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Honig im Kopf

Honig im Kopf

Movie · 2014 · 15 people

Til Schweiger directed Honig im Kopf (literally "honey in the head"; Head Full of Honey in English), a 2014 German tragicomedy. Schweiger not only directs but co-wrote the script with Hilly Martinek and plays one of the main roles. The film, which runs 139 minutes, blends drama and comedy. It had its world premiere on 15 December 2014 and played in German cinemas from 25 December 2014. Its title comes from a metaphor the protagonist uses to describe what it feels like to forget everything.

Emma Schweiger and Dieter Hallervorden share the other leading roles. Jan Josef Liefers, Fahri Yardım, Mehmet Kurtuluş and Tilo Prückner appear in supporting parts, and Jeanette Hain, Katharina Thalbach, Pasquale Aleardi and Tobias Moretti are also in the cast.

In Germany the film topped the box office for the season and drew more than seven million viewers, winning the German Film Award for the film with the most visitors. It was one of eight films shortlisted as Germany's possible entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 88th Academy Awards, but lost out to Labyrinth of Lies.

DirectorTil Schweiger

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Mehmet Kurtuluş Mehmet Kurtuluş Actor · 54 years old Fahri Yardım Fahri Yardım Actor · 46 years old Dieter Hallervorden Emma Schweiger Til Schweiger Jeanette Hain Katharina Thalbach Tilo Prückner Pasquale Aleardi Jan Josef Liefers Dar Salim Tobias Moretti Claudia Michelsen Anneke Kim Sarnau Niels Bruno Schmidt

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A film that makes you laugh and cry. It tries to tell a hard story about forgetting without turning into a heavy drama. But it runs 139 minutes, which is long for children, so you may need a break in the middle. A nice pick for older kids, parents and grandparents to watch together. Very young children may not fully understand the subject.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Honig im Kopf takes its name from a metaphor the main character uses to describe what it feels like to forget everything, and that simple image sums up the question at the film's heart: how do the people around someone accompany them as their memory slips away? The film chose a tragicomic tone to reach a wide audience, and becoming the season's box-office leader in Germany with over 7 million admissions shows the choice paid off. Seeing names like Fahri Yardım and Mehmet Kurtuluş in the cast is also a detail Turkish viewers will notice.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

I have always had a soft spot for films that put sorrow and a smile in the same frame, and Honig im Kopf reaches for that vein. Describing forgetting with a poetic image like honey in the head recalls the simple yet deep storytelling of the old masters. Still, 139 minutes is too long for such a heartfelt story, and some comic moments scatter the emotion rather than feed it. Til Schweiger serving as director, co-writer and lead at once also leaves the film, at times, under the weight of a single hand. Its heart is in the right place, but braver editing would have made it far more moving.

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