Fresh
It's a slick, ambitious movie that doesn't always nail all the many moods and themes it's after. But the actors give it force and depth.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Overview
Focuses on three very different siblings, all searching for happiness. Hans-Jörg is a sex addicted librarian, who is interested in young students. Werner is a successful politician with a dysfunctional family. Agnes, a trans woman, works as a table dancer in a night club. The three brothers just have one thing in common: their longing for a happy life.
Director and cast
- Oskar Roehler Director
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Hans-Jörg Tschirner
- Martin Weiß as Agnes Tschirner
- Herbert Knaup as Werner Tschirner
- Katja Riemann as Signe Tschirner
- Tom Schilling as Ralf Tschirner
- Vadim Glowna as Günther Tschirner
- Margit Carstensen as Roxy
- Suzan Anbeh as Desiree
- Lee Daniels as Henry Preminger
- Marie Zielcke as Nadine
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
40%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The film's outrageousness would be more palatable if leavened with more wit, or if the characterizations possessed more nuances.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
Writer-director Oskar Roehler spends all his energy on cataloging ''outrageous' behavior, and none on giving the transgressions any meaning.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
In shuttling between drama and farce, more than a few balls get dropped.
Jay Weissberg, Variety
Fresh
There's fierce energy and -- thanks to the performances -- affecting emotion in the movie that almost makes you forget that Rainer Werner Fassbinder told a similar story much better 28 years ago with In a Year with 13 Moons.
Gene Seymour, Newsday
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