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Grumpy German man + 80-year-old escape artist = chaotic healing you didn't know you needed.
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Frau Ella (2013)

Unlikely duoRoad trip chaosFound family

Overview

Comedy

A young man goes on a road trip with an old lady he saves from a hospital.

Flag of DEDEGerman
Content warning
Intergenerational connectionGrief and healingChoosing your own endingLoneliness

Standout Aspects

Acting

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek steals every scene like a pro.

Writing

Actually funny without the usual elder-care condescension.

Best for:Solo: When you need a cry-laugh and nobody to judge you.·Streaming: Rainy Sunday where you pretend subtitles count as reading.
Heads up:Emotional: Terminal illness themes hit harder than expected.
Markus Goller

Director

Markus Goller

ReleasedOct 17, 2013
Runtime1h 45m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
Pantaleon Entertainment

Top Cast

Matthias Schweighöfer

Matthias Schweighöfer

Sascha

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek

Frau Ella

August Diehl

August Diehl

Klaus

Anna Bederke

Anna Bederke

Lina

Anatole Taubman

Anatole Taubman

Rudolph

Tómas Lemarquis

Tómas Lemarquis

Claude

Anna Thalbach

Anna Thalbach

Schwester Erika

Marleen Lohse

Marleen Lohse

Marie

Sahin Eryilmaz

Sahin Eryilmaz

Krankenhausarzt

Luc Feit

Luc Feit

Kalle

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek was 86 during filming and reportedly did most of her own stunts. Legend behavior.

Cultural

This was part of a wave of 2010s German comedies finally letting male leads be vulnerable disasters instead of cool guys.

YouTube

FRAU ELLA Offizieller Trailer Deutsch German | 2013 Matthias Schweighöfer [HD]

FRAU ELLA Offizieller Trailer Deutsch German | 2013 Matthias Schweighöfer [HD]

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