A grumpy German grandpa goes full Thelma & Louise at 75 — walking stick optional.
Shortly before his 75th birthday, Wilhelm Schürmann has no desire to adapt his lifestyle even a little to suit his age and his health problems. When, after a bout of weakness, he was told to stop driving - at least for the time being - and move in with his daughter Bettina, the headstrong old man suddenly decided to run away.
Acting
Prochnow's magnificent scowl could curdle milk at fifty paces
Writing
Dialogue that understands grumpy old men are secretly poets
Director
Uljana Havemann
Jürgen Prochnow
Wilhelm Schürmann
Marinus Hohmann
Felix Bock
David Rott
Martin Schürmann
Karolina Lodyga
Ines Bock
Katja Studt
Bettina Joos
Christian Erdmann
Torben Joos
Lara-Joy Körner
Tanja Hepp
Albert Kitzl
Vladislav Babic
Wowo Habdank
Sepp Niedermeier
Carlos Lobo
Henning Bock
Bjarne Meisel
Thilo Schubert
Minh-Khai Phan-Thi
Dr. Jordan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jürgen Prochnow was 79 during filming and reportedly did most of his own walking-away-from-confrontation scenes.
The film quietly critiques Germany's multigenerational housing crisis and adult children forced to parent their parents.
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