07 Oct 2021
Perfecting the Art of Longing
Cut off from his loved ones due to the strict COVID-19 lockdown at the long-term care facility where he lives, a quadriplegic rabbi is filmed by his daughter while reflecting on love, mortality and longing.
The Irresistible One - The Thousand Lies of Gert Postel
Impudence wins! The cheeky impostor with a secondary school diploma pretends to be "successful" as a court expert and senior physician. TV-docudrama featuring Uwe Bohm
Top Billed Cast
Uwe Bohm Gert Postel
Susanne Schäfer Henriette
Gert Postel Self - Interviewee
Christoph Brüggemann Postman
Axel Gottschick Reenactment
Ulli Lothmanns Reenactment
Erik Schäffler Reenactment
Silvia Hoffmann Reenactment
Peggy Parnass Self
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