Alive and Ticking
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Directed by | |
Written by | Andi Rogenhagen |
Produced by | Björn Vosgerau |
Starring | |
Edited by | Nicole Kortlüke |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Alive and Ticking (German: Ein Tick anders) is a German comedy film directed by . It was released in 2011.
Plot[]
Eva is a 17-year-old girl with Tourette syndrome. Most of the time, she is happy, because her crazy, but loving family accepts her as she is. Eva tries everything to get her family out of a difficult financial situation, when she discovers that her father has obtained a new job and is moving the family to Berlin. But, her tics keep her from getting jobs. She learns through this situation to not let her tics control her life. Together with her dotty grandma and her crazy uncle, she tries to help securing the family's income.[1]
Cast[]
- Jasna Fritzi Bauer: Eva Strumpf
- Waldemar Kobus: Daddy Strumpf
- Victoria Trauttmansdorff: Mom Strumpf
- Stefan Kurt: Uncle Bernie
- : Grandma Strumpf
- : Psychologist
- : Mister Kühne
- Stefan Lampadius: Mushroom picker
- : Johnny Blaubeermarmelade
- Nora Tschirner: Staff executive
- : Bank assistant
- : Juror
- Jannis Niewöhner: Young man in pet shop
Festivals[]
The film participated at several German and international film festivals like 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival[2] or [3]
Awards and nominations[]
- 2011: Talented Young Actor Award for Jasna Fritzi Bauer at the German FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania.
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Info about Alive and Ticking on the official website of german films
- ^ Landreth, Jonathan (June 3, 2011). "German Films to Make Big Splash at Shanghai International Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "Info about Alive and Ticking on the website of the International Filmfest Emden". Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- 2011 films
- German-language films
- German films
- 2011 comedy films
- German comedy films
- Films about disability
- Films about Tourette syndrome
- Films set in Berlin
- 2010s German film stubs
- 2010s comedy film stubs