After being hit on the head, the eccentric gourmet critic, Gilles "Günni" Demmonget, loses both his sense of taste and smell, and now, of all times, he is due to appear in a public cooking duel with his wild young competitor, Paul Scheffke. Hoping for a speedy recovery, Gilles moves into a fasting hotel on the island of Sylt for a while, recommended to him by his friend Risto. The isolation and peace, combined with doing without solid food is supposed to sharpen his senses and help them return completely. On the island, he not only experiences a turbulent reunion with fasting instructor Marit Hansen - but his desirous ex-lover Diana moves into the adjacent room as well.
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Dietmar Bär
Gilles Demmonget
Known for
Scene of the Crime
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
Maxim Mehmet
Paul Scheffke
Known for
Generation War
Citadel: Diana
Gernot Gricksch
Dirk Decker
Hans-Erich Viet
Also in
Hopnick
Karniggels
Inka Friedrich
Marit Hansen
Known for
Summer in Berlin
Single By Contract
Michael Eckelt
Also in
Eisland
Kleine Liebe
Kathrin Wilkes
Martin Brambach
Zimmermann
Known for
The Counterfeiters
The Lives of Others
Jeanette Würl
Anne Otto
Also in
Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
Law & Order
Hannes Hellmann
Wolf Heine
Known for
Gigantic
Hans-Erich Viet Director · Martin Kukula Cinematographer Sebastian Thümler Editor
First release October 22, 2010 · Produced in Germany · Production Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), Riva Filmproduktion
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NDR
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Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
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Riva Filmproduktion
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Germany · October 22, 2010
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