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Die Ironie des Lebens

2024-1h 50min
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6.4 / 10 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...

Directed by Markus Goller

Writers Oliver Ziegenbalg

Stars Uwe Ochsenknecht Corinna Harfouch Emilia Schüle

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Cast

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Uwe Ochsenknecht

Edgar
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Corinna Harfouch

Eva
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Emilia Schüle

Melli
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Henning Peker

Kurti
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Robert Gwisdek

Patrick
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Reiki von Carlowitz

Julia
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Sabine Ritter

Waitress
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Ingrid Domann

Roswitha
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Gerd Klotzek

Herbert
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Salka Weber

Frederike
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Liza Tzschirner

Dr. Luna Samon
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Charlotte Mednansky

Makeup Artist

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