No Hit Wonder

Oct 30, 2025

1h 58m

★ 7.2

Overview

Daniel is a singer who became famous overnight thanks to one song. But for the aspiring artist, the dream of fame was short-lived: his song turned out to be a one-hit wonder, and Daniel fell into a deep depression when his subsequent songs failed to connect with audiences. Daniel soon finds himself with few options left – he wants to end his life. However, his suicide attempt fails and he ends up in a secure psychiatric ward. He is allowed to leave on one condition: he must use his music to make a group of depressed people happy.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany

Pantaleon Films

Koryphäen Film

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Cast

Daniel

Florian David Fitz

Lissi

Nora Tschirner

Elaha

Jerusha Wahlen

Ellen

Corinna Kirchhoff

Uwe

Bernd Hölscher

Sandra

Jasmin Shakeri

Dr. Hazel Graminski

Lorna Ishema

Helmut

Udo Samel

Stefan

Holger Stockhaus

Sami

Aziz Dyab

Tülin

Anja Antonowicz

Doctor

Hyun Wanner

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