Sad Jokes (2024)

Directed by

Fabian Stumm

Genre

drama, comedy

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

12

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gay film director becomes the primary caregiver for his young son after his close friend and co-parent is hospitalized for depression. He struggles to balance his artistic work with the new daily demands of parenting while dealing with his own emotional strain.

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What happens

Sad Jokes is a 2024 German comedy-drama film, directed by Fabian Stumm. The film stars Stumm as Joseph, a gay film director who is co-parent to Pino (Justus Meyer) with his friend Sonya (Haley Louise Jones), and is forced to adapt to the demands of being the boy's primary caregiver after Sonya is hospitalized for depression. The cast also includes Ulrica Flach, Jonas Dassler, Godehard Giese, Marie-Lou Sellem, Anne Haug, Knut Berger, Hildegard Schroedter, Nicola Heim, Tina Pfurr, Anneke Kim Sarnau, Susie Meyer, Romina Küper, Friedrich Pinckens, Doreen Fietz, Marco Alexandro Ippoliti, Rahel Maria Savoldelli, Sebastian Schipper, Max Krumm, Wiky Kogiou, Sven Kriesten, Brunhilde Stumm, Henri Stumm, Simon Stumm and Leo Heim in supporting roles. The film premiered at the 2024 Filmfest München, where Stumm won the award for Best Director in the German Cinema New Talent program. It had its North American premiere in the Discovery program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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