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The Irony of Life
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The Irony of Life

2024-09-05 · 110 min · ★ 5.8

Drama · Comedy

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 OchsenknechtUwe OchsenknechtEdgar
Corinna HarfouchCorinna HarfouchEva
Emilia SchüleEmilia SchüleMelli
Henning PekerHenning PekerKurti
Robert GwisdekRobert GwisdekPatrick
Reiki von CarlowitzReiki von CarlowitzJulia
Sabine RitterWaitress
Ingrid DomannIngrid DomannRoswitha
Gerd KlotzekHerbert
Salka WeberSalka WeberFrederike
Liza TzschirnerLiza TzschirnerDr. Luna Samon
Charlotte MednanskyMakeup Artist
Ioana NițulescuJunge Besucherin
Susann Isabell FissSusann Isabell FissFan
Ludwig WaldmüllerHotelgast

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