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Rickerl

2023 · 104 min

A gentle, bittersweet character study that balances small comic moments with quiet, heartfelt struggles.

Directed by: Adrian Goiginger
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Voodoo Jürgens, Ben Winkler, Agnes Hausmann

Tagline: Music is at most a hobby
Overview: Erich „Rickerl“ Bohacek is a likeable loser who on the one hand tries to build up a music career and on the other still wants to be a good father for his little son.

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Directed by: Adrian Goiginger
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Voodoo Jürgens, Ben Winkler, Agnes Hausmann

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
ambition
family
identity
class
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
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Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Adrian Goiginger
Written by: Adrian Goiginger
Starring: Voodoo Jürgens, Ben Winkler, Agnes Hausmann, Clemens Aap Lindenberg, Linde Prelog, Nicole Beutler, Simon Morzé, Alina Schaller
Music: Dominik Wallner
Cinematography: Paul Sprinz
Runtime: 104 min
Country: Austria, Germany
Languages: German

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