Directed by:
Caroline LinkScreenplay:
Ruth TomaCinematography:
Judith KaufmannComposer:
Niki ReiserCast:
Julius Weckauf, Luise Heyer, Sönke Möhring, Hedi Kriegeskotte, Ursula Werner, Joachim Król, Rudolf Kowalski, Maren Kroymann, Elena Uhlig, Diana Amft (more)Plots(1)
You know you've made it as one of your country's most famous celebrities when they make a movie about your childhood. Such is All About Me - whose German title translates to The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air - a sweet origin story about Hape Kerkeling, one of Germany's most beloved comedians and television hosts. It's 1972 in Germany's Ruhr Valley and Hape is simply Hans-Peter, a pudgy nine-year-old with a troubled family life; ever since his mother's botched surgery, he has watched her sink into a deep depression, one that eventually leads to her taking her own life. With tragedy hanging over the family, his despondent father leaves Hans-Peter in the care of his kind-hearted grandmothers, whose love and care make it possible for the young lad to survive the emotional turmoil and use his natural comedic talents to heal his own wounds - all while making people laugh along with him. Maybe this kid has something going on! Based on Kerkeling's best-selling autobiography and marvelously handled by Oscar®-winning director Caroline Link, All About Me is an entertaining, sincere coming-of-age story about the therapeutic potential of laughter. (Seattle International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Julius Weckauf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/085/163085525_9c25d0.jpg)
Julius Weckauf
Best movies:
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)
The Path (2022)
![Luise Heyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/644/167644547_cs3898.jpg)
Luise Heyer
West Germany
Best movies:
Head Burst (2019)
Jack (2014)
A Gift from the Gods (2014)
![Sönke Möhring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/273/160273823_1a571b.jpg)
Sönke Möhring
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
The Impossible (2012)
Phantom Pain (2009)
![Hedi Kriegeskotte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/803/159803394_ea1cd7.jpg)
Hedi Kriegeskotte
Germany
Best movies:
Time You Change (2010)
23 (1998)
Lammbock - Alles in Handarbeit (2001)
![Ursula Werner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/761/168761312_r7p490.jpg)
Ursula Werner
German Empire
Best movies:
Stopped on Track (2011)
Willenbrock (2005)
Two Lives (2012)
![Joachim Król](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/775/159775606_91ea22.jpg)
Joachim Król
West Germany
Best movies:
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Run Lola Run (1998)
![Rudolf Kowalski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/781/164781020_ded527.jpg)
Rudolf Kowalski
Best movies:
Regular Guys (1996)
I Will Not Be Silent (2017) (TV movie)
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)
![Maren Kroymann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/853/168853692_tu2jhx.jpg)
Maren Kroymann
West Germany
![Elena Uhlig](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/759/168759026_jz25cp.jpg)
Elena Uhlig
West Germany
Best movies:
Chantal in Fairyland (2024)
Berlin ’36 (2009)
Rabbit Without Ears (2007)
![Diana Amft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/787/168787185_9zz0mu.jpg)
Diana Amft
West Germany
Best movies:
Sebastian Werninger
Best movies:
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)
Nico Hofmann
West Germany
Best movies:
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)
![Kathrin von Steinburg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/055/169055620_2c056u.jpg)
Kathrin von Steinburg
West Germany
Best movies:
Shoppen (2006)
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
A Dysfunctional Cat (2018)
Wolfgang Rüter
West Germany
Best movies:
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Nicholas Bodeux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/269/161269912_a97b74.jpg)
Nicholas Bodeux
Best movies:
Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger (2006) (TV movie)
Mein Vater (2003) (TV movie)
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)
Eva Verena Müller
Best movies:
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Rosamunde Pilcher (1993) (series)
![Birge Schade](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/071/159071740_7877b2.jpg)
Birge Schade
West Germany
Best movies:
Beyond Silence (1996)
Stations of the Cross (2014)
Schlafes Bruder (1995)
Katharina Hintzen
Best movies:
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)
Jan Lindner
Best movies:
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)