My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot

My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot

174 mins | Drama | March 27, 2019

For teenage twins Robert and Elena, a weekend can seem endless yet still fly by. Time almost stands still while discussing philosophy, lying in a blissful cornfield near a remote gas station. They are in their own little world, a twin world of twin games and twin love. A confined world where emotions rise, where pressure mounts into rage… The turmoil of adolescence.

My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot

174 mins | Drama | March 27, 2019

My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot
For teenage twins Robert and Elena, a weekend can seem endless yet still fly by. Time almost stands still while discussing philosophy, lying in a blissful cornfield near a remote gas station. They are in their own little world, a twin world of twin games and twin love. A confined world where emotions rise, where pressure mounts into rage… The turmoil of adolescence.
IMDb rating 4.8
Producers ARD, Ventura Film, Bavaria Pictures, RSI, L Films, Philip-Gröning-Filmproduktion
Original title Mein Bruder heisst Robert und ist ein Idiot
Directors Philip Gröning
Writers Philip Gröning, Sabine Timoteo

Cast

Julia Zange

as Elena

Josef Mattes

as Robert

Urs Jucker

as Erich

Stefan Konarske

as Adolf

Zita Aretz

as Cecilia

Karolina Porcari

as Teacher

Daniel Zillmann

as dicker Mann

Vitus Zeplichal

as Erich

David Zimmerschied

as Kunde 1