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Ein fast perfekter Antrag

2026 · 106 min

A gentle, wry late-life romance that coasts on charm and the friction between a grumpy old man and a second chance.

Directed by
Marc Rothemund
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Heiner Lauterbach, Iris Berben, Amira Demirkiran
Overview
Grumpy widower Walter lives alone with his dog in Regensburg and spends his time writing restaurant reviews on the internet. But when he meets his old childhood sweetheart, art professor Alice, whom he had unsuccessfully proposed to 40 years earlier, his life changes radically once again.

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Directed by
Marc Rothemund
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Heiner Lauterbach, Iris Berben, Amira Demirkiran
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • aging
    • grief
    • redemption
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance7
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, romance
    Directed by
    Marc Rothemund
    Written by
    Richard Kropf
    Starring
    Heiner Lauterbach, Iris Berben, Amira Demirkiran, Jonathan Perleth, Julius Forster, Raffaela Kraus, Lucy Gartner, Chiara Di Geronimo
    Cinematography
    Ahmet Tan
    Runtime
    106 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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