Life Is Not for Cowards

Life Is Not for Cowards

98 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 18, 2013

After the sudden death of his wife, the lives of Markus Färber and his daughter Kim fall into disarray. Markus’ attempt to bring back normality into their everyday lives fails - he can’t let go of the past. 15 year-old Kim feels left alone with her feelings of guilt. But then she falls in love with the cool school dropout Alex. The two of them run off to Denmark to the place of Kim’s carefree childhood. Together with his mother Gerlinde and her cheerful home care Paula, Markus sets off in search of his daughter. A trip full of surprises and a journey back to life.

Life Is Not for Cowards

98 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 18, 2013

Life Is Not for Cowards
After the sudden death of his wife, the lives of Markus Färber and his daughter Kim fall into disarray. Markus’ attempt to bring back normality into their everyday lives fails - he can’t let go of the past. 15 year-old Kim feels left alone with her feelings of guilt. But then she falls in love with the cool school dropout Alex. The two of them run off to Denmark to the place of Kim’s carefree childhood. Together with his mother Gerlinde and her cheerful home care Paula, Markus sets off in search of his daughter. A trip full of surprises and a journey back to life.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers ARD, Riva Filmproduktion
Original title Das Leben ist nichts für Feiglinge
Directors André Erkau
Writers Gernot Gricksch

Cast

Frederick Lau

as Alex

Rosalie Thomass

as Paula

Helen Woigk

as Kim Färber

Edin Hasanović

as Franz

Nina Petri

as Alex Mutter

Franz Dinda

as Arzt

Christine Schorn

as Gerlinde

Philipp Baltus

as Sven

Hannes Hellmann

as Alex Vater

Monika Barth

as Dame im Reisebus

Rainer Piwek

as Herr Fritz

Dagmar Sachse

as Tanja

Sybille J. Schedwill

as Frau Pertzke