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Life Is All You Get (1997) · Cineora

Life Is All You Get poster

A WOLFGANG BECKER FILM

Life Is All You Get

19971h 55mMovie

ComedyDramaRomance

IMDb7.2/ 10 · 2.2K votes

THE STORY

After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...

Quirky
Bittersweet
Romantic
Love
Identity

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for date night, a rainy day and talking about after.

DirectorWolfgang Becker

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.7 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Jürgen VogelJan Nebel

Christiane PaulVera

Ricky TomlinsonBuddy

Christina PapamichouKristina

Martina GedeckLilo

Armin RohdeHarri

Rebecca HessingJenni

Meret BeckerMoni

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