Oh Boy

Feature Film / Germany/ 92 min/2012

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Director: Jan-Ole Gerster

Screenwriter: Jan-Ole Gerster

Director of Photography: Philipp Kirsamer

Production: Alexander Wadouh, Marcos Kantis

Production Designer: Juliane Friedrich

Music Composer: Cherylin MacNeil

Cast: Marc Hosemann, Tom Schilling, Michael Gwisdek, Friederike Kempter, Tom Schilling

Synopsis:

Niko is in his late 20s and recently dropped out of college. He lives for the moment, oblivious to his growing status as an outsider until one day he’s forced to confront the consequences of his inaction. His girlfriend breaks up with him, his father cuts off his allowance, a psychiatrist confirms his “emotional imbalance”, and a peculiar beauty returns from his past. But all Niko wants is a decent cup of coffee…

Director’s biography:

Jan Ole Gerster (b. 1978, Hagen, Germany) gained experience at X-Filme Creative Pool productions where he worked on the filming of Tom Tykwer’s The Princess and the Warrior (2000) and Heaven (2002). He was assistant to director Wolfgang Becker on Goodbye, Lenin! (2003), and he also directed a documentary about the making of the film. Oh Boy is his feature debut.