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A Coffee in Berlin

Original title: Oh Boy
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
18K
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A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
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An aimless university dropout attempts to make sense of life as he spends one fateful day wandering the streets of Berlin.An aimless university dropout attempts to make sense of life as he spends one fateful day wandering the streets of Berlin.An aimless university dropout attempts to make sense of life as he spends one fateful day wandering the streets of Berlin.

  • Director
    • Jan-Ole Gerster
  • Writer
    • Jan-Ole Gerster
  • Stars
    • Tom Schilling
    • Katharina Schüttler
    • Justus von Dohnányi
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    7.3/10
    18K
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    • Director
      • Jan-Ole Gerster
    • Writer
      • Jan-Ole Gerster
    • Stars
      • Tom Schilling
      • Katharina Schüttler
      • Justus von Dohnányi
    • 29User reviews
    • 138Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 25 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Tom Schilling
    Tom Schilling
    • Niko Fischer
    Katharina Schüttler
    Katharina Schüttler
    • Elli
    Justus von Dohnányi
    Justus von Dohnányi
    • Karl Speckenbach
    Andreas Schröders
    Andreas Schröders
    • Psychologe
    Katharina Hauck
    • Café-Shop Angestellte
    Marc Hosemann
    Marc Hosemann
    • Matze
    Friederike Kempter
    • Julika Hoffmann
    Arnd Klawitter
    Arnd Klawitter
    • Phillip Rauch
    Inga Birkenfeld
    Inga Birkenfeld
    • Hanna
    Ulrich Noethen
    Ulrich Noethen
    • Walter Fischer
    Leander Modersohn
    • Jörg Schneider
    Martin Brambach
    Martin Brambach
    • Kontrolleur Jörg
    RP Kahl
    RP Kahl
    • Kontrolleur Stefan
    Lis Böttner
    • Frau Baumann
    Theo Trebs
    Theo Trebs
    • Marcel
    Alexander Altomirianos
    • Ticketverkäufer
    Steffen Jürgens
    • Ralf
    • (as Steffen C. Jürgens)
    Ellen Schlootz
    • Stella
    • Director
      • Jan-Ole Gerster
    • Writer
      • Jan-Ole Gerster
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    8miruna-c-popa

    Simple in a way that actually gets you thinking

    A movie describing the life of someone who can't find his place around people, how he feels that people became strangers to him, but actually, it's him becoming a stranger to himself.

    The movie isn't much of an entertainment, at least it wasn't for me. Frankly, I was disappointed by the jazzy beginning, which led me to think more about Berlin as a future Woody Allen New York. But there are some scenes in the movie that were so simple to understand, they got me thinking.

    The courage of one girl, which was once fat, which led her to stop ignoring what people say to her. Even if that means to put her in danger, she can't leave thoughts unsaid.

    But by far, the phrase that struck me deeply, was that "People can't bear the dark anymore". It led me to think about the insecurity people feel these days, and how they're afraid to be alone with themselves.
    9Wilhelm-J

    A jewel

    As a German living abroad for the past 12 years, it's been a surprising pleasure to see, back in Berlin, this little jewel of a movie. Step by step the young guy's everyday-life situations pull you in, develop a light but melancholic atmosphere in which great acting, a pensive and funny script, music that reminds the best of Miles Davis and awesome black-and-white camera-work form a wonderful whole of a movie. If you see, towards the end, average shots of Berlin turned into looking poetic… you know the film has found its tone just on the right note.

    Beautiful - I hope this (first!) film didn't only accidentally turn out so well. You want to wish the director, all actors and his crew the very best !
    Elisabeth-topping

    NY could learn a lot from The Berlin school.

    Whilst the nouvelle vague phenomenon continues in NY, it's seems Berlin, and Jan Ole Gerster actually has something to say.

    At times comedic, at times serious, the writing is wonderfully wry and reminiscent of Woody Allen's darker moments. The tension between the black comedy and the underlying backdrop of Berlin's inescapable history is a knife edge Jan treads with the delicacy of a master.

    Berlin looks fantastic in black and white, and the effortlessly understated cinematography and precise editing mean this film deserves all the hype that Frances Ha is getting and more.

    Refreshing, and fresh this is an incredibly accomplished thesis film. And trust me, you can live without the trailer.
    8vsks

    Coffee Might Have Helped!

    The title of this award-winning 2014 German film is a tease, since the protagonist spends the day the movie describes trying—and failing—to score a cup of joe. Would he had gotten it, and he might have been better prepared for his frustrating encounters with his girlfriends (present and possible future), his dad, the creator of an unintentionally hilarious performance art piece, and some drunken toughs, among others. As it is, he is "a victim of inertia," says Washington Post reviewer Stephanie Merry, a young man who has so far chucked his opportunities into an ocean of cool. Jan Ole Gerster's debut film, starring Tom Schilling as Niko (originally titled Oh, Boy), has created a likable if drifting protagonist and given him situations punctuated with absurd humor. You want Niko to pull himself together and for the sparks of empathy we see to flame into action. One of those flames occurs near the end of the film, when he hears a rambling, drunken tale that calls forth thoughts of people who really had it bad. Great musical score by Cherilyn MacNeil and The Major Minors.
    7kosmasp

    Running away

    There is a theme in the movie and I'm not talking about the growing up part. I'm talking about the part where the lead character has to make decisions. Which he is unable too. You could argue, that is part of growing up, but it's just a theme that runs through many people and will touch a nerve.

    Of course the one thing our lead character wants, he doesn't get. There is always an obstacle, something that will not let him get it. For some that might feel symbolic (and the resolution this has or hasn't at the end of the movie might feel that way too), but that depends on how you view things. And that is something that has been done clever by the filmmaker here. Shooting in black and white is an art choice, but I feel it works for the general feeling of the movie

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    • Trivia
      Jan-Ole Gerster's debut was the unexpected box-office success in Germany 2012 with more than $2mio. It also won the German Film Award for best pictures, best script and best directing 2013.
    • Quotes

      Niko Fischer: Do you know what it's like... to have the feeling that all the people around you are honestly kind of weird? But when you think it over, then it becomes clear that the problem is with yourself.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Hard & Ugly (2017)
    • Soundtracks
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      Composed by T. Berkmann, C. Colaço, F. Menzel, P. Schaeper

      Performed by The Major Minors

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    • Release date
      • June 13, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Oh Boy!
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Schiwago Film
      • Chromosom Film
      • Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $150,275
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,918
      • Jun 15, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,826,333
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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