Fliegende Fische müssen ins Meer

Coming of Age/Family, Germany/Switzerland 2011

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"Roberta is the most embarrassing character in the universe and the most incompetent mother of all time," says 15-year-old Nana, who condemns her mother's preference for short, unhappy flings and has therefore taken on her role in the house herself: she looks after her two younger siblings and earns a living as a lock keeper in the small town on the Rhine. When the youth welfare office threatens to take custody of the children away from Roberta, she swears to reform and abstain. Nana, who is convinced that her mother will not be able to remain abstinent for long, sets out to find a suitable husband for Roberta and a stepfather for herself and her siblings.

Awards

Festival "Max Ophüls Preis" 2011 Filmpreis des Saarländischen Ministerpräsidenten
Schweizerische Autorengesellschaft SSA Drehbuchpreis 2005

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Director:

Güzin Kar

Writer:

Güzin Kar

Composer:

Fabian Römer

Sound Design:

François Musy

Cast:

Meret Becker (Roberta Meiringer)

Elisa Schlott (Nana Meiringer)

Barnaby Metschurat (Eduardo)

Hanspeter Müller (Karl Hauser)

Mona Petri (Doris Gilbert)

Andreas Matti (Herr Gilbert)

Annette Corti (Nora Peters)

Alia Duncan (Tatjana Meiringer)

Isabella Schmid (Elvira Thommen)

Joseph Sunkler (Toto Meiringer)

Original title:

Fliegende Fische müssen ins Meer

Original language:

German

Further titles:

Fliegende Fische

Format:

1.85:1 HD, Color

Age recommendation of the KJF:

Starting at 12 years

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

German