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What Doesn't Kill Us

"It's never too late to gamble everything for love."

As a divorced father of two teenage daughters, with a head-strong ex-wife for a best friend, too many peculiar patients to keep up with and a new dog, psychotherapist Max certainly doesn't need another challenge. But when Sophie, a compulsive gambler with a boyfriend problem, regularly shows up late for her appointments, she rocks his world in ways he's not ready for.

Top Cast

  • August Zirner

    August Zirner

    Maximilian

  • Johanna ter Steege

    Johanna ter Steege

    Sophie

  • Barbara Auer

    Barbara Auer

    Loretta

  • Oliver Broumis

    Oliver Broumis

    Fritz

  • Jenny Schily

    Jenny Schily

    Sunny

  • Christian Berkel

    Christian Berkel

    Mark

  • Mark Waschke

    Mark Waschke

    Ben

  • Deborah Kaufmann

    Deborah Kaufmann

    Isabelle

  • Peter Lohmeyer

    Peter Lohmeyer

    David

Overview

As a divorced father of two teenage daughters, with a head-strong ex-wife for a best friend, too many peculiar patients to keep up with and a new dog, psychotherapist Max certainly doesn't need another challenge. But when Sophie, a compulsive gambler with a boyfriend problem, regularly shows up late for her appointments, she rocks his world in ways he's not ready for.

Rating

6.2 / 10
12 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • SWITCH.
    SWITCH.
    6 Jun 4, 2019

    ‘What Doesn’t Kill Us’ is squarely aimed at an older audience of incurable romantics. If emotional ballads, montage sequences and romantic ensembles with sentences for titles (‘He’s Just Not That Into You’, 'I’ll See You In My Dreams’, ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’) are your thing, then you will get something out of Sandra Nettelbeck’s latest film. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-what-doesnt-kill-us-a-touching-drama-for-romantics Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/germanfilmfest for more German Film Festival reviews.

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