Head Full of Honey
Head Full of Honey (; lit.: Honey in the Head) is a 2014 German drama film directed by Til Schweiger. It was one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it lost out to Labyrinth of Lies.
Plot
Retired vet Amandus (Dieter Hallervorden) suffers from Alzheimer's disease. A speech he holds at his wife Margarete's funeral reveals his deteriorating mental state. When his son, Niko (Til Schweiger) and his granddaughter, Tilda (Emma Schweiger) visit him, they see that he can no longer live on his own because of his mental condition. Niko convinces Amandus to move into his house near Hamburg.
Awards
Cast
- Anneke Kim Sarnau
- Arnel Taci
- Carlo Ljubek
- Chiara Schoras
- Claudia Michelsen
- Clelia Sarto
- Dar Salim
- Dieter Hallervorden
- Dorothea Walda
- Emma Schweiger
- Fahri Yardim
- Fahri Yardım
- Jan Josef Liefers
- Jeanette Hain
- Kasem Hoxha
- Katharina Thalbach
- Krystian Martinek
- Lilly Liefers
- Luca Zamperoni
- Matthias Koeberlin
- Mehmet Kurtuluş
- Niels Bruno Schmidt
- Pasquale Aleardi
- Thomas Fehlen
- Til Schweiger
- Tilo Prückner
- Tim Wilde
- Tobias Moretti
- Violetta Schurawlow
More details
| author | Til Schweiger |
|---|---|
| award | German Film Award for Film with the highest number of visitors |
| director | Til Schweiger |
| editor | Constantin von Seld |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | advanced alzheimer's disease baby boy car crash career break emergency brake even fahri yardim hamburg married monastery morning mother superior move out paediatrician retire retirement home search stop working traffic light venice vet veterinarian |
| musicBy | Dirk Reichardt Martin Todsharow |
| producer | Thomas Zickler Til Schweiger |
| productionCompany | filmportal.de Warner Bros. Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |