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Emma's Bliss

Emma's Bliss

20066.51h 43m

Overview

Upon being informed that he is fatally ill with cancer, Max, who works at a used car store, steals money which his boss has gained through illegal means. When fleeing from the scene of the crime Max crashes his car. He is pulled unconscious from the destroyed vehicle by a homely young woman, Emma, who lives alone on a farm where Max decides to stay in order to hide from the police and his boss.

Directed by Sven Taddicken
Written by Claudia Schreiber, Ruth Toma
Produced by Ralph Schwingel, Hejo Emons, Stefan Schubert
Box Office0Revenue: $3.7M

Top Cast

Jördis Triebel

Jördis Triebel

Emma

Jürgen Vogel

Jürgen Vogel

Max

Hinnerk Schönemann

Hinnerk Schönemann

Henner

Martin Feifel

Martin Feifel

Hans

Karin Neuhäuser

Karin Neuhäuser

Lene

Nina Petri

Nina Petri

Dagmar

Julia Beerhold

Julia Beerhold

Maik Solbach

Maik Solbach

Arzt

A

Anja Leppehof

Kundin im Autohaus

S

Sebastian Rüger

Familie im Autohaus

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathlove of one's lifeunsociabilitypigtractorblack moneycancerhospitalweddingeuthanasia

About Emma's Bliss

Emma's Bliss is a drama, romance film released in 2006 exploring themes of dying and death, love of one's life, unsociability, pig, tractor, black money. Directed by Sven Taddicken, it stars Jördis Triebel, Jürgen Vogel, Hinnerk Schönemann. Upon being informed that he is fatally ill with cancer, Max, who works at a used car store, steals money which his boss has gained through illegal means. When fleeing from the scene of the crime Max crashes his car. He is pulled unconscious from the destroyed vehicle by a homely young woman, Emma, who lives alone on a farm where Max decides to stay in order to hide from the police and his boss.

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