Wir werden uns wiederseh'n (2007)

Directors:

Stefan Hillebrand
Oliver Paulus

Writers:

Stefan Hillebrand (writer)
Oliver Paulus (writer)

Release Date:

3 May 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tom Jahn	...	Holger Tewe
Pola Kinski	...	Barbara
Isolde Fischer	...	Petra Opels
Lieselotte Langer	...	Frau Kramer
Sabine Strobach	...	Wiebke
Ralf Kaufmann	...	Werner Wolpers
Einhardt Klucke	...	Wolfgang
Sonja Hondralis	...	Saskia Henning
Alice Huber	...	Frau Stolte
Dietrich Garbrecht	...	Herr Neumann
Doc Wenz	...	Ghost
Mardi Gras.bb	...	Ghosts

Directed by
Stefan Hillebrand
Oliver Paulus

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Stefan Hillebrand		writer
Oliver Paulus		writer

Produced by
Stefan Hillebrand	....	producer
Oliver Paulus	....	producer

Original Music by
Mardi Gras.bb
Doc Wenz

Cinematography by
Daniela Knapp

Film Editing by
André Bigoudi

Sound Department
Andreas Hildebrandt	....	sound
Thomas Lüdemann	....	sound mixer

Production Companies

• Frischfilm
• Motorfilm

Distributors

• Arsenal Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)

Runtime:

Germany:90 min

Country:

Switzerland | Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Company:

Frischfilm

Poetic, tragic and funny

Watching old people in a nursing home is not what people normally consider good fun. When the film starts, you see very old, fragile people, and at the same time you can hear the song "Wir werden uns wiedersehen" (We will meet again).

But of course this film is not just about old people, but also about the younger or middle-aged person who care for them in the nursing home.

Holger, a nurse from Berlin, comes to Mannheim in order to kick-start his life anew. Yet he is still the same person and makes the same mistakes as before: he dates a colleague, then his boss, and an ex-girlfriend from Berlin keeps haunting him.

His boss has an affair with a married man and thus experiences all the difficulties one might expect.

The nicest bits and pieces of this film, however, are the scenes with old Mrs Kramer who can see ghosts ("Ghosts - but they are neatly dressed, and one looks really good, and they sing.") or a water ballet when she is in the swimming pool. She is very kind to the fellow inhabitants of the nursing home as well as to the nurses. And when she talks about her life in a very matter-of-fact way, that just makes you smile! Yes, these are ordinary people; they all have problems and experience pain - but still this film makes you feel good.

If you liked "Wenn der Richtige kommt" or "Die Herbstzeitlosen", you will also love this film. People from Mannheim will be happy because this film shows their hometown in a rather nice way. Go and watch it, you will laugh and cry and enjoy it!