What Doesn't Kill Us

"It's never too late to gamble everything for love."

2018 2h 9m DE

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 12

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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As a divorced father of two teenage daughters, with a head-strong ex-wife for a best friend, too many peculiar patients to keep up with and a new dog, psychotherapist Max certainly doesn't need another challenge. But when Sophie, a compulsive gambler with a boyfriend problem, regularly shows up late for her appointments, she rocks his world in ways he's not ready for.

“It's never too late to gamble everything for love.”

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Cast

August Zirner
Maximilian
Johanna ter Steege
Sophie
Barbara Auer
Loretta
Oliver Broumis
Fritz
Jenny Schily
Sunny
Christian Berkel
Mark
Mark Waschke
Ben
Deborah Kaufmann
Isabelle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sandra Nettelbeck
Writers: Sandra Nettelbeck
Languages: German, English
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sandra Nettelbeck, shot by Michael Bertl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Volker Bertelmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Julia Kovalenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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August Zirner and Johanna ter Steege and Barbara Auer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's never too late to gamble everything for love.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6050396 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sandra Nettelbeck directs. Michael Bertl behind the camera. Volker Bertelmann scores. Julia Kovalenko cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
3Directed by Sandra Nettelbeck, shot by Michael Bertl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Volker Bertelmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Julia Kovalenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6August Zirner and Johanna ter Steege and Barbara Auer carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's never too late to gamble everything for love.".
8IMDB entry: tt6050396 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Bertl
Original score: Volker Bertelmann
Editing: Julia Kovalenko
Costume design: Peri de Bragança
Runtime: 129 min · 2h 9m
Status: Released
Original language: DE
Certification (US): 6
IMDB: What Doesn't Kill Us (2018)

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What people are saying

SWITCH.2019-06-04
★ 6/10
‘What Doesn’t Kill Us’ is squarely aimed at an older audience of incurable romantics. If emotional ballads, montage sequences and romantic ensembles with sentences for titles (‘He’s Just Not That Into You’, 'I’ll See You In My Dreams’, ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’) are your thing, then you will get something out of Sandra Nettelbeck’s latest film. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-what-doesnt-kill-us-a-touching-drama-for-romantics Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/germanfilmfest for more German Film Festival reviews.

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