Oh, This Unspeakable Void (KINO)
約謙的華麗冒險 (KINO)
7.7/10 Great 38 votes
- Released
- 03 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Original title
- Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke
- Language
- de
The verdict
Audiences rate it 7.7 out of 10 on TMDB across 38 votes — a strong score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. 137 minutes.
What it is about
At 20, Joachim is unexpectedly awarded a place at Munich's prestigious Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts and moves into his grandparents' villa. Between the bizarre challenges of drama school and the eccentric, mostly alcohol-fuelled rituals of Inge and Hermann, he tries to find his place in the world. Simon Verhoeven adapts Joachim Meyerhoff's autobiographical bestseller with insane humour and deep feeling, directing his own mother, screen legend Senta Berger. A box office phenomenon with over a million admissions, the film won three German Film Awards 2026, including Best Feature Film in Bronze and acting honours for Berger and Michael Wittenborn.
What to expect
Simon Verhoeven directs his mother, Senta Berger, in this adaptation of Joachim Meyerhoff’s autobiographical novel. Bruno Alexander plays the 20-year-old Joachim, who lands a place at Munich’s Otto Falckenberg School and moves in with his grandparents — whose days run on eccentric, mostly alcoholic rituals. The movie won three German Movie Awards in 2026, including Best Feature Movie in Bronze and acting prizes for Berger and Michael Wittenborn. It runs 137 minutes and screens in the KINO programme from 3 October with English subtitles.
Cast
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Bruno Alexander
Joachim Meyerhoff -
Senta Berger
Inge Brinkmann -
Michael Wittenborn
Hermann Krings -
Laura Tonke
Mother Iris -
Devid Striesow
Father Richard -
Katharina Stark
Sabrina -
Anne Ratte-Polle
Teacher Gretchen -
Moritz von Treuenfels
Wolf -
Friedrich von Thun
Film Director -
Victoria Trauttmansdorff
Teacher -
Karoline Herfurth
Teacher Gisela -
Tom Schilling
Hagen -
Johann von Bülow
Principal -
Kerstin Thielemann
Clara - Pelle Staacken Young Patrick
Crew
- Director Simon Verhoeven
- Writer Lars Hubrich
- Writer Simon Verhoeven
- Novel Joachim Meyerhoff
- Original Music Composer Segun Akinola
- Director of Photography Jo Heim
- Editor Denis Bachter
- Editor Felix Schmerbeck
- Producer Janine Jackowski
- Producer Christopher Doll
- Producer Jonas Dornbach
- Producer Maren Ade
Its Hong Kong run
Played 1 time at 1 cinema across 1 district, from 03 Oct 2026 to 03 Oct 2026, from HK$95.
This movie has finished its run. Browse the archive, or see what is on now.
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 137 minutes.
- What language and subtitles?
- German dialogue with English subtitles. No Chinese subtitles are listed.
- Is it part of a regular release?
- It screens under the KINO programme from 3 October 2026. No premium formats are mentioned.
