Familienfest

2015Movie⏱️ 1h 30m

Drama

⭐ 7.2

IMDB Rating

454 votes

Clashes between the estranged members of a family occur on the day of the grandfather's birthday celebration.

Director

Lars Kraume

Writers

Andrea Stoll, Martin Rauhaus

Stars

Günther Maria Halmer, Hannelore Elsner, Michaela May

Release Date

October 15, 2015

Language

German

Country

Germany

🏆 2

Wins

🎯 9

Nominations

💬 3

Reviews

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Günther Maria Halmer

as Hannes

Hannelore Elsner

as Renate

Michaela May

as Anne

Lars Eidinger

as Max

Jördis Triebel

as Jenny

Barnaby Metschurat

as Frederik

Marc Hosemann

as Gregor

Nele Mueller-Stöfen

as Charly

Daniel Krauss

as Vincent

👤

Hubertus Hartmann

as Arzt

💰 Box Office

$556,456

Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

Production

UFA Fiction, ARTE

🏷️ Keywords

gay couplevillapianistfather son relationshipex wife

🎯 Categories

GermanDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A family that plays together

by Karl Self • 2015-10-17

9/10

"Excellent, very dark German film about a family reunion. In a good way, this is Germany's answer to "Festen". And bizarrely, one of Germany's greatest romantic couples, Tscharlie (Günther Maria Halmer) and Susi (Michaela May) from the 1970ies TV series "Münchner Gechichten" are finally reunited, forty years after. They are married and preparing to celebrate Hannes' (Halmer) seventieth birthday. He has three three sons with an ex-wife, who are all showing up for the big day. Halmer plays again (or still) a witty cynic, but this time a world-renowned pianist wh..."