Life Is All You Get

Life Is All You Get

115 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | March 20, 1997

After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...

Life Is All You Get

115 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | March 20, 1997

Life Is All You Get
After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Westdeutscher Rundfunk, X Filme Creative Pool, Senator Film, ARTE
Original title Das Leben ist eine Baustelle.
Directors Wolfgang Becker
Writers Wolfgang Becker, Tom Tykwer

Cast

Jürgen Vogel

as Jan Nebel

Christiane Paul

as Vera

Ricky Tomlinson

as Buddy

Christina Papamichou

as Kristina

Martina Gedeck

as Lilo

Armin Rohde

as Harri

Rebecca Hessing

as Jenni

Meret Becker

as Moni

Andrea Sawatzki

as Sylvia

Heino Ferch

as Hoffmann

Ludger Pistor

as Bestatter

Richy Müller

as Theo

Peter Gavajda

as Julian

Bernd Stegemann

as Horror-Rudi

Gundula Petrovska

as Donita

Andreas Schmidt

as Mieter mit Schrank

Wolfgang Becker

as Fleischhof-Chef

Victor Schefé

as U-Bahn-Schnorrer

Ingeborg Westphal

as Jans Mutter

Andreja Schneider

as Brenda Lee

Raymond Tarabay

as Nachtportier