Enlightenment Guaranteed

Name: Enlightenment Guaranteed
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2000-01-20
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 7.10
Cast: Ulrike Kriener, Petra Zieser, Gustav-Peter Wöhler, Uwe Ochsenknecht

– Two middle aged German brothers - one New Age and recently divorced, the other uptight and sceptical..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 49 Minutes

Release Year:

1999

Original Name:

Erleuchtung Garantiert

Enlightenment Guaranteed (1999) - Also known as Erleuchtung Garantiert

Two middle aged German brothers - one New Age and recently divorced, the other uptight and sceptical - travel to a Zen monastery in Japan in search of enlightenment, or perhaps just in search of themselves.

Styles:

Semi Serious, Feel Good, Humorous, Touching, Realistic

Producing Country:

Germany

Filming Locations:

Japan, Asia

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

Enlightenment Guaranteed (1999) - Trailer

Release Date:

20 Jan 2000

Language:

German, Japanese, English

Directed by:

Doris Dörrie

Story Written By:

Ruth Stadler, Doris Dörrie

Main Actors:

Ulrike Kriener, Petra Zieser, Gustav-Peter Wöhler, Uwe Ochsenknecht

Plot:

Two very different brothers get together for a temporary stay in a Japanese zen monastry. The trip from Germany to Japan brings up some unexpected quests they have to manage. Soon both really have to leave their ordinary lifes behind and are on a voyage to themselves.

Awards:

2 wins.

Production Company:

Universal Studios Home Video

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

62%

Metacritic:

68%