Sources of Life - 2013

This is a family story that covers thirty years in the life of the Freytag family (narrated by the grandson, Robert). When his grandfather returns from Russia in 1949, he becomes part of the German "economic miracle" by producing garden gnomes. Klaus, Robert's father, wants to become a writer. He marries Gisela who almost immediately gets pregnant with Robert - but the marriage doesn't work. Both parents abandon the child, and Robert goes on living with both pairs of grand parents. While his father belongs to the 1968 generation that rebels against their fathers he falls in love with the neighbor's's daughter Laura.

174min
2013
12
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.3/10

Cast

Jürgen Vogel profile pictureJürgen VogelErich Freytag
Meret Becker profile pictureMeret BeckerElisabeth Freytag
Moritz Bleibtreu profile pictureMoritz BleibtreuKlaus Freytag
Lavinia Wilson profile pictureLavinia WilsonGisela Ellers
Kostja Ullmann profile pictureKostja UllmannKlaus, jung
Sonja Kirchberger profile pictureSonja KirchbergerMarie Freytag
Thomas Heinze profile pictureThomas HeinzeMartin Ellers
Margarita Broich profile pictureMargarita BroichHildegard Ellers
Heribert Sasse profile pictureHeribert SasseLedig-Rowohlt
Steffen Wink profile pictureSteffen WinkHerr Werner
Erika Marozsán profile pictureErika MarozsánFrau Werner
Karoline Teska profile pictureKaroline TeskaErika Ellers
Eva Bay profile pictureEva BayAnnika
Markus Böttcher profile pictureMarkus BöttcherEnzensberger
Armin Dillenberger profile pictureArmin DillenbergerGrenzbeamter
Gregor Bloéb profile pictureGregor BloébMann in Wien

About Sources of Life

Sources of Life Overview

This is a family story that covers thirty years in the life of the Freytag family (narrated by the grandson, Robert). When his grandfather returns from Russia in 1949, he becomes part of the German "economic miracle" by producing garden gnomes. Klaus, Robert's father, wants to become a writer. He marries Gisela who almost immediately gets pregnant with Robert - but the marriage doesn't work. Both parents abandon the child, and Robert goes on living with both pairs of grand parents. While his father belongs to the 1968 generation that rebels against their fathers he falls in love with the neighbor's's daughter Laura.

Age Rating: 12
Runtime: 174min

Extra details

Original Title: Quellen des Lebens
Original Language: German
Directed By: Oskar Roehler
Production Companies
X Filme Creative PoolARD/Degeto FilmWDRBayerischer RundfunkNDRMOOVIE the art of entertainment GmbH