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Vincent Wants to Sea

Play trailer Poster for Vincent Wants to Sea 2010,  1h 36m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 64% 22 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
64% Tomatometer 22 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A young man who has Tourette's syndrome escapes from an institution with two other patients and travels to Italy to fulfill his late mother's last wish.

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Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch Aug 19, 2011
2/4
"Vincent Wants to Sea" never deviates from the predictable bonding-through-misadventure script, and it has little to teach us about the nature and treatment of the traveler's respective maladies. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris Boston Globe Jul 14, 2011
2.5/4
This is a bright, broad, silly, harmless movie whose sweetness is a means to an end: "Escape From Sesame Street.'' Go to Full Review
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post Jul 8, 2011
2/4
Predictability gives way to touching drama. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Jun 8, 2020
Tourette's syndrome, anorexia and obsessive-compulsive desires drive this surprisingly tender romantic comedy from Ralf Huettner. Go to Full Review
Kelly Jane Torrance Washington Examiner Jan 8, 2019
4/5
Its themes, its demons are sensitively handled -- but not less funny for it. Munich-born director Ralf Huettner has made a daring film that deserves to be seen far and wide. Go to Full Review
Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Mar 11, 2012
Explores serious themes - some quite dark - with a lightness of touch, providing well observed and genuine humour, sometimes through pain Go to Full Review
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May 6, 2018 Fantastic movie with great heart. Kind. Music was great. It was funny.
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Ralf Huettner

Director

Karoline Herfurth

Marie

Heino Ferch

Robert Gellner - Vincents Vater

Katharina Müller-Elmau

Dr. Rose

Karin Thaler

Monika

Tim Seyfi

Carabiniere

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man who has Tourette's syndrome escapes from an institution with two other patients and travels to Italy to fulfill his late mother's last wish.
Director
Ralf Huettner
Producer
Viola Jäger, Harald Kügler
Screenwriter
Florian David Fitz
Production Co
Olga-Film GmbH
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 26, 2016
Runtime
1h 36m
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