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Released
2018 · FILM

As Green As It Gets

“A grumpy and unfulfilled gardener regains curiosity, peace, and a life worth living for when he embarks on an unexpected journey in his small plane.”

Directed by
Florian Gallenberger
Written by
Gernot Gricksch, Florian Gallenberger
Runtime
118 min
Language
DE
AdventureComedyDrama

Synopsis

Georg "Schorsch" Kempter is a gardener in a small Bavarian town, working day-in, day-out in his nursery, which is facing bankruptcy. He doesn't like to talk much. He never has. His marriage has long lost all its magic and on top of that, he has trouble to connect with his daughter. Only when he is flying in his own rickety biplane, Schorsch feels truly free. When the owner of the local golf course tries to cheat Schorsch for his money, claiming the shade of green of the grass Schorsch has planted on the golf course is not right, insolvency seems unavoidable. So just when his airplane is about to be impounded, Schorsch grabs the control stick and flies away in an attempt to save his plane and himself. He embarks onto a journey into the unknown, to places he has never seen before, full of odd and special encounters - and with every take-off and every landing, this tough man's heart slowly warms up to what you might call an idea of happiness.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

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Edited by Sven BudelmannShot by Daniela KnappScored by Enis RotthoffDesigned by Erwin Prib

Also known as

  • Grüner wird's nichtde
  • Grüner wird’s nicht, sagte der Gärtner und flog davonde
  • Grüner wirds nicht sagte der Gärtner und flog davonde
  • As Green as It Getsen

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