WHEN WILL IT BE AGAIN LIKE IT NEVER WAS BEFORE

ABOUT THE FILM:

In German with English subtitles.

For Josse Meyerhoff (Loup Moltzen/von Bülow/Rose), growing up is anything but typical. His family lives on the grounds of Germany’s largest psychiatric hospital, where his father, Richard (Striesow), is the director, and the boundaries between the patients and the family’s private lives are blurred. His mother, Iris (Tonke), ignores the signs of her crumbling marriage by painting Italian vistas and escaping into memories of her youth.  The youngest of three boys, Josse is prone to emotional outbursts and sadness but often finds comfort and a sympathetic ear among the clinic’s patients. As Josse grows from his childhood in the 1970s to adolescence, his first love, a taste of freedom abroad, tragic losses in the 1980s, and finally into adulthood and his return to his family in the 1990s, the search for a sense of belonging and a feeling of home travels with him.

Multi-award-winning writer-director Sonja Heiss and co-writer Lars Hubrich’s skillful adaptation of Joachim Meyerhoff’s best-selling autobiographical novel blends tragedy and comedy, coming to life through powerful performances by Tonka, Striesow, Geiger, and Loup Moltzen/von Bülow/Rose, who portray Josse throughout the years.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Beta Cinema

COUNTRY: Germany