Cloud 9 (2008 film)

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German Wolke Neun
Directed by Andreas Dresen
Produced byPeter Rommel
Starring Ursula Werner
Horst Rehberg
Horst Westphal
CinematographyMichael Hammon
Edited byJörg Hauschild
Release date
  • 17 May 2008 (2008-05-17)(CFF)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Cloud 9 (German: Wolke Neun) is a 2008 German drama film directed by Andreas Dresen and starring Ursula Werner, Horst Rehberg, and Horst Westphal. The story focuses on love and sex in old age and had its world premiere at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Heart Throb Jury Prize from the Un Certain Regard jury. The title is an Anglicism of the phrase "cloud nine". [1]

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Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 89% of 44 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10.The website's consensus reads: "A raw, intimate and emotional insight into romance for the superannuated featuring taboo-breaking insight into the sex-lives of the over 60s." [2]

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References

  1. "Entertainment, Movie & TV News - Moviefone.com". Moviefone.
  2. "Cloud 9". Rotten Tomatoes .