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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 25 MIN

Sönke Wortmann on the power of comedy, changing cinematic landscape and the art of letting go - Sönke Wortmann über die Kraft der Komödie, das Kino im Wandel und die Kunst des Loslassens

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With films such as Maybe... Maybe Not, The Miracle of Bern and Family Affairs, Sönke Wortmann has established himself as one of the most successful German directors. With “The Empty Nesters”, based on texts by Jan Weiler, he now dedicates himself to the moment when children start their own lives — and parents must learn to let go. In conversationis he talks about his latest film, but also about the cinema experience in times of streaming, the special role of film festivals and his relationship with soccer in times of oversaturation and commercialization. - Mit Filmen wie Der bewegte Mann, Das Wunder von Bern oder Der Vorname hat sich Sönke Wortmann als einer der erfolgreichsten deutschen Regisseure zwischen Unterhaltung und gesellschaftlicher Reflexion etabliert. Mit „Die Ältern“, basierend auf Texten von Jan Weiler, widmet er sich nun dem Moment, in dem Kinder ihr eigenes Leben beginnen – und Eltern lernen müssen loszulassen. Im Gespräch geht es um seinen neuesten Film, aber auch um das Kinoerlebnis in Zeiten von Streaming, die besondere Rolle von Filmfestivals und sein Verhältnis zum Fußball in Zeiten von Übersättigung und Kommerzialisierung.

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