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Toni Erdmann

2016 film by Maren Ade
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Summary

Toni Erdmann is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,827 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Lux Prize[3], European Film Award for Best Film[4], European Film Award for Best Director[5], European Film Award for Best Actress[6], European Film Award for Best Actor[7], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[8], FIPRESCI Grand Prix[9], APRECI Award for Best International Premiere[10]
  • Director: Maren Ade[11]
  • Screenwriter: Maren Ade[12]
  • Genre: drama film[13], comedy film[14]
  • Cast member: Peter Simonischek[15], Sandra Hüller[16], Michael Wittenborn[17], Thomas Loibl[18], Trystan Pütter[19], Lucy Russell[20], Vlad Ivanov[21], Victoria Cociaș-Șerban[22], Ingrid Bisu[23], Hadewych Minis[24], Sava Lolov[25], Ingrid Burkhard[26], Alexandru Papadopol[27], Hans Löw[28]
  • Producer: Maren Ade[29], Jonas Dornbach[30], Janine Jackowski[31], Michel Merkt[32]
  • Part of the series: BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[33]
  • Director of photography: Patrick Orth[34]
  • Original language of film or TV show: German[35]
  • Commons category: Toni Erdmann[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 8.3/10[38], 93%[39], 93/100[40], 7.3/10[41]
  • Color: color[42]
  • Country of origin: Germany[43], Austria[44]
  • Publication date: May 14, 2016[45], July 14, 2016[46], July 15, 2016[47], December 1, 2016[48], September 29, 2016[49]
  • Distributed by: Cirko Film[50], Fandango at Home[51]
  • Significant event: première[52]
  • Narrative location: Romania[53], Bucharest[54], Aachen[55]
  • Official website: http://tonierdmann-film.de[56]
  • Main subject: parent–child relationship[57], careerism[58], eccentricity[59], culture of capitalism[60], neoliberalism[61], self-esteem[62], generation gap[63]
  • Film editor: Heike Parplies[64]

Why It Matters

Toni Erdmann has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

FAQs

What awards did Toni Erdmann receive?

Honors received include Lux Prize[3], European Film Award for Best Film[4], European Film Award for Best Director[5], and European Film Award for Best Actress[6].

Related Entities

Austria film Germany Maren Ade Romania Sandra Hüller

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [28] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  23. [3] ↑ . europarl.europa.eu. europarl.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [10] ↑ . apreci.org. Retrieved . apreci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Kinopolis. Retrieved . mathaeser.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . filminstitut.at. filminstitut.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . dfi.dk. dfi.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . jugendohnefilm.com. Retrieved . jugendohnefilm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . Toni Erdmann. wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . Toni Erdmann. wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . Toni Erdmann. wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . Mubi. Retrieved . mubi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  61. [63] ↑ . Mubi. Retrieved . mubi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  62. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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