Germany / May 09, 2024 / 16
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Director Gregor Samsa, washed-up and in his late fifties, is reviewing his life. Having wasted it as a cultural worker doesn't exactly add to his joy.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Elie Kaempfen | Fabian Reiter |
| Anton Rattinger | Sommerwind |
| Thilo Prothmann | Camera Operator |
| Barbara Köhler | Costume Designer |
| Piet Fuchs | Production Designer |
| Joscha Baltha | Dirk Heuchler |
| Jürgen Tröster | Jürgen |
| Christian Bojidar | The Makeup Artist |
| Nikita Vasilchenko | Tom Gorestein |
| Frida Lovisa Hamann | Waitress |
| Norbert Ghafouri | Unit Production Manager |
| Gabriel von Berlepsch | Agent |
| Judith Paus | Petra |
| Michael Klammer | Tom |
| Kerstin Thielemann | Housekeeper |
| David Bredin | Camouflage-Killer / Unit Manager |
| Frida Lovisa Hamann |
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| Harald Preis | Producer |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bad Director |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nachtlicht Film, Tempomedia Pictures, BR, Grünauge Film UG, MME Fiction, Gretchenfilm, ARTE |
| Release date | 9 maggio 2024 |
| Production | Anja Uhland, Jürgen Tröster |
| Writer | Oskar Roehler |
| Editing | Peter R. Adam |
| Cinematography | Philipp Sichler |
| Assistant directors | Oskar Roehler |
| Camera operators | Philipp Sichler |
| Additional photography | Philipp Sichler |
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| Production design | Utta Hagen |
| Art direction | Utta Hagen |
| Set decoration | Utta Hagen |
| Music | Martin Todsharow, Max-Thomas Meindl |
| Sound | Martin Todsharow, Max-Thomas Meindl |
| Costume design | Anne Jendritzko, Silke Dotzauer, Kuno Schlegelmilch |
| Makeup | Silke Dotzauer, Kuno Schlegelmilch, Anne Jendritzko |
| Hairstyling | Anne Jendritzko, Silke Dotzauer, Kuno Schlegelmilch |
Release dates
Theatrical release
TV
France / Jan 21, 2026 / 16 / arte
Germany / Jan 21, 2026 / 16 / arte
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