Life Is Not for Cowards (2013)
After the sudden death of his wife, the lives of Markus Färber and his daughter Kim fall into disarray. Markus’ attempt to bring back normality into their everyday lives fails - he can’t let go of the past. 15 year-old Kim feels left alone with her feelings of guilt. But then she falls in love with the cool school dropout Alex. The two of them run off to Denmark to the place of Kim’s carefree childhood. Together with his mother Gerlinde and her cheerful home care Paula, Markus sets off in search of his daughter. A trip full of surprises and a journey back to life.
Director:
André Erkau
Writer:
Gernot Gricksch
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Wotan Wilke Möhring as Markus |
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Frederick Lau as Alex |
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Rosalie Thomass as Paula |
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Helen Woigk as Kim Färber |
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Edin Hasanović as Franz |
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Nina Petri as Alex Mutter |
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Franz Dinda as Arzt |
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Christine Schorn as Gerlinde |
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Philipp Baltus as Sven |
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Hannes Hellmann as Alex Vater |
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Monika Barth as Dame im Reisebus |
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Rainer Piwek as Herr Fritz |
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Dagmar Sachse as Tanja |
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Sybille J. Schedwill as Frau Pertzke |
| Directing | André Erkau | Director |
| Writing | Gernot Gricksch | Novel |
| Writing | Gernot Gricksch | Screenplay |
| Camera | The Chau Ngo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Claudia Wolscht | Editor |