Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven
1975 · Movie · 108 min · ★ 7.7 · 95% critics
After a worker kills a superior and commits suicide, each of his family members attempts to forge a path forward in life.
Also known as Mother Küsters’ Trip to Heaven
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Details
- Original title
- Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-07-07
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (35 votes)
Themes
- suicide
- parent child relationship
- widow
- exploitation
- anarchist
- frankfurt am main, germany
- death of father
- hostage-taking
- singer
- working class
- class differences
- free will
- +23 more
Cast & crew
- BM
Brigitte Mira
as Emma Küsters
Ingrid Caven
as Corinna
Margit Carstensen
as Frau Thälmann
Karlheinz Böhm
as Karl Tillmann
Irm Hermann
as Helene
Gottfried John
as Jörg Niemeyer
Kurt Raab
as Barkeeper Gustav
Peter Kern
as Nachtklubbesitzer
Armin Meier
as Ernst
Matthias Fuchs
as Horst Knab
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder