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73% Critic Match
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.”
7.3 / 10• 2018• 1h 58m•NR• German
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Elmar Wepper
Schorsch Kempter
Lead
Emma Bading
Philomena
Monika Baumgartner
Monika Kempter
Dagmar Manzel
Hannah
Ulrich Tukur
Richard von Zeydlitz
Sunnyi Melles
Evelyn von Zeydlitz
Karolina Horster
Miriam Kempter
Gudrun Ritter
Ellen von Zeydlitz
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Florian Gallenberger's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. As Green As It Gets is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
