To mark the 60th birthday of the multi-talented comedian, singer and author Hape Kerkeling, the two documentary filmmakers André Schäfer and Eric Friedler have created a quiet, thoughtful and entertaining portrait of this often anarchic humorist. The film tells of his rapid rise as a teenager, his time and the blows of fate during the AIDS epidemic, the controversial forced outing, his confident exit from the show business and his new beginning. The film is a sensitive insight into the family history and a fast-paced journey through the career stages of a formative figure in German TV entertainment.
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- Released
- Production
- Florianfilm, WDR, SWR, Radio Bremen
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Hape Kerkeling as Self
Günther Jauch as Self
Campino as Self
Julius Weckauf as Self
Tahnee Schaffarczyk as Self
Anke Engelke as Self
Rosa von Praunheim as Self
Isabel Varell as Self
Top Crew
André Schäfer · Director
Eric Friedler · Director
Andy Lehmann · Cinematographer
Fritz Busse · Editor
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