Coming of Age (2011)

Does luck have a use by date? Both thought that at eighty they have experienced everything until, like a bolt of lightening, Rosa and Bruno come together and immediately fall head over heels. There are two obstacles to their happiness though: Bruno’s marriage, which has long been routine, and Rosa’s illness; she has cancer and not long left to live. Despite the difficult circumstances, the two decide to breakaway – Bruno from his relationship and Rosa from her retirement home. Against the advice of carers, doctors and relatives, the pair moves into a new apartment together. ANFANG 80 shows with a great deal of unequivocal humour how insensitively and sometimes desperately overburdened society reacts to love among the elderly.

Released Dec. 30, 2011 90 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.woman-director, imdb.f-rated, imdb.lower-austria, imdb.euthanasia, imdb.cancer, imdb.love, imdb.aging + 2 more, imdb.austria, imdb.coming-of-age

Production Companies: ORF

Country: Germany
Production Countries: Austria, Germany
Languages: German