Bad Director
4.5
Director Gregor Samsa, washed-up and in his late fifties, is reviewing his life. Having wasted it as a cultural worker doesn't exactly add to his joy.
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Cast
24 people
Oliver Masucci
Gregor Samsa
Known for
Dark
Look Who's Back
Bella Dayne
Grete
Known for
Cursed
Humans
Götz Otto
Assistant Director
Known for
The Pillars of the Earth
Iron Sky
Anne Ratte-Polle
Konstanze
Known for
Dark
Shadowplay
Ralf Richter
Compagnon Sommerwind
Known for
Das Boot
Das Boot
Samuel Finzi
Samuel
Known for
Generation War
Unfamiliar
Marios Gavrilis
Harry
Known for
Haunting of the Queen Mary
Elie Kaempfen
Fabian Reiter
Known for
Driving Madeleine
Anton Rattinger
Sommerwind
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Summer Storm
Thilo Prothmann
Camera Operator
Known for
Holiday Secrets
Constellation
Barbara Köhler
Costume Designer
Also in
Enfant Terrible
Piet Fuchs
Production Designer
Known for
Perfume
Barefoot
Oskar Roehler Director · Martin Todsharow Composer Philipp Sichler Cinematographer
First release May 9, 2024 · Produced in Germany, Switzerland · Production Tempomedia Pictures, BR
Production
Nachtlicht Film
Production
Tempomedia Pictures
Production
BR
Production
Grünauge Film UG
Production
MME Fiction
Production
Gretchenfilm
Production
ARTE
Production
Germany · Switzerland
Produced in
Achteinviertel
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 9, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 21, 2026 · TV · arte
Germany
January 21, 2026 · TV · arte
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