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A Heavy Heart

2016 109 min German 12
Wubly rating 6.8 IMDb rating 7.1

A former East German boxing champion reduced to working as a bouncer and debt collector is forced to reflect on his life when he is diagnosed with a fatal disease.

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Cast

33 people

Thomas Stuber Director · Clemens Meyer Writer

Budget $1.7M · United States release January 3, 2016 · Produced in Germany

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Budget

$1,700,000

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Deutschfilm

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Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF)

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Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film

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Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)

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Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)

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Germany

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Original title

Herbert

Original language

German

Spoken on screen

German

Release dates

Canada · September 12, 2015

Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival

United States · January 3, 2016

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Germany · March 17, 2016

Theatrical · Offizieller Kinostart

Argentina

September 16, 2016 · German Film Festival

Congo - Brazzaville

November 13, 2015 · Cinedays Film Festival

France

January 31, 2018 · TV premiere

Greece

November 8, 2015 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Netherlands

May 26, 2016

Singapore

November 12, 2016 · German Film Festival

Spain

February 13, 2016

Sweden

January 31, 2016 · Göteborg Film Festival

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