IMDb RATING
6.7/10
5.4K
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A Berlin-set drama centered on a 40-something couple who, separately, fall in love with the same man.A Berlin-set drama centered on a 40-something couple who, separately, fall in love with the same man.A Berlin-set drama centered on a 40-something couple who, separately, fall in love with the same man.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 13 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAdam is reading an ebook of Herman Melville's Moby Dick when he's in the bus.
- GoofsSimon has his hair cropped right after diagnosis before any chemo without even leaving the hospital. Then, his hair has still the same length when Hannas womb has considerably increased.
- Quotes
Simon:I don't know how this usually works.
Adam:What?
Simon:With the anonymity. Uhm... with gays. You know, I'm not gay. I mean, I wasn't gay, until now.
Adam:And now you think you are?
Simon:No idea. No. Yes. I don't know.
Adam:Don't worry too much.
Simon:It's not that easy.
Adam:It is. You just have to say goodbye.
Simon:To what?
Adam:To your deterministic understanding of biology.
- ConnectionsFeatured inIt's Consuming Me(2012)
Featured review
An extremely playful and sensitive, a very funny and very political movie. The story of a couple falling in love with the same man serves as a surface to discuss fundamental themes of our time: the biological and the ethical side of human life, the determinist way we still see our sexuality and gender, the ways in which we define our selves in a time with shifting foundations, the chance of love in a society with almost no boundaries. The extraordinary performance of the three main characters meet a style of directing that is not afraid of unconventional ideas, like for example a metaphorical dance scene in a white space by Sasha Walz in the beginning or a short scene of a sundown with funny music, which seams completely out of context, but is instantly commented with a laughter in the audience. But aside from being entertaining and intelligent, it also invokes a kind of sexual utopia: it encourages us, to see our sexuality, our love, our gender and ourselves in a more tolerant, open and free way.
This is, without a doubt, the best German movie i have seen in years.
This is, without a doubt, the best German movie i have seen in years.
- ckriese-944-893074
- Jan 7, 2011
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $59,954
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,821
- Sep 18, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $3,484,446
- Runtime1hour59minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35: 1
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