Directed by:
Jan-Ole GersterScreenplay:
Jan-Ole GersterCinematography:
Philipp KirsamerCast:
Tom Schilling, Friederike Kempter, Marc Hosemann, Katharina Schüttler, Justus von Dohnányi, Martin Brambach, Ulrich Noethen, Michael Gwisdek, Frederick Lau (more)Plots(1)
Niko breaks another appointment with a good looking girl, acting as if he isn’t interested. At the same time, he loses his license and doesn’t even have enough for a coffee – his bank balance doesn’t look any more promising. Maybe Niko is just having a bad day but it’s more likely that things are like this every day, because life can be hard even if there’s not much going on. With a subtle nod to Woody Allen and the films of the French New Wave, the movie builds a subdued mood with the support of an interesting character whose behavior, although he does nothing wrong, occasionally goes against him. Even though they appear only briefly, the supporting characters are also memorable: they reveal quite a bit about themselves and, mainly, they manage to influence the main character. Despite being set in contemporary Berlin, the style of the film and its music stand in opposition to the spontaneity of the modern metropolis as the director draws the viewer’s attention to an introverted hero who walks the streets without ever taking his eyes off the sidewalk. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Tom Schilling
East Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
Friederike Kempter
West Germany
Best movies:
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Eight Miles High! (2007)
Pandorum (2009)
Marc Hosemann
West Germany
Best movies:
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
The Golden Glove (2019)
Katharina Schüttler
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Ku'damm 56 (2016) (series)
The Promise (2011) (series)
Justus von Dohnányi
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Before the Fall (2004)
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
Martin Brambach
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
The Reader (2008)
Ulrich Noethen
West Germany
Best movies:
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
The Promise (2011) (series)
Ku'damm 59 (2018) (series)
Michael Gwisdek
German Empire
Best movies:
No Place to Go (2000)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Herzlich willkommen (1990)
Frederick Lau
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
The Captain (2017)
My Brother Simple (2017)
Rolf Peter Kahl
East Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Calling (2008)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Deadly Maria (1993)
Theo Trebs
Germany
Best movies:
The White Ribbon (2009)
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Andreas Schröders
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Ku'damm 59 (2018) (series)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Arnd Klawitter
West Germany
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
Steffen C. Jürgens
West Germany
Best movies:
The Billion Dollar Code (2021) (series)
Ku'damm 56 (2016) (series)
Off Beat (2004)
Annika Ernst
West Germany
Best movies:
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Rabbit Without Ears 2 (2009)
Mann kann, Frau erst recht (2012) (TV movie)
Inga Birkenfeld
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Never Look Away (2018)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Sanne Schnapp
East Germany
Best movies:
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Willenbrock (2005)
Vicky the Viking (2009)
Ellen Schlootz
West Germany
Best movies:
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
The Stranger in Me (2008)
Distant Lights (2003)
Katharina Hauck
Estonia
Best movies:
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Tatort (1970) (series)
The Pasta Detectives (2014)
Alexander Altomirianos
West Germany
Best movies:
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Tatort (1970) (series)