As Green as it Gets
(Grüner wird's nicht, sagte der Gärtner und flog davon)
Year: 2018
Country:
GERMANY
Language:
German
Run Time:
115 minutes
Georg “Schorsch” Kempter has never been a man of many words. He spends his days working quietly as a gardener and landscaper in a small Bavarian town. His marriage has lost the little spark it had, and his daughter has grown tired of his detached demeanor. To top it all off, their family nursery is on the brink of bankruptcy, which means his true pride and joy—a beautiful red airplane—is about to be repossessed. And flying is the only thing that gives him any pleasure. When a client cheats Schorsch out of money for a major landscaping job, he finally snaps. Without notice or a plan, he fires up his little plane and heads for wherever a tank of gas will get him. The unexpected adventure will lead him to new places and people who will change his life and ultimately alter his future. It will also help him make peace with the past he could never confront. Touching, funny, and full of excitement, AS GREEN AS IT GETS is an endearing tale of new beginnings. (In English and German with subtitles) —E.F.
CIFF43 Screenings
Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 6:20 PM
- This screening is on Stand By.
Monday, April 01, 2019 at 4:20 PM
Competition
International Narrative Competition
Director
Florian Gallenberger
Florian Gallenberger was born in Munich, Germany. His first film experience was as a child actor. Gallenberger studied philosophy before he went to Munich Film School HFF where he made several award-winning live action short films. In 2009 “City of War: The Story of John Rabe” won four German Academy Awards, including Best Film.
Filmography
Honolulu (2001), Shadows of Time (2004), City of War: The Story of John Rabe (2009), The Colony (2015), AS GREEN AS IT GETS (2018)
Producers
Benjamin Herrmann
Screenwriting
Gernot Gricksch, Florian Gallenberger
Cinematography
Daniela Knapp
Editing
Sven Budelmann
Principal Cast
Elmar Wepper, Emma Bading, Monika Baumgartner, Dagmar Manzel, Ulrich Tukur, Sunnyi Melles
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