OH BOY
synopsis
Niko is in his late 20s and recently dropped out of college. He lives for the moment, oblivious to his growing status as an outsider until one day he’s forced to confront the consequences of his inaction. His girlfriend breaks up with him, his father cuts off his allowance, a psychiatrist confirms his “emotional imbalance”, and a peculiar beauty returns from his past. But all Niko wants is a decent cup of coffee…
international title: | Oh Boy |
original title: | Oh Boy |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | Beta Cinema |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jan Ole Gerster |
film run: | 88' |
release date: | DE 01/11/2012, NL 30/05/2013, BE 05/06/2013, FR 05/06/2013, NO 16/08/2013, HU 26/09/2013, IT 24/10/2013, PL 25/04/2014 |
screenplay: | Jan Ole Gerster |
cast: | Tom Schilling, Marc Hosemann, Friederike Kempter, Ulrich Nöthen |
cinematography by: | Philipp Kirsamer |
film editing: | Anja Siemens |
art director: | Juliane Friedrich |
producer: | Marcos Kantis, Alexander Wadouh |
production: | Schiwago Film GmbH, HR - Hessischer Rundfunk, Chromosom Film GmbH, ARTE GEIE |
distributor: | X Verleih, Cinemien, Abc Distribution, Diaphana Distribution, Academy Two, Aurora Films, Surtsey Films |