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Nothing Bad Can Happen

2013, Drama/Mystery & thriller, 1h 50m

28 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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Nothing Bad Can Happen uses its protagonist's punishing ordeal to pose questions about faith that are well worth considering, even if the film can't quite answer them. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A pious teen (Julius Feldmeier) endures torture at the hands of a sadistic couple (Sascha Alexander Gersak, Annika Kuhl) because he thinks God is testing him.
  • Genre:
    Drama, Mystery & thriller
  • Original Language:
    German
  • Director:
    Katrin Gebbe
  • Producer:
    Verena Gräfe-Höft
  • Writer:
    Katrin Gebbe
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $4.7K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Drafthouse Films

Cast & Crew

Julius Feldmeier
Julius Feldmeier
Tore
Sascha Alexander Gersak
Sascha Alexander Gersak
Benno
Annika Kuhl
Annika Kuhl
Astrid
Swantje Kohlhof
Swantje Kohlhof
Sanny
Daniel Michel
Daniel Michel
Eule
Til-Niklas Theinert
Til-Niklas Theinert
Dennis
Laura Lo Zito
Laura Lo Zito
Lilli
Enno Hesse
Enno Hesse
Jasper
Uwe Dag Berlin
Uwe Dag Berlin
Dieter
Christian Bergmann
Christian Bergmann
Klaus
Nadine Boske
Nadine Boske
Cora
Katrin Gebbe
Katrin Gebbe
Director
Katrin Gebbe
Katrin Gebbe
Screenwriter
Verena Gräfe-Höft
Verena Gräfe-Höft
Producer
Moritz Schultheiss
Moritz Schultheiss
Cinematographer
Heike Gnida
Heike Gnida
Film Editing
Johannes Lehniger
Johannes Lehniger
Original Music
Peter Folk
Peter Folk
Original Music
Iris Trescher
Iris Trescher
Production Design
Anna Wübber
Anna Wübber
Costume Design
Patrick Dreikauss
Patrick Dreikauss
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Full Review… Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Full Review… Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Full Review… Scott Tobias The Dissolve Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Full Review… Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times Full Review… Tomas Hachard NPR Full Review… Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Full Review… C.J. Prince Way Too Indie Full Review… Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills Full Review… Britt Hayes Birth.Movies.Death. Full Review… Jared Mobarak The Film Stage Full Review… Zach Hollwedel Under the Radar
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