Movie·2000·1h 49m
Enlightenment Guaranteed
Two Strangers in a Strange Land.
Directed By
Doris Dörrie
Country
Germany
Language
English
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The Story
Original title: Erleuchtung garantiert
Two middle aged German brothers - one New Age and recently divorced, the other uptight and sceptical - travel to a Zen monastery in Japan in search of enlightenment, or perhaps just in search of themselves.
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Audience Score
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Cast
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Uwe
Gustav Peter Wöhler
Gustav
Petra Zieser
Petra
Ulrike Kriener
Ulrike
Heiner Lauterbach
Heiner
Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht
Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht
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Crew
Doris Dörrie
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