Der Liebling des Himmels

Der Liebling des Himmels

2015 · 85 min · ★ 4.0 · Comedy

The famous Hamburg psychiatrist Dr. Magnus Sorel is in a deep crisis. Not only that his Serbo-Croatian patient Masha has reported him for sexual assault. Magnus is also struggling with blackmail: a stranger has stolen his diaries, which reveal his innermost desires and abysses. The well-known psychotherapist is an obsessional neurotic who can only with difficulty hide his disgust from his fellow man. After a failed appearance on "Günther Jauch", Magnus tried to use force to bring the stolen diaries back into his possession. But he has to rethink in order to solve his problems.

Directed by Dani Levy · Written by Dani Levy

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Axel Milberg Magnus Sorel
Andreja Schneider Masha Kovacevic
Jenny Schily Angela Sorel
Jakub Gierszał Leo Sorel
Stefan Kurt Billy Miller
Anna Böger Barbara von Lausitz
Omar El-Saeidi Jassir
Daniela Reichert Zwilling
Mario Adorf Sorel sen.
Victor Schefé Raoul Ammerbach
Rudolf Krause Samuel Kolle
Andressja Piovani Pepita

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