Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal

Dec 6, 2024

1h 29m

★ 8.3

Overview

To mark the 60th birthday of the multi-talented comedian, singer and author Hape Kerkeling, the two documentary filmmakers André Schäfer and Eric Friedler have created a quiet, thoughtful and entertaining portrait of this often anarchic humorist. The film tells of his rapid rise as a teenager, his time and the blows of fate during the AIDS epidemic, the controversial forced outing, his confident exit from the show business and his new beginning. The film is a sensitive insight into the family history and a fast-paced journey through the career stages of a formative figure in German TV entertainment.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Florianfilm

WDR

SWR

Radio Bremen

NDR

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Cast

Self

Hape Kerkeling

Self

Günther Jauch

Self

Campino

Self

Julius Weckauf

Self

Tahnee Schaffarczyk

Self

Anke Engelke

Self

Rosa von Praunheim

Self

Isabel Varell

Self

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