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Cast
Petra Schmidt-Schaller
as Maria Kowalke
Günther Maria Halmer
as Max Kowalke
Alexander Beyer
as Günther Sigmund Gerngros
Claude Heinrich
as Emil
Taddeo Kufus
as Moritz
Andreas Pietschmann
as Uwe Kowalke
Christoph Letkowski
as Siggi
Kathrin Angerer
as Frau Glaska
Michaela Caspar
as Jenny John
Lutz Blochberger
as Herr Belcher
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2018
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes3
DirectorSherry Hormann
WritersGabriela Sperl, Lena May Graf
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWir lieben das Leben
About Wir lieben das Leben
The good thing about a low point is, you can not fall lower. At least the unemployed Maria Kowalke thinks after her break-up and when the "strange" father re-enters her life. Instead of teaching art education, Maria, who urgently needs work, has to step in as a music teacher in a secondary school. The lack of concentration and insubordination of their 10th graders quickly push them to their limits. It could always be worse! But Maria Kowalke is a teacher who advocates for her students, and her father Max Schellinger a pensioner who is far from the old iron.
Directed by Sherry Hormann, Wir lieben das Leben leans on a strong ensemble — Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Günther Maria Halmer, Alexander Beyer — 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 comedy titles of 2018.
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