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What Might Have Been

Original title: Was gewesen wäre
  • 2019
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
190
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Christiane Paul and Ronald Zehrfeld in What Might Have Been (2019)
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DramaRomance

Astrid (47) and Paul (50) are at the beginning of their romance. A long weekend in Budapest will be a journey into the past for both that will determine the present.Astrid (47) and Paul (50) are at the beginning of their romance. A long weekend in Budapest will be a journey into the past for both that will determine the present.Astrid (47) and Paul (50) are at the beginning of their romance. A long weekend in Budapest will be a journey into the past for both that will determine the present.

  • Director
    • Florian Koerner von Gustorf
  • Writer
    • Gregor Sander
  • Stars
    • Christiane Paul
    • Ronald Zehrfeld
    • Sebastian Hülk
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    190
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Florian Koerner von Gustorf
    • Writer
      • Gregor Sander
    • Stars
      • Christiane Paul
      • Ronald Zehrfeld
      • Sebastian Hülk
    • 1User review
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Erika Marozsán, Sebastian Hülk, Ronald Zehrfeld, Mercedes Müller, and Lena Urzendowsky at an event for What Might Have Been (2019)
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    Christiane Paul
    Christiane Paul
    • Astrid
    Ronald Zehrfeld
    Ronald Zehrfeld
    • Paul
    Sebastian Hülk
    Sebastian Hülk
    • Julius
    Barnaby Metschurat
    Barnaby Metschurat
    • Sascha
    Erika Marozsán
    Erika Marozsán
    • Margarete
    Tamás Lengyel
    Tamás Lengyel
    • Jozef
    Mercedes Müller
    • Astrid (young)
    Lena Urzendowsky
    Lena Urzendowsky
    • Jana
    Leonard Kunz
    Leonard Kunz
    • Julius (young)
    Matti Schmidt-Schaller
    • Sascha (young)
    Nina Kronjäger
    • Katharina
    Bill Becker
    • Punk
    Béla Gabor Lenz
    Béla Gabor Lenz
    • Poet
    Filip Januchowski
    • Thomas Gütschow
    Claudia Geisler-Bading
    • Miss Bohnert
    Björn Freiberg
    • Platzanweiser Restaurant
    József Kovács Molnár
    • Barkeeper
    Roland Tamu
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    • Director
      • Florian Koerner von Gustorf
    • Writer
      • Gregor Sander
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    7/10
    Decisions and life
    In life we choose ... sometimes it may feel like circumstances or other people choose for us. But generally speaking we choose most of the time. We choose our path - looking back on certain decisions we may regret the path we chose. That being said, it doesn't mean it was the wrong one to take. But it is human to reminisce and to think back - and "forward" on what could have been.

    Especially when we get a blast from the past. I personally "lost" my childhood friend - in my case it meant she moved out and back to Greece where her and my parents are originally from. In a different timeline (universe?) we would have grown up together ... we would have at least remained best friends ... who knows what else? But it was not meant to be ... and relationships or past "friends" is what this is also about. I feel like my story could be way more interesting than the one on display here, but that's literally a different story (to tell). That does not mean this is a bad one - it's actually a quite decent movie/story to say the least. And great performances.
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    • May 25, 2021

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 2019 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Farbfilm Verleih (Germany)
      • Flare Film (Germany)
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Was gewesen wäre
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Flare Film
      • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
      • ARTE
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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