I'M OFF THEN

ICH BIN DANN MAL WEG

By Julia VON HEINZ

VERTIGO MEDIA LTD. - as DISTR Theatrical, HUNGARY

Biography - Completed 2015

Overweight, overworked, overwrought – celebrated TV star Hape realizes he can't go on this way. He takes a six-month sabbatical, and embarks on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, the famed spiritual path of St. James' Way. He sets out in search of himself. A film about finding and seeking – amusing, moving and emotional.

    • Year of production
    • 2015
    • Genres
    • Biography, Road movie, Comedy
    • Countries
    • GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Julia VON HEINZ
    • Writer(s)
    • Jane AINSCOUGH, Christoph SILBER, Sandra NETTELBECK, Hape KERKELING
    • Producer(s)
    • Nico HOFMANN, Sebastian WERNINGER, Jochen LAUBE, Herman FLORIN
    • Synopsis
    • High-powered entertainer Hape has reached a dead end in his life and decides to take a six-month sabbatical. Intrigued by the famed St. James's Way, he embarks on a journey to Santiago de Compostela in search of ... well, the meaning of life, but also of himself, and maybe even God... The path leads him on an arduous trek through a rough and mountainous terrain and to awe-inspiring locations in France and Spain. More importantly, the road to Santiago is also a gathering place for people from all over the world. Among his new acquaintances are Stella, a shy, quiet woman with a sorrowful secret, and Lena, a resolute young journalist. As he and his new friends finally reach the cathedral in Santiago, they now understand that even though the road has drained them of their strength, it has given them three times as much in return.