Oh, This Unspeakable Void

by Simon Verhoeven

From the producers of "Toni Erdmann" and based on a bestselling novel comes a bittersweet true story about a young man caught between two worlds:the punishing chaos of drama school and the strange comfort of his eccentric grandparents' home.

At the age of 20, Joachim is unexpectedly accepted into the renowned acting school in Munich and moves into the villa with his grandparents, Inge and Hermann. Between the bizarre challenges of acting school and the eccentric, mostly alcohol-fueled rituals of his grandparents, Joachim tries to find his place in the world — without knowing what role he actually plays in it.

Genre / Language / Length
Comedy / German / 137 minutes
Original title
Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke
directed by
Simon Verhoeven
director of photography
Jo Heim (SNOWDEN, UNFRIEND)
screenplay by
Simon Verhoeven
produced by
Komplizen Film and Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany in coproduction with Doll Fimproduktion and Sentana Filmproduktion
Cast
  • Bruno Alexander (WE CHILDREN FROM BAHNHOF ZOO)
  • Senta Berger (WELCOME TO GERMANY)
  • Michael Wittenborn (ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, TONI ERDMANN)
  • Laura Tonke (BAADER, AMRUM, 22 LENGHTS)
  • Karoline Herfurth (TEXT FOR YOU, WONDERFULLY BEAUTIFUL)
  • Anne Ratte-Polle (WILLENBROCK, UNDINE, DARK)

Press Quotes

„One of the funniest German comedies of recent years - warm-hearted, clever and emotionally surprisingly deep!“
FILMSTARTS

"A beautiful film. Deeply touching."
DIE ZEIT


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