Alive and Ticking

"Alive and Ticcing" redirects here. For the correct spelling of the word in English, see tic. For a description of the English word tick, see tick.

Alive and Ticking
Directed by	Andi Rogenhagen
Produced by	Björn Vosgerau
Written by	Andi Rogenhagen
Starring	Jasna Fritzi Bauer Waldemar Kobus
Edited by	Nicole Kortlüke
Release dates	July 4, 2011 (2011-07-04) (Germany)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Alive and Ticking (German: Ein Tick anders) is a German comedy film directed by Andi Rogenhagen. It was released in 2011.

Plot

Eva is a 17-year-old girl with Tourette syndrome. Most of the time, she is happy, because her crazy, but loving family accepts her as she is. Eva tries everything to get her family out of a difficult financial situation, when she discovers, that her father has obtained a new job and is moving to Berlin. But, her tics keep her from getting jobs. She learns through this situation to not let her tics control her life. Together with her dotty grandma and her crazy uncle, she tries to help securing the family's income.^[1]

Cast

Jasna Fritzi Bauer: Eva Strumpf
Waldemar Kobus: Daddy Strumpf
Victoria Trauttmansdorff: Mom Strumpf
Stefan Kurt: Uncle Bernie
Renate Delfs: Grandma Strumpf
Traute Hoess: Psychologist
Falk Rockstroh: Mister Kühne
Stefan Lampadius: Mushroom picker
Jürgen Rißmann: Johnny Blaubeermarmelade
Nora Tschirner: Staff executive
Katja Liebing: Bank assistant
Das Bo: Juror
Jannis Niewöhner: Young man in pet shop

Festivals

The film participated at several German and international film festivals like 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival^[2] or 2011 International Filmfest Emden^[3]

Awards and nominations

2011: Talented Young Actor Award for Jasna Fritzi Bauer at the German FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania.

External links

Alive and Ticking at the Internet Movie Database

References

↑ Info about Alive and Ticking on the official website of german films
↑ Landreth, Jonathan (June 3, 2011). "German Films to Make Big Splash at Shanghai International Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
↑ Info about Alive and Ticking on the website of the International Filmfest Emden

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