Sad Jokes

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Sad Jokes
Directed by Fabian Stumm
Screenplay byFabian Stumm
Produced byNicola Heim
Fabian Stumm
StarringFabian Stumm
Haley Louse Jones
Jonas Dassler
Ulrica Flach
CinematographyMichael Bennett
Edited byKaspar Panizza
Production
company
Postofilm
Distributed byEdition Salzgeber
Release date
  • June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)(Munich)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Sad Jokes is a German comedy-drama film, directed by Fabian Stumm and released in 2024. [1] The film stars Stumm as Joseph, a gay film director who is co-parent to Pino (Justus Meyer) with his friend Sonya (Haley Louise Jones), and is forced to adapt to the demands of being the boy's primary caregiver after Sonya is hospitalized for depression. [2]

The cast also includes Ulrica Flach, Jonas Dassler, Godehard Giese, Marie-Lou Sellem, Anne Haug, Knut Berger, Hildegard Schroedter, Nicola Heim, Tina Pfurr, Anneke Kim Sarnau, Susie Meyer, Romina Küper, Friedrich Pinckens, Doreen Fietz, Marco Alexandro Ippoliti, Rahel Maria Savoldelli, Sebastian Schipper, Max Krumm, Wiky Kogiou, Sven Kriesten, Brunhilde Stumm, Henri Stumm, Simon Stumm and Leo Heim in supporting roles.

The film premiered at the 2024 Filmfest München, [1] where Stumm won the award for Best Director in the German Cinema New Talent program. [3]

It is slated to have its North American premiere in the Discovery program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. [4]

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