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2026 Movie Germany Drama, Comedy 137 min Ages 6+

By: Simon Verhoeven With: Senta Berger, Max Wolter, Laura Tonke, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Maeve Metelka

Twenty-year-old Joachim is unexpectedly accepted at drama school in Munich and moves into his grandparents' upper-class villa. From then on, he tries to find his identity as a young man between the world of theater and the everyday life of his eccentric grandparents.

Filmium rating

72%

Festival Achievements

Deutscher Filmpreis 2026

Awards:

Bester Spielfilm • Beste weibliche Hauptrolle • Beste männliche Nebenrolle

Nominations:

Beste Regie • Bestes Drehbuch • Beste männliche Hauptrolle • Beste Tongestaltung

Mood

Emotional

Reflective

Thoughtful

Cast & Crew

Simon Verhoeven

Joachim Meyerhoff

Lars Hubrich

Pelle Staacken

Kerstin Thielemann

Rudolf Krause

Senta Berger

Karoline Herfurth

David Baalcke

Moritz von Treuenfels

Laura Tonke

Devid Striesow

Dennis Vehlen

Max Wolter

Tom Schilling

Frida Lang

Johann von Bülow

Anne Ratte-Polle

Michael Grimm

Anton Landau

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Michael Wittenborn

Katharina Stark

Bruno Alexander

Maeve Metelka

Friedrich von Thun

Michael Wittenborn (Cast)

Senta Berger (Cast)

Simon Verhoeven (Director)

Adaptation

Based On Novel

Narrative Structure

Biographical Adaptation

Time-Period

2020S

Contemporary

Central Conflict

Artistic Self-Discovery

Family Expectations

Identity Crisis

Characters

Art Student

Grandparents

Joachim Meyerhoff

Ending

Ambiguous

Open-Ended

Reflective

Historical Context

2020S

Contemporary

Key Plot Points

Acceptance To Drama School

Living With Grandparents

Search For Self

Plot

Artistic Ambition

Family Dynamics

Identity Search

Setting

Family Home

Munich

Villa

Shooting Location

Berlin

Bochum

Cologne

Munich

Theme

Family

Identity

Loss

Self-Discovery

Genre

Biographical

Drama

Audiences

Adults

Art House Viewers

Film Enthusiasts

Titles

Oh, This Gap, This Terrible Gap

Box Office Success

Over 1 Million Viewers

Top Charts

Critical Reception

Emotional

Self-Aware

Sensitive

Popularity

Audience Favorite

Viral Success

Reception

Award-Winning

Critical Acclaim

Popular

Production Countries

Germany

Release Year

2026

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