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When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before

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Growing up on the premises of a major psychiatric clinic is... different. For Joachim, clinic director Meyerhoff’s youngest son, the inmates are almost part of his family. They’re much nicer to him than his older brothers, after all, who drive him up the wall. His mother paints watercolors and longs for balmy Roman evenings rather than dreary German rain, while his father goes his own way, secretly, but not secretly enough. As he grows up, Joachim finds his first great love among his father’s patients, loses a brother, moves to the USA and finally returns to his extraordinary family. Based on the autobiographical novel by Joachim Meyerhoff.

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Jared Mobarak Hey, Have You Seen ...? Mar 3, 2023
7/10
Heiss handles these tonal shifts very well with an excellent cast of young actors bolstered by commanding, emotionally complex turns from Striesow and especially Tonke. Go to Full Review Nikki Baughan Screen International Feb 23, 2023
Spanning three decades, Sonja Heiss’ third feature is an expansive yet intimate family portrait that effectively mines familiar domestic idiosyncrasies and intrigues. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alan L @RT43099879 Oct 3, 2024 So 80s true and German. A tee age-eye view of the world. They managed to have all the 80s set objects right. Lights. Devices. Moods and responses. .... Not quite a comedy. More a drôle drama. Superb. And relatable See more Read all reviews
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Sonja Heiss

Director

Devid Striesow

Richard Meyerhoff

Laura Tonke

Iris Meyerhoff

Arsseni Bultmann

Joachim Meyerhoff 14 years old

Merlin Rose

Joachim Meyerhoff 25 years old

Camille Moltzen

Joachim Meyerhoff 7 years old
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When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before

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Synopsis Growing up on the premises of a major psychiatric clinic is... different. For Joachim, clinic director Meyerhoff’s youngest son, the inmates are almost part of his family. They’re much nicer to him than his older brothers, after all, who drive him up the wall. His mother paints watercolors and longs for balmy Roman evenings rather than dreary German rain, while his father goes his own way, secretly, but not secretly enough. As he grows up, Joachim finds his first great love among his father’s patients, loses a brother, moves to the USA and finally returns to his extraordinary family. Based on the autobiographical novel by Joachim Meyerhoff.
Director
Sonja Heiss
Producer
Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski
Screenwriter
Sonja Heiss, Lars Hubrich, Sonja Heiss, Lars Hubrich
Production Co
Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, Cedar Island Films, Komplizen Film
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 56m
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