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Cast
Fritz Karl
as Alexander Dworsky
Katharina Lorenz
as Anna Dworsky
Nicolas Jarosch
as Franz Dworky
Petra Morzé
as Iris Brauer
Kristina Bangert
as Bankangestellte
Rainer Egger
as Buchhalter
Arno Frisch
as Harter Kollege
Peter Knaack
as Bester Freund
Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly
as Der Lustige
Florian Teichtmeister
as Gregor Fainmann
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2018
Runtime1h 41m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresScience Fiction
Votes6
DirectorRuth Mader
WritersMartin Leidenfrost, Ruth Mader
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLife Guidance
About Life Guidance
The film is set in the near future, in a world of perfect capitalism. Society is sustained by a class of top achievers; meanwhile, so-called minimum recipients live under sedation in Fortresses of Sleep. The great majority of top achievers view themselves as happy. An outsourced agency has been established for the rest: Life Guidance is charged with turning these individuals into optimal people as well. Alexander has internalized the system but one wrong word to his child triggers Life Guidance. He starts to rebel and encounters the horror of the system in all its brightness and affability.
Directed by Ruth Mader, Life Guidance leans on a strong ensemble — Fritz Karl, Katharina Lorenz, Nicolas Jarosch — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about science fiction titles of 2018.
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