German Cinema release

Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke

Name: Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2026-01-29
Duration: 137 min
Cast: Bruno Alexander, Senta Berger, Michael Wittenborn, Laura Tonke, Devid Striesow

German Cinema20262h 17mGermanTop 19% of German Cinema grosses

85Standing

5th of 118 in German Cinema

Reported gross: 81
Audience rating: 81
Momentum: 96

Out-grossed 81% of German Cinema releases with reported figures ($13M).
Momentum in the 96th percentile.
Audience rating 7.7 from 38 votes, the 81st percentile.

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Cost: Not on record
Took: $13M

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The picture

Twenty-year-old Joachim is unexpectedly accepted at drama school in Munich and moves into his grandparents' upper-class villa. From then on, he tries to find his identity as a young man between the world of theater and the everyday life of his eccentric grandparents.

Released: 29 January 2026
Runtime: 2h 17m
Language: German
Industry: German Cinema

Top billedAll 24 credits

Bruno AlexanderJoachim Meyerhoff
Senta BergerInge Brinkmann
Michael WittenbornHermann Krings
Laura TonkeMother Iris
Devid StriesowFather Richard
Katharina StarkSabrina

Made by

Director: Simon Verhoeven
Writer: Simon Verhoeven, Lars Hubrich
Original Music Composer: Segun Akinola
Director of Photography: Jo Heim
Producer: Janine Jackowski, Christopher Doll, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade

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