Das Leben ist kein Kindergarten - Vaterfreuden

2023 1h 29m DE

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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Freddy Kleemann from Constance, who has moved to Berlin involuntarily, doesn't get much of the capital city feeling. While his heavily pregnant wife Juliana feels abandoned by him, his business partner Lara wants more commitment from her daycare center. Not only do the children need to accept the innovative concept with quiet rooms more readily, but the parents' tempers are also running high, much to Freddy's chagrin. His father Fritz, who suffers from dementia, worries him greatly. Freddy senses that the joint search for the right facility could be the last conscious father-and-son project. Accordingly, he wants to take his time and savor the intense moments. Freddy's mother-in-law Regina is supposed to provide relief for the Kleemanns. She likes to be there for others, but would like to be pampered again herself. Perhaps a new acquaintance would do her good? That's what her grandchildren Zoë and Niko think when they secretly register their grandma on a dating platform...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oliver Wnuk
Freddy
Meike Droste
Juliana
Sophie Reiling
Zoë
Franziska Wulf
Lara
Siemen Rühaak
Fritz
Hedi Kriegeskotte
Regina
Max Günther
Nikolas
Taneshia Abt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sinje Köhler
Writers: Oliver Wnuk
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Life is not Kindergarten Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Oliver Wnuk and Meike Droste and Sophie Reiling carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt23393422 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sinje Köhler directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Part of the "Life is not Kindergarten Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Oliver Wnuk and Meike Droste and Sophie Reiling carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt23393422 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.