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Life Is All You Get

Life Is All You Get

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Life Is All You Get

1997

1h 55m

6.6(45 votes)

Romance

Drama

Comedy

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...

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Senator Film

X Filme Creative Pool

ARTE

WDR

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jürgen Vogel

Jürgen Vogel

Jan Nebel

Christiane Paul

Christiane Paul

Vera

Ricky Tomlinson

Ricky Tomlinson

Buddy

Christina Papamichou

Kristina

Martina Gedeck

Martina Gedeck

Lilo

Armin Rohde

Armin Rohde

Harri

Rebecca Hessing

Rebecca Hessing

Jenni

Meret Becker

Meret Becker

Moni

Andrea Sawatzki

Andrea Sawatzki

Sylvia

Heino Ferch

Heino Ferch

Hoffmann

Creative team

Directed by: Wolfgang Becker
Written by: Tom Tykwer
Wolfgang Becker
Produced by: Stefan Arndt

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