A Friend of Mine (2006)

Original title

Ein Freund von mir

Directed by

Sebastian Schipper

Genre

drama film, comedy film, buddy film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

0

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 77 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An insurance executive named Karl meets a free spirited man named Hans and they become friends. Karl's life changes as Hans shows him a more spontaneous way of living.

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What happens

A Friend of Mine (Ein Freund von mir) is a 2006 German comedy-drama film written and directed by Sebastian Schipper who is a performer as well as a director and screenwriter. The casting was held in Hamburg and filmed in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, and Barcelona. The film tells the story of Karl (played by Daniel Brühl), an insurance executive, and his friendship with the free-spirited Hans (Jurgen Vogel) whom he meets after being assigned to spy on a questionable car rental service by his boss. The film was released in theatres in Germany on October 7, 2006 and had a budget of around €2,700,000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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