Comedy ·Romance · Germany · 2026 · 1h 44m

Die Ältern

Director

Cast

Sebastian Bezzel as Hannes Kya-Celina Barucki as Carla Anna Schudt as Sara Philip Müller as Nick Enzo Brumm as Paul Philip Günsch as Finn Kurz

Crew

Andreas Berger — Director of Photography Helmut Zerlett — Original Music Composer Robert Gold — Writer Jan Weiler — Writer Jan Weiler — Novel Christoph Müller — Producer

Synopsis

A writer in a midlife and marital crisis, overwhelmed by his growing children and unable to accept change, meets another woman. A bit half-hearted and unintentionally funny, he tries to do something different.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book mid-life crisis

Key Collaborators

Sönke Wortmann Director Andreas Berger Director of Photography Helmut Zerlett Original Music Composer Robert Gold Writer Jan Weiler Writer Jan Weiler Novel Christoph Müller Producer Nurhan Şekerci-Porst Producer Thomas Freudenthal Production Design Petra Kilian Costume Design

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