Life Is All You Get

Mar 20, 1997

1h 55m

★ 6.5

Overview

After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...

Genres

Romance

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Senator Film

X Filme Creative Pool

ARTE

WDR

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Cast

Jan Nebel

Jürgen Vogel

Vera

Christiane Paul

Buddy

Ricky Tomlinson

Kristina

Christina Papamichou

Lilo

Martina Gedeck

Harri

Armin Rohde

Jenni

Rebecca Hessing

Moni

Meret Becker

Sylvia

Andrea Sawatzki

Hoffmann

Heino Ferch

Bestatter

Ludger Pistor

Theo

Richy Müller

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