Summaries

An aimless university dropout attempts to make sense of life as he spends one fateful day wandering the streets of Berlin.

This tragicomedy is a self-ironic portrait of a young man who drops out of university and ends up wandering the streets of the city he lives: Berlin. The film deals with the desire to participate in life and the difficulty to find one's place.—Wouter van der Sluis

Without ambition, unmotivated, and broke, the twenty-something slacker, Niko Fischer, suddenly, finds his carefully disordered life crumbling into pieces. Before he even starts his day, Niko breaks up with his girlfriend; is deemed unfit to drive by a sarcastic psychiatrist--and if that isn't enough--his father cuts his allowance after unearthing an embarrassing secret. Under those circumstances, having a large cup of fresh coffee is of vital importance; however, even this simple task proves filled with disappointment. Where will Niko's endless wandering in the bustling streets of Berlin lead?—Nick Riganas

Details

Keywords
  • 2010s
  • german
  • germany
  • streetcar
  • beverage
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Oct 31, 2012
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Germany
Language English German
Filming locations Berlin, Germany
Production companies Schiwago Film Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) Chromosom Film

Box office

Budget $300000
Gross US & Canada $150275
Opening weekend US & Canada $3918
Gross worldwide $2826333

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 26m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

This tragicomedy is a self-ironic portrait of a young man who drops out of university and ends up wandering the streets of the city he lives: Berlin. The film deals with the desire to participate in life and the difficulty to find one's place. Black and white, tragic and funny, Oh Boy! is a winning debut from director Jan Ole Gerster.

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