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Enlightenment Guaranteed

Two Strangers in a Strange Land.

6.9 / 10 2000 1h 49mNR German
ComedyDrama

Storyline

Two middle aged German brothers - one New Age and recently divorced, the other uptight and sceptical - travel to a Zen monastery in Japan in search of enlightenment, or perhaps just in search of themselves.

Cast & Crew

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Uwe

Lead
Gustav Peter Wöhler

Gustav Peter Wöhler

Gustav

Petra Zieser

Petra Zieser

Petra

Ulrike Kriener

Ulrike Kriener

Ulrike

Heiner Lauterbach

Heiner Lauterbach

Heiner

Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht

Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht

Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht

Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Doris Dörrie's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Enlightenment Guaranteed is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker