Sources of Life (Quellen des Lebens) 11 years old

Sources of Life

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.

Credits

Sources of Life Cast

Name Character
Moritz Bleibtreu He was 41, now 52 years old as Klaus Freytag
Rolf Zacher He was 71, 76 years old when he died as Erwin
Jürgen Vogel He was 44, now 55 years old as Erich Freytag
Kostja Ullmann He was 28, now 39 years old as Klaus, jung
Lavinia Wilson She was 32, now 44 years old as Gisela Ellers
Margarita Broich She was 52, now 63 years old as Hildegard Ellers
Sonja Kirchberger She was 48, now 59 years old as Marie Freytag
Lisa Smit She was 19, now 30 years old as Laura
Meret Becker She was 44, now 55 years old as Elisabeth Freytag
Patrick Joswig He was 37, now 48 years old as Verleger
Thomas Heinze He was 48, now 59 years old as Martin Ellers
Steffen Wink He was 45, now 56 years old as Herr Werner
Michael Rastl He was 65, now 76 years old as Marcel Reich-Ranitzki
Heribert Sasse He was 67, 71 years old when he died as Ledig-Rowohlt
Daniel Drewes He was 41, now 52 years old as Kritiker
Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht He was 22, now 34 years old as Schwarz
Erika Marozsán She was 40, now 51 years old as Frau Werner
Eva Bay She was 29, now 40 years old as Annika
Thomas Kügel He was 54, now 65 years old as Bürgermeister
Armin Dillenberger He was 55, now 66 years old as Grenzbeamter
Gregor Bloéb He was 45, now 56 years old as Mann in Wien
Dietmar Mössmer He was 57, now 68 years old as Komorek
Anton Rattinger He was 62, now 73 years old as Kleptocek
Johannes Rotter He was 52, now 63 years old as Verkäufer
Karoline Teska She was 24, now 35 years old as Erika Ellers

Sources of Life Crew

Name Department
Klaus Richter as Screenplay. Writing
Oskar Roehler as Director. He was 54 (now 65) years old Directing
Oskar Roehler as Screenplay. He was 54 (now 65) years old Writing
Oskar Roehler as Novel. He was 54 (now 65) years old Writing
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Sources of Life (11 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, February 14, 2013
  • Runtime: 174 minutes