Komödie | Deutschland 2016 | 89 Minuten
Regie: Stephan Wagner
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Nach einem heftigen Autounfall müsste ein gewissenhafter Außendienstmitarbeiter eigentlich tot sein, doch dank einer Anhalterin mit dem bezeichnenden Namen „Angie“ verharrt er im Nirwana zwischen Himmel und Erde und darf den Tag vor seinem Tod immer neu durchleben, um manches anders oder besser zu machen. Derweil muss seine Frau entscheiden, ob die lebenserhaltenden Geräte im Krankenhaus noch Sinn machen. (Fernseh-)Fantasy-Komödie als interessante Variation des Klassikers „Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier“, die dank des charismatischen Hauptdarstellers eine faszinierende tragikomische Note bekommt. - Sehenswert ab 14.
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Originaltitel ProduktionslandDeutschlandProduktionsjahr2016Regie Stephan Wagner Produzenten Till Schmerbeck Buch Christian Jeltsch Kamera Thomas Benesch Musik Ali N. Askin Schnitt Susanne Ocklitz Kinoverleihoffen Erstaufführung18.11.2016 Das ErsteDarsteller Bjarne Mädel (Paul Lohmann) · Katharina Marie Schubert (Edith Lohmann) · Amber Bongard (Sonja Lohmann) · Friederike Kempter (Angie) · David C. Bunners (Max Stritter) · Charlotte Bohning (Dr. Angelschön) · Viola Pobitschka (Jutta) Länge89 MinutenKinostart-Pädagogische Empfehlung- Sehenswert ab 14.BewertungSehenswertGenreKomödie
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- 20162016
- 1h 30m
His car crashed. He is not dead - yet. Paul now has the ability to turn back time and relive the days before the crash. But can he change the outcome, can he even prevent his death?His car crashed. He is not dead - yet. Paul now has the ability to turn back time and relive the days before the crash. But can he change the outcome, can he even prevent his death?His car crashed. He is not dead - yet. Paul now has the ability to turn back time and relive the days before the crash. But can he change the outcome, can he even prevent his death?
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A "dramedy" that does not find its right balance...
Bjarne Mädel is the go-to guy in Germany now for more complex comedic characters. In this made-for-TV-movie he is the washed-up, but arrogant salesman Lohmann. The basic plot is simple: when he picks up a mysterious hitch-hiker, things turn bad for him soon... his car crashes and he finds himself in a ghost like state while his body is in a coma. When he learns that his wife has to decide to pull the plug and seems to be very eager to do it, he uses his new ability to travel back in time to desperately set his former life straight regarding his job and his family...
This movie borrows its plot from a lot of fantasy movies, like "Groundhog day" and others... It could have been a nice little dark comedy, but it only works like one for the first 15 minutes. Unfortunately, the script takes the characters way too serious and we follow Lohmann exploring every corner of his sad life until it falls nearly into a "tearjerker" atmosphere. Besides Mädel with an usually good performance it has a mediocre cast, especially Friederike Kemptner who plays a guardian angel character with a little sadistic streak is pretty annoying.
After all, its just a made-for-TV movie, but the basic idea is not bad and it could have been handled better.
- Ehrgeiz
- Nov 21, 2016
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Wer aufgibt ist tot | |
Produktionsland | Deutschland |
Schnitt | Susanne Ocklitz |
Besetzung | |
Bjarne Mädel: Paul Lohmann Katharina Marie Schubert: Edith Lohmann Amber Bongard: Sonja Lohmann Friederike Kempter: Angie David C. Bunners: Max Stritter Viola Pobitschka: Jutta Lutz Magnus Schäfer: Polizist |