Heidi Schneider is Stuck
Warmth, humor and vulnerable moments
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Original title
Hedi Schneider is Stuck | Hedi Schneider steckt fest
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Year
2015
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Country
Tyskland, Norge
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Duration
88 min.
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Language
Tysk
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Director
Sonja Heiss
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Screenwriter
Sonja Heiss
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Cast
Laura Tonke, Hans Löw, Leander Nitsche
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Heidi Schneider is Stuck is a story about how life can slip out of control. Uli, Hedi and Finn are a happy, loving family. They get by with various odd jobs, and Hedi uses humour to deal with every unpleasant setback. Even when she gets stuck in an elevator, she seems to manage just fine.
But the moment she begins to suffer from panic attacks, the everyday life of the family suddenly gets out of control and everything that seemed to be certain is not anymore. Even when Hedi manages to overcome the crisis, she and Uli realize that they are no longer the same people that they were before. Well-meant advice, hysterical parents, bored therapists and unfulfilled wishes – all these together create a tragicomedy about fear and the influence of love.
This is the second feature film from director Sonja Heiss (Hotel Very Welcome, 2007).
«Utmerket medisin for den som har en dårlig dag ... Laura Tonke er glimrende i rollen som Hedi»
«Lykkepille mot depresjon. Sjarm og varme ... full av humor. LYKKELIG I 24 TIMER gjev innsikt i ein sjukdom som rammer mange. Sonja Heiss skaper dessutan smil som er sunn medisin for slitne sinn»
«Humørpille ... Filmen er en underfundig. Klok og – ja, faktisk – trivelig historie om et utrivelig tema, den har noe viktig på hjertet uten å bli melodramatisk og gir publikum halvannen times filmlykke»