Dying for beginners (Sterben für Anfänger)

Premiere on 24.8.2024 at the “20th Festival of German Film Ludwigshafen am Rhein”

WINNER OF THE ‘RHEINGOLD AUDIENCE AWARD’

WINNER OF THE “TV – BIBER”, Category Best TV Movie

Content
The film tells the story of ex-music manager Eric (Edin Hasanović), who is recruited as an undertaker and shortly afterwards learns that his best friend Alex (Max Hubacher) has an irreparable brain tumour. Eric wonders how to deal with this. Between despair and melancholy, he finds an unconventional yet loving way to celebrate saying goodbye.

Cast
Edin Hasanović, Max Hubacher, Svenja Jung, Peter Kurth, Luna Jordan, Steffi Kühnert, Wolfram Koch, Rike Eckermann, Martina Schöne-Radunski, Mélanie Fouché, Roland Wolf, Adolfo Assor, Gerdy Zint, Maya Morgeneyer, Mex Schlüpfer and others.

Crew
directed by: Christian Klandt
written by: Benedikt Gollhardt, litre. Based on ‘The End – Das Buch vom Tod’ by Eric Wrede
DOP: René Gorski
Music: Johannes Repka
Producers: Tobias Stille, Christian Popp

24.8.2024 20. Festival des deutschen Films Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Premiere)

2.11.2024 46. Biberacher Filmfestspiele