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Die Ältern

A writer in a midlife and marital crisis, overwhelmed by his growing children and unable to accept change, meets another woman. A bit half-hearted and unintentionally funny, he tries to do something different.

1h 44m2026TMDb 6.8

ComedyRomance

German

Crew and Cast

Sönke WortmannSönke WortmannDirectorSebastian BezzelSebastian BezzelHannesKya-Celina BaruckiKya-Celina BaruckiCarlaAnna SchudtAnna SchudtSaraPhilip MüllerPhilip MüllerNickEnzo BrummEnzo BrummPaulPhilip GünschPhilip GünschFinn KurzThomas LoiblThomas LoiblMarkusJudith BohleJudith BohleVanessaNilam FarooqNilam FarooqPrincipalClaude HeinrichClaude HeinrichJonathan
Anh Kiet LeBao
Glenn GoltzHasloopDoris PlenertDoris PlenertOld WomanLinus MoogLinus MoogZoe FürmannZoe FürmannMarkus JohnMarkus JohnSarah BauerettSarah Bauerett

Storyline

A writer in a midlife and marital crisis, overwhelmed by his growing children and unable to accept change, meets another woman. A bit half-hearted and unintentionally funny, he tries to do something different.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
12 February 2026
Runtime
1h 44m
TMDB score
6.8 / 10 (8 votes)

Production

Director
Sönke Wortmann
Writers
Jan Weiler, Robert Gold
Studios
Constantin Film, Little Shark Entertainment
Countries
Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German