

Alive and Ticking
2011-07-07 · 86 min · ★ 6.4
Eva lives a happy life with her father, an unsuccessful but always optimistic car salesman, her consumerist mother, and her quirky grandmother. But Eva is a tad different - she suffers from Tourette's syndrome. Her family has long been accustomed to her tics and the accompanying insults and bullying, and Eva has come to grips with her role as an outsider. When her father gets a job offer to work in Berlin, they must suddenly leave their familiar surroundings. But Eva won't have it, this move must be prevented - at any price!
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- Directors
- Andi Rogenhagen
- Production companies
- NDR, ARTE, ARD, Wüste Film, Wüste Film West
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jasna Fritzi BauerEva Strumpf
Victoria TrauttmansdorffMutter Strumpf
Waldemar KobusDaniel Strumpf
Stefan KurtOnkel Bernie
Renate DelfsOma Strumpf
Falk RockstrohBankdirektor
Katja LiebingBankangestellte
Nora TschirnerPersonalleiterin
Neil Malik AbdullahBusfahrer
André ErkauPilzsucher
Stefan LampadiusPilzsucher
Jürgen RißmannJohnny Blaubeermarmelade
Gabriele SchulzeVerkäuferin im Esoterik-Markt
Christian TascheChef im ZooladenTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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