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RUNTIME
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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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A Coffee in Berlin
"No job. No girl. No coffee."
2012 1h 28m DE
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7.2
SOLID
★7.2TMDB · 361
DramaComedy
Synopsis
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Niko, a twenty-something college dropout, lives for the moment as he drifts through the streets of Berlin, curiously observing everyone around him and oblivious to his growing status as an outsider. Then on one fateful day, through a series of absurdly amusing encounters, everything changes.
“No job. No girl. No coffee.”
Cast
Tom Schilling
Niko Fischer
Marc Hosemann
Matze
Friederike Kempter
Julika Hoffmann
Justus von Dohnányi
Karl Speckenbach
Katharina Schüttler
Elli
Arnd Klawitter
Phillip Rauch
Martin Brambach
Kontrolleur Jörg
Andreas Schröders
Psychologe
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jan Ole Gerster
- Writers
- Jan Ole Gerster
- Languages
- English, German
- Countries
- Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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MONEY
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Made its money back 9.2× over at the box office.
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ERA
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Released 14 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jan Ole Gerster, shot by Philipp Kirsamer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Cherilyn MacNeil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Anja Siemens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jan Ole Gerster directs. Philipp Kirsamer behind the camera. Cherilyn MacNeil scores. Anja Siemens cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in English, German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Made its money back 9.2× over at the box office.
- 4Released 14 years ago.
- 5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
- 6Directed by Jan Ole Gerster, shot by Philipp Kirsamer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 7Original score by Cherilyn MacNeil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 8Editor Anja Siemens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 9Tom Schilling and Marc Hosemann and Friederike Kempter carry the top of the cast.
- 10Marketing tagline: "No job. No girl. No coffee.".
- 11IMDB entry: tt1954701 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Philipp Kirsamer
- Original score
- Cherilyn MacNeil
- Editing
- Anja Siemens
- Production design
- Juliane Friedrich
- Costume design
- Juliane Friedrich
- Makeup / hair
- Dana Bieler
- VFX supervisor
- Jean-Michel Boublil
- Sound
- Adrian Baumeister
- Stunt coordinator
- Martin Goeres
- Runtime
- 88 min · 1h 28m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $300,000
- Box office
- $2,750,275
- Return
- 917% of budget
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- NR
Awards
- European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Jan Ole Gerster
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Schiwago Film
DE
Chromosom Filmproduktion
DE
HR
DE
ARTE
DE
Key crew
- ProducerJörg Himstedt
- ProducerMarcos Kantis
- ProducerBirgit Kämper
- ProducerAlexander Wadouh
- Sound RecordistMagnus Pflüger
- EditorAnja Siemens
- Costume DesignJuliane Friedrich
- Costume DesignDana Bieler
- Production DesignJuliane Friedrich
- Makeup ArtistDana Bieler
- First Assistant DirectorTimon Modersohn
- Second Assistant DirectorOliver Grüttner
- Sound Re-Recording MixerAdrian Baumeister
- Boom OperatorJohannes Kaschek
- Foley ArtistCarsten Richter
- Foley MixerMarcus Sujata
- Foley MixerChristoph Wieczorek
- Visual Effects SupervisorJean-Michel Boublil
- Stunt CoordinatorMartin Goeres
- GafferBernhard Kühn
- ChoreographerMayra Wallraff
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- berlin, germany
- coffee
- girlfriend
- slacker
- coming of age
- college dropout
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2013-10-11· Hamptons International Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2014-06-13NR
Also known as
International titles
- Sakra, kluku!CZ
- A Coffee in BerlinUS
- Oh Boy! 24 Horas en BerlínMX
- Ένας Καφές στο ΒερολίνοGR
- Oh Boy!GB
