Sources of Life

– This is a family story that covers thirty years in the life of the Freytag family (narrated by the g..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 54 Minutes
Release Year:
2013
Original Name:
Quellen des Lebens
Sources of Life (2013) - Also known as Quellen des Lebens

This is a family story that covers thirty years in the life of the Freytag family (narrated by the grandson, Robert). When his grandfather returns from Russia in 1949, he becomes part of the German "economic miracle" by producing garden gnomes. Klaus, Robert's father, wants to become a writer. He marries Gisela who almost immediately gets pregnant with Robert - but the marriage doesn't work. Both parents abandon the child, and Robert goes on living with both pairs of grand parents. While his father belongs to the 1968 generation that rebels against their fathers he falls in love with the neighbor's's daughter Laura.

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Release Date:

14 Feb 2013

Language:

German

Director:

Oskar Roehler

Writer:

Oskar Roehler (screenplay), Klaus Richter (collaboration on screenplay), Oskar Roehler (novel)

Main Actors:

Jürgen Vogel, Meret Becker, Moritz Bleibtreu, Lavinia Wilson

Plot:

This is a family story that covers thirty years in the life of the Freytag family (narrated by the grandson, Robert). When his grandfather returns from Russia in 1949, he becomes part of the German "economic miracle" by producing garden gnomes. Klaus, Robert's father, wants to become a writer. He marries Gisela who almost immediately gets pregnant with Robert - but the marriage doesn't work. Both parents abandon the child, and Robert goes on living with both pairs of grand parents. While his father belongs to the 1968 generation that rebels against their fathers he falls in love with the neighbor's's daughter Laura.

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations.

Production:

X Filme Creative Pool

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10