Die Ältern
A writer in a midlife and marital crisis, overwhelmed by his growing children and unable to accept change, meets another woman.A bit half-hearted and unintentionally funny, he tries to do something different.
- Director
- Sönke Wortmann
Who's in it
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A writer in a midlife and marital crisis, overwhelmed by his growing children and unable to accept change, meets another woman. A bit half-hearted and unintentionally funny, he tries to do something different.
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- Release date
- Feb 12, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
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- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany
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