

Die Ironie des Lebens
2024-09-05 · 110 min · ★ 5.8
The 67-year-old Edgar is the most successful elderly comedian in Germany. Every evening on stage, he makes fun of everything that concerns older people: failed relationships, ungrateful children, a declining libido, rapidly deteriorating health, general uselessness and imminent death. But as soon as the show is over, what's left is a man who is really lonely and tries to fill his empty evenings with groupies and alcohol. When, after 25 years, he meets his ex-wife Eva again, who is terminally ill with cancer, the two begin to fall in love again against all odds and Eva decides to accompany Edgar on his comedy tour through Germany and Austria...
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- Directors
- Markus Goller
- Production companies
- Pictures in a Frame, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, Sunnysideup Filmproduktion, Traumfabrik Babelsberg, Studio Babelsberg
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Uwe OchsenknechtEdgar
Corinna HarfouchEva
Emilia SchüleMelli
Henning PekerKurti
Robert GwisdekPatrick
Reiki von CarlowitzJulia
Ingrid DomannRoswitha
Salka WeberFrederike
Liza TzschirnerDr. Luna SamonTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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