Herrliche Zeiten

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Herrliche Zeiten
Directed by Oskar Roehler
Screenplay by Jan Berger
Based onSubs by Thor Kunkel
Produced byJutta Müller
Starring Katja Riemann
Oliver Masucci
CinematographyCarl-Friedrich Koschnick
Edited by Peter R. Adam
Music by Martin Todsharow
Production
company
Molina Film
Distributed byConcorde Filmverleih
Release date
  • 3 May 2018 (2018-05-03)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Herrliche Zeiten is a 2018 German comedy-drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, starring Katja Riemann and Oliver Masucci. It tells the story of an affluent couple looking for a new housekeeper. As a joke, they write in the ad that they are looking for "slaves", which has unexpected consequences. [1]

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Cast

Production

The film is based on the 2011 novel Subs written by Thor Kunkel. [2] It is produced by Molina Film and co-produced by Tele München Gruppe. It received support from the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, DFFF, BKM and Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg. [1] Filming took place from 8 May to 20 June 2017 in and around Cologne. [3]

Release

The film was released in German cinemas on 3 May 2018. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Subs" (in German). Molina Film. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  2. Körte, Peter (2017-07-08). "Er fiel im Kampf gegen sich selbst". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  3. "Herrliche Zeiten". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. "Herrliche Zeiten". Kino-zeit.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-03.