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Enlightenment Guaranteed
“Two Strangers in a Strange Land.”
6.9 / 10• 2000• 1h 49m•NR• 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
Lead
Gustav Peter Wöhler
Gustav
Petra Zieser
Petra
Ulrike Kriener
Ulrike
Heiner Lauterbach
Heiner
Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht
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Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Doris Dörrie's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Enlightenment Guaranteed is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
