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Toni Erdmann

Toni Erdmann
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMaren Ade
Written byMaren Ade
Produced by
  • Maren Ade
  • Jonas Dornbach
  • Janine Jackowski
  • Michel Merkt
Starring
CinematographyPatrick Orth
Edited byHeike Parplies
Production
companies
  • Komplizen Film[1]
  • coop99 filmproduktion
  • KNM
  • Missing Link Films
  • SWR
  • WDR
  • Arte
Distributed by
  • NFP Marketing & Distribution
    (Germany)
  • Filmladen
    (Austria)
Release dates
  • 14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) (Cannes)
  • 14 July 2016 (2016-07-14) (Germany)
  • 15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) (Austria)
Running time
162 minutes[2]
Countries
Languages
Budget
Box office$11.7 million[4]

Toni Erdmann is a 2016 German comedy-drama film directed, written and co-produced by Maren Ade. It stars Peter Simonischek and Sandra Hüller.

The film, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival,[5][6] was named the best film of 2016 by Sight & Sound. It received wide acclaim from critics for Ade's direction, performances, and writing.[7][8][9]

It won five awards at the 29th European Film Awards: Best Film (a first for a film directed by a woman), Best Director, Best Screenwriter, Best Actor, and Best Actress.[10] It also won the European Parliament LUX Prize.[11] It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but lost to Iran's The Salesman.[12][13]

  1. ^ a b Lodge, Guy (13 May 2016). "Film Review: 'Toni Erdmann'". Variety. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Toni Erdmann (15)". bbfc.co.uk. British Board of Film Classification. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. ^ "'Toni Erdmann': Cannes Review". Screen International.
  4. ^ "Toni Erdmann". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. ^ "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  7. ^ "The Best Films of 2016". Sight & Sound. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Cahiers Du Cinema's Top 10 Films Of 2016". 29 November 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference FilmComment was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Brown, Mark (11 December 2016). "Toni Erdmann sweeps the board at European film awards 2016". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  11. ^ Roxborough, Scott (24 November 2016). "'Toni Erdmann' Wins European Parliament's Lux Film Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  12. ^ Samuelson, Kate (24 January 2017). "Here Are the 2017 Oscar Nominations". Time. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  13. ^ Shoard, Catherine (February 26, 2017). "The Salesman wins best foreign language Oscar". The Guardian. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

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