''Superegos'' (german: Über-Ich und Du) is a 2014 German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Benjamin Heisenberg Benjamin Heisenberg (born 9 June 1974) is a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed sixteen films since 1995. His film '' Schläfer'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film, '' ...

. The film had its premiere in the Panorama section of the

64th Berlin International Film Festival The 64th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 6 to 16 February 2014. Wes Anderson's film ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' opened the festival. British film director Ken Loach was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The Golde ...

Plot

Nick Gutlicht is a petty thief who lives off dealing in stolen property, namely illegal resale of stolen valuable books. Unfortunately, Nick also owes money to another criminal gang and needs to conceal his whereabouts from them. By chance he ends up in the lavish property of famous, elderly former Nazi philosopher Curt Ledig. Despite his periodic amnesia and fear of kitchens, Ledig refuses to move in with his concerned daughter. Nick is hired by Ledig's daughter and family to act as a caregiver for Nick. Now Curt can work on a presentation for his upcoming symposium, which nobody thinks he can achieve any longer. Nick thinks he has a convenient bolt hole to hide from apprehension for his misdeeds. This partnership of convenience of these two incompatible cohabiting individuals develops into a difficult situation. Curt regards Nick as an ideal research subject and exposes him to repeatedly inexplicable acts of "therapy". For Nick, his new situation represents a unique opportunity to increase his lagging finances with the contents of Curt's library. Meanwhile, Nick's casual lover and fence, Norah, is fed up with his internal problems with committing to their relationship. Nick's criminal creditors are heading toward Ledig's premises at Ammerssee, led by a dubious older female underworld figure known only as “Mother”. Curt's family has also decided to visit him - and Nick is beginning to experience some positive outcomes from his involuntary therapeutic episodes with Curt. The fates of the odd couple become interravelled, until a dramatic therapeutic conclusion in the solitude of an alpine evening leads to a startling resolution.Vega Films: Uber Ich and Du: Superegos (2014): http://vegafilm.com/en/title/ueber-ich-und-du-superegos-2014/#content-start

Cast

André Wilms André Wilms (29 April 1947 – 9 February 2022) was a French film and television actor who also appeared in German and Finnish films. Wilms was the winner of the Best Supporting European Actor award at the 1992 European Film Awards for his wor ...

as Curt Ledig * Georg Friedrich as Nick Gutlicht *

Bettina Stucky Bettina is a female name predominantly found in the Italian and German languages. This name has various interpreted meanings and origins. In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and Benedetta. Benedetta is the Ital ...

as Rosa *

Susanne Wolff Susanne Wolff (born 1 May 1973) is a German actress. Her credits include the television series '' Morgen hör ich auf'' and the films ''Styx'' and ''Das Fremde in mir''. Wolff was born in Bielefeld. She studied at the Hochschule für Musik, Thea ...

as Norah * Elisabeth Orth as Frau Tischmann *

Maria Hofstätter Maria Hofstätter (born 30 March 1964) is an Austrian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1993. Selected filmography References External links * 1964 births Living people Austrian film actresses {{Austria-ac ...

as Mutter *

Margarita Broich A margarita is a cocktail consisting of Tequila, triple sec, and lime juice often served with salt on the rim of the glass. The drink is served shaken with ice (on the rocks), blended with ice (frozen margarita), or without ice (straight up). T ...

as Fanny *

Markus Schleinzer Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobârl ...

as Jasper *

Michael Wittenborn Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

as Moderator

References

External links

* 2014 films 2014 drama films German drama films 2010s German-language films Films directed by Benjamin Heisenberg 2010s German films Films produced by Maren Ade {{2010s-Germany-film-stub