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ERA
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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
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My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me
2026 1h 38m DE
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 42
Comedy
Synopsis
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Olli and Matze are best friends living, working and planning to travel the world together — until Matze's romance with Rebecca turns it all upside down.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Kostja Ullmann
Olli
Janina Uhse
Rebecca
David Kross
Matze
Ferdinand Hofer
Schmitti
Clara Immel
Hannah
Mira Huber
Antje
Larissa Sirah Herden
Pia
Anna Herrmann
Moni
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Marco Petry
- Writers
- Marco Petry
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Marco Petry, shot by Marc Achenbach. 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 Paul Eisenach. 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 Knut Hake shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Kostja Ullmann and Janina Uhse and David Kross carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt38662472 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Marco Petry directs. Marc Achenbach behind the camera. Paul Eisenach scores. Knut Hake cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
- 2Directed by Marco Petry, shot by Marc Achenbach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Paul Eisenach. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Knut Hake shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Kostja Ullmann and Janina Uhse and David Kross carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt38662472 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Marc Achenbach
- Original score
- Paul Eisenach
- Editing
- Knut Hake
- Production design
- Ina Timmerberg
- Costume design
- Diana Dietrich
- Runtime
- 98 min · 1h 38m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Marco Petry
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Selected frames
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Production companies
Who made it
Wiedemann & Berg Television
DE
Key crew
- ProducerQuirin Berg
- ProducerMarcus Welke
- ProducerMax Wiedemann
- ProducerHannah Leuze
- CastingIris Baumüller
- Costume DesignDiana Dietrich
- EditorKnut Hake
- GafferJochen Kratzheller
- Production DesignIna Timmerberg
- Line ProducerDavid Vogt
- Production ManagerMaximilian Helm
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new girlfriend
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2026-08-14R· Netflix
