Joy of Fatherhood

2014 1h 50m DE

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 141

Comedy

Synopsis

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A sperm donor becomes impotent - and so he searches for the woman, who got his sperm, to become a father after all...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Matthias Schweighöfer
Felix
Isabell Polak
Maren
Friedrich Mücke
Henne
Tom Beck
Ralph
Katharina Schüttler
Betti
Luise Bähr
Sybille
Alexander Khuon
Norbert
Moritz Grove
Tom

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matthias Schweighöfer
Writers: Christian Lyra, Sebastian Wehlings, Andrea Willson
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Matthias Schweighöfer, shot by Bernhard Jasper. 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 Martin Todsharow. 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 Stefan Essl 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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Matthias Schweighöfer and Isabell Polak and Friedrich Mücke carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2979336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Matthias Schweighöfer directs. Bernhard Jasper behind the camera. Martin Todsharow scores. Stefan Essl cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Matthias Schweighöfer, shot by Bernhard Jasper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Martin Todsharow. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Stefan Essl shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Matthias Schweighöfer and Isabell Polak and Friedrich Mücke carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2979336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.