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  • Sources of Life (2013)
  • 174 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sources of Life (2013)
174 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

This is a family story that covers 30 years in the life of the Freytag family, narrated by grandson Robert. When his grandfather returns from Russia in 1949, he becomes part of the German "economic miracle" by producing garden gnomes. ...See moreThis is a family story that covers 30 years in the life of the Freytag family, narrated by grandson Robert. When his grandfather returns from Russia in 1949, he becomes part of the German "economic miracle" by producing garden gnomes. Robert's father Klaus wants to become a writer. He marries Gisela, who almost immediately gets pregnant with Robert, but the marriage doesn't work. Both parents abandon the boy, who is raised by both sets of grandparents. While his father belongs to the 1960s generation that rebels against their fathers, he falls in love with the neighbor's's daughter Laura. Written by Hightower2232 See less
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Director
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Oskar Roehler (screenplay) (novel "Herkunft") | Klaus Richter (collaboration on screenplay)
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Feb 14, 2013 (Germany)

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73 cast members
Name Known for
Jürgen Vogel
Erich Freytag Erich Freytag   See fewer
Meret Becker
Elisabeth Freytag Elisabeth Freytag   See fewer
Moritz Bleibtreu
Klaus Freytag Klaus Freytag   See fewer
Lavinia Wilson
Gisela Ellers Gisela Ellers   See fewer
Lisa Smit
Laura Werner Laura Werner   See fewer
Leonard Scheicher
Robert Freytag Robert Freytag   See fewer
Sonja Kirchberger
Marie Freytag Marie Freytag   See fewer
Margarita Broich
Hildegard Ellers Hildegard Ellers   See fewer
Ilyes Moutaoukkil
Robert Freytag als Kind Robert Freytag als Kind   See fewer
Alexandros Gehrckens
Robert Freytag als Kind Robert Freytag als Kind   See fewer
Annika Becker
Laura als Kind Laura als Kind   See fewer
Marie Becker
Laura als Kind Laura als Kind   See fewer
Kostja Ullmann
Junger Klaus Junger Klaus   See fewer
Thomas Heinze
Dr. Martin Ellers Dr. Martin Ellers   See fewer
Wilson Gonzalez
Schwarz (as a different name) Schwarz (as a different name)   See fewer
Steffen Wink
Herr Werner Herr Werner   See fewer
Erika Marozsán
Frau Werner Frau Werner   See fewer
Heribert Sasse
Der Verleger Ledig-Rowohlt Der Verleger Ledig-Rowohlt   See fewer
Frank Schaff
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Anton Rattinger
Kleptocek Kleptocek   See fewer
Karoline Teska
Erika Ellers Erika Ellers   See fewer
Michael Rast
Kritiker Marcel Reich-Ranicki Kritiker Marcel Reich-Ranicki   See fewer
Daniel Drewes
Kritiker 2 Kritiker 2   See fewer
Karl Walter Sprungala
Kritiker 3 (as Walter Sprungala) Kritiker 3 (as Walter Sprungala)   See fewer
Vincent Krüger
Ackermann Ackermann   See fewer
Genoveva Mayer
Uschi / Berlin Uschi / Berlin   See fewer
Eva Bay
Annika Annika   See fewer
Anne Wallis De Vries
Rothaarige / Italien Rothaarige / Italien   See fewer
Sabine Urig
Frau Rammer Frau Rammer   See fewer
Dietmar Mössmer
Komorek Komorek   See fewer
Patrick Joswig
Verleger Verleger   See fewer
Martin Horn
Älterer Autor Älterer Autor   See fewer
Thomas Goritzki
H.W. Richter H.W. Richter   See fewer
Alexander Stever
Johnson Johnson   See fewer
Markus Böttcher
Enzensberger Enzensberger   See fewer
Gerry Jochum
Mitglied Mitglied   See fewer
Markus Gertken
Mitglied Mitglied   See fewer
Boris Radczun
Plannek Plannek   See fewer
Thomas Kügel
Bürgermeister Bürgermeister   See fewer
Ulrich Schmissat
Heimleiter Heimleiter   See fewer
Jil Funke
Almut Almut   See fewer
Gregor Bloéb
Mann in Wien Mann in Wien   See fewer
Aline Hochscheid
Heinz' Frau Heinz' Frau   See fewer
Konrad Kohlhaas
Heinz als Kind Heinz als Kind   See fewer
Sarafin Junge
Lars als Kind Lars als Kind   See fewer
Jürgen Tröster
Man in Berlin Man in Berlin   See fewer
Armin Dillenberger
Grenzbeamter Grenzbeamter   See fewer
Uwe Dag Berlin
Andys Vater (as Uwe-Dag Berlin) Andys Vater (as Uwe-Dag Berlin)   See fewer
Johannes Rotter
Verkäufer KDW Verkäufer KDW   See fewer
Marvin Scharff
Mitschüler Mitschüler   See fewer
David Fischbach
Mitschüler Mitschüler   See fewer
Bonnie Strange
Blondine (as Bonnie Strange) Blondine (as Bonnie Strange)   See fewer
Michael Menzel
Student in Wien Student in Wien   See fewer
Jürgen Rißmann
Friseur (as Jürgen Rissmann) Friseur (as Jürgen Rissmann)   See fewer
Bernhard Conrad
Junger Arbeiter Junger Arbeiter   See fewer
Anna Unterberger
Mädchen in Berlin Mädchen in Berlin   See fewer
Ulrike Hanke-Hänsch
Ältere Frau in Berlin Ältere Frau in Berlin   See fewer
René Lieutenant
Ballroom Rockets Ballroom Rockets   See fewer
Martin Störkmann
Ballroom Rockets Ballroom Rockets   See fewer
Christoph Rosmaity
Ballroom Rockets Ballroom Rockets   See fewer
Fabian Rosmaity
Ballroom Rockets Ballroom Rockets   See fewer
Janina Picard
student student   See fewer
Willy Brandt
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bernhard Marsch
Zuschauer (uncredited) Zuschauer (uncredited)   See fewer
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