hülsmann | ... | additional set manager |
| Cristina Ivan | ... | production secretary |
| Claudia Jubeh | ... | production coordinator: Aachen |
| Zsuzsanna Kiràly | ... | production coordinator at Komplizen Film/Germany |
| Norbert Klingner | ... | legal services |
| Richard Lormand | ... | publicist: international / publicity: International |
| Birte Meesmann | ... | researcher |
| Sarah Nagel | ... | financial consultant |
| Oliver Odenthal | ... | assistant set manager |
| Mireille Onon | ... | french adaptation: oiginal version with subtitles |
| Simona Radoi | ... | social media coordinator |
| Sven Rosenkranz | ... | set manager |
| Stefan Rüll | ... | legal services / legal |
| Manuel Schildknecht | ... | assistant set manager: additional |
| Lies Schumandl | ... | production accountant |
| Leonie Schäfer | ... | production assistant |
| Eva Trenka | ... | production accountant |
| Catalin Varga | ... | key set production assistant |
| Matthew Way | ... | English subtitles and screenplay translation |
| Daria Wichmann | ... | production assistant |
| Isabell Wiegand | ... | financial consultant |
Thanks
| Petra Müller | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Corneliu Porumboiu | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Komplizen Film
- Coop99 Filmproduktion (in co-production with)
- KNM (co-production)
- KNM (in co-production with)
- Missing Link Films (in co-production with)
- MonkeyBoy (co-production)
- HiFilm (in co-production with)
- Südwestrundfunk (SWR) (and)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (and)
- ARTE (and)
- Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (with the support of)
- Eurimages (with the support of)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (with the support of)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (with the support of)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (with the support of)
- Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM) (with the support of)
- Schleswig-Holstein Film Commission (with the support of)
- FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (with the support of)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (with the support of)
- Österreichisches Filminstitut (with the support of)
- Filmstandort Austria (FISA) (with the support of)
- ARTE
- Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM)
- Eurimages
- Location Austria
- SWR Fernsehen
- Swr Arte
- Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
- Österreichisches Filminstitut
Distributors
- Filmladen (2016) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Future Film (2016) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Haut et Court (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2016) (Canada) (theatrical)
- NFP Marketing & Distribution (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- September Film (2016) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- September Film (2016) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2016) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2017) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (2016) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- 3Sat (2022) (Austria) (tv)
- 3sat (2022) (Switzerland) (tv)
- 3sat (2022) (Germany) (tv)
- ARD Mediathek (2019) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ARD TV (2019) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- Alambique Destilaria de Ideias (2017) (Portugal)
- Amazon Instant Video (2016) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (2019) (Germany) (tv)
- Bitters End (2016) (Japan)
- Cinema (2016) (Italy)
- Cirko Film (2016) (Hungary)
- Das Erste (2019) (Germany) (tv)
- ETV 2 (2020) (Estonia) (tv)
- Edko Films (2016) (Hong Kong)
- EuroVideo (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Film Europe (2016) (Czechia)
- Film Europe (2016) (Slovakia)
- Film1 (2017) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Filmarti (2016) (Turkey)
- Filmcoopi (2016) (Switzerland)
- Future Film (2017) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Golem Distribución (2016) (Spain)
- Google Play (2016) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Green Narae Media (2016) (South Korea)
- Gutek Film (2016) (Poland)
- Happinet (2017) (Japan) (video) (VOD)
- Hoanzl (2017) (Austria) (DVD)
- LemonTree Production House (2016) (China)
- MUBI (2021) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Madman Entertainment (2016) (Australia)
- Madman Entertainment (2016) (New Zealand)
- MagentaTV (2018) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Maxdome Store (2018) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Maxdome (2018) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Netflix (2022) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- O Som e a Fúria (2016) (Portugal)
- ONE (2019) (Germany) (tv)
- ORF 1 (2024) (Austria) (tv)
- ORF 2 (2019) (Austria) (tv)
- ORF Eins (2024) (Austria) (tv)
- ORF III (2023) (Austria) (tv)
- RBB Fernsehen (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- RBB (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- Rakuten TV (2018) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- Russian Report (2016) (Russia)
- SRF 1 (2021) (Switzerland) (tv)
- SRF zwei (2019) (Switzerland) (tv)
- SWR Fernsehen (2020) (Germany) (tv)
- Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (2019) (Switzerland) (tv)
- Seven Films (2016) (Greece)
- Sky Store (2016) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Soda Pictures (2016) (United Kingdom)
- Swallow Wings (2016) (Taiwan)
- Südwestrundfunk (SWR) (2020) (Germany) (tv)
- Thunderbird Releasing (2016) (United Kingdom)
- Videobuster.de (2018) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- WDR Fernsehen (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2017) (Finland) (tv)
- Youtube Filme & TV (2024) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ZDF Mediathek (2022) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- iTunes (2016) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (2019) (Austria) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ARRI (post-production)
- Adag Film Services (extras payroll)
- Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM) (funding)
- Block-Korenbrot Public Relations (Publicist)
- Blue Efficience (anti-piracy)
- Candid Casting (casting)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Central Casting Romania (extras casting)
- Cineblock Media (blocks: Aachen)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (funding: EUR 409,000)
- Dinner for Tours (catering: NRW)
- Dubdolls (dialogue coaching: English)
- Eurimages (funding: EUR 480,000)
- Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (funding)
- FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (funding: EUR 100,000)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (funding: EUR 400,000)
- Filmstandort Austria (FISA) (funding)
- Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (funding: EUR 700,000)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- HiFilm (production services)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (funding)
- Media Office (publicity: Germany)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (funding: EUR 300,000)
- Out of Silence (sound post-production)
- Petra Ohler Casting (extras casting: NRW)
- Plan-b-services (cleaning services)
- Schleswig-Holstein Film Commission (funding: EUR 100,000)
- Sonnenstudio (post-production sound services)
- Sonnenstudio (sound design)
- Theaterkunst (costume rental)
- Theaterkunst (costumes)
- Titra Film Paris (french subtitles: original version with subtitles)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Tremens Tonstudio (sound post-production)
- Upper Level Travel (travel agency)
- Wellenstein Zeitgenössische Kostüme (costumes)
- Österreichisches Filminstitut (funding: EUR 200,000)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Winfried doesn't see much of his working daughter Ines. He pays her a surprise visit in Bucharest, where she's busy as a corporate strategist. The geographical change doesn't help them to see more eye to eye. Practical joker Winfried annoys his daughter with corny pranks and jabs at her routine lifestyle of meetings and paperwork. Father and daughter reach an impasse, and Winfried agrees to go home to Germany. Enter Toni Erdmann: Winfried's flashy alter ego. Disguised in a tacky suit, weird wig and fake teeth, Toni barges into Ines' work circle, claiming to be her CEO's life coach. As Toni, Winfried doesn't hold back, and Ines meets the challenge. The harder they push, the closer they become. In all the madness, Ines begins to see that her eccentric father deserves a place in her life. Written by Official site |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR3,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $1,390,172, 19 Mar 2017 |
Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Goofs | When the father gives his daughter her birthday gift, there are some jars in the table which change position between shots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #46.3 (2017). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Heute hier, morgen dort See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Quotes |
Winfried Conradi alias Toni Erdmann:
You have to do this or that, but meanwhile life is just passing by See more » |