A dog who was named after the Beatles album, inherits his master's fortune. His owner's two children, however, devise a plan to make off with his wealth.
Acting
Ulrich Thomsen playing against type as scheming doofus sibling
Direction
Nettelbeck's warm, unhurried observation of ridiculous human behavior
Practical Effects
Real dog, real reactions, zero creepy CGI animal mouths
Director
Sandra Nettelbeck
John Franklyn-Robbins
Gregor Von Gordenthal
Johanna ter Steege
Anna Singer
Ulrich Thomsen
Johnny Sínger
Peter Lohmeyer
Stefan Schulte
Barbara Auer
Corinna von Gordenthal
August Zirner
Dr. Theobald
Martina Gedeck
Martha Klein
Michael Brandner
Bernd Bauer
Sophie Rois
Miranda Malevolti
Lars Kraume
Arnold
Jasmin Tabatabai
Taxi Driver
Christiane Paul
Suspect
Dietrich Adam
Veterinarian
Christoph Maria Herbst
Neighbour
Florian Lukas
Sergeant Pepper (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sandra Nettelbeck directed the beloved 'Mostly Martha' (2001) before this, making her the queen of warm German food-and-feeling cinema.
The film satirizes Germany's rigid inheritance laws and obsession with proper bloodlines—Sergeant Pepper's wealth is funnier if you know how seriously Germans take pet trusts.
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