Inexperienced guardian angel, Buddy arrives to assist Eddie with getting his life back on track, but instead only causes more chaos.
Acting
Herbig's physical comedy — he commits to every pratfall like it's Shakespeare.
Direction
Herbig directs himself with zero ego, maximizing chaos over vanity.
Practical Effects
Old-school wirework and practical effects for angelic mishaps.
Director
Michael Herbig
Alexander Fehling
Eddie
Michael Herbig
Buddy
Mina Tander
Lisa
Daniel Zillmann
Hütte
Piet Puddu
Sammy
Christian Berkel
Dr. Küster
Peter Jordan
Psychiatrist
Horst Sachtleben
Mr. Kosse
Tim Wilde
Policeman
Manou Lubowski
DOP
Dominic Boeer
Receptionist
Olli Dittrich
Man with Newspaper
Rick Kavanian
Stewart
Sky du Mont
Husband
Mirja du Mont
Wife
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Herbig is Germany's answer to Mel Brooks — this continues his tradition of mining national stereotypes for warm-hearted farce. The 'incompetent bureaucratic angel' trope here directly riffs on German efficiency clichés.
Herbig performed many of his own stunts as Buddy, including the disastrous flying sequences. The visible wirework was intentionally left unpolished as an homage to 1980s fantasy comedies like 'The Heavenly Kid.'
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