Wolke Neun (Cloud 9) (2008)
85%RT Audience Score: 76%
Awards & Nominations: 9 wins & 5 nominations
A raw, intimate and emotional insight into romance for the superannuated featuring taboo-breaking insight into the sex-lives of the over 60s
Cloud 9 is a movie that proves love knows no age limit. It’s a heartwarming story of two seniors who find love in each other’s company, and it’s not just any love, but a passionate one. The film is shot in a way that captures every emotion and expression, making it impossible not to feel the characters’ joy and pain. While some critics may find the movie lacking in certain areas, it’s a must-watch for anyone who believes that love is timeless. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and get ready to fall in love with Cloud 9.
Production Company(ies)
Toho Company, Kurosawa Production Co.,
Distributor
Music Box Films
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Berlin, Germany
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2008
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 38m
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Language(s):German
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2009 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 28, 2009
Genre(s)
Drama/Romance
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $4,977,011
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,855,642
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,081
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 747,616
US/Canada gross: $91,675
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $126,279
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,627
US/Canada opening weekend: $6,617
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $9,115
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,721
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Horst Rehberg – Werner
Horst Westphal – Karl
Steffi Kühnert – Petra
Andreas Dresen – Director, Writer
Peter Rommel – Producer
Jörg Hauschild – Writer
Laila Stieler – Writer
Conny Ziesche – Writer
Director(s)
Andreas Dresen
Writer(s)
Andreas Dresen, Jörg Hauschild, Laila Stieler, Conny Ziesche
Producer(s)
Peter Rommel
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
9 wins & 5 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (5)
Dresen films much of the movie in close-up and medium shots, making sure we see every wrinkle and age spot, every expression, every emotion.
September 23, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Cloud 9 is most moving when it steps quietly into the gap between physical decline and the persistence, at full blast, of unfulfilled longing and desire.
September 23, 2020
Ella Taylor
NPR
TOP CRITIC
There is tragedy and awkwardness here, but Cloud 9 never feels like a chore.
September 23, 2020
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
September 14, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
Sometimes, apparently, the old saw about the heart wanting what it wants can apply to seniors precisely the same way it does to the young and foolish.
July 29, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
Tom Russo
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
The film may attract older moviegoers curious to see their generation represented onscreen doing what comes naturally for once. It’s doubtful that the general audience will be so inclined.
July 6, 2010
Ray Bennett
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
“Cloud 9” offers the welcome spectacle of two oldsters discovering romantic bliss, even though that bliss ultimately comes at the expense of others.
September 23, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
This German entry benefits from a matter-of-fact approach.
May 2, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/5
Dan Lybarger
eFilmCritic.com
This moral ambivalence is both the movie’s strength and its greatest weakness. In virtually every way, Inge’s behavior is unconscionable.
April 2, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/4
Loey Lockerby
Kansas City Star
Dresen shows the events with a matter-of-fact clarity and patience, with a lack of editing or obnoxious musical score; the tone is startlingly quiet.
September 10, 2009 | Rating: 3/4
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
This German melodrama has its share of problems (uncertain tone, unsatisfying closure), but in its many good moments, it offers a honest portrait of sex among the elderly, which is an almost taboo subject in American movies.
August 29, 2009 | Rating: B
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
An otherwise routine look at a love triangle is passed with middling success through geriatric and Teutonic filters in this largely improvised drama from veteran German director Andreas Dresen.
August 28, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/5
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine…
Plot
A romantic drama about an old woman in her mid-60s who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features Ursula Werner, Horst Rehberg, and Horst Westphal in the lead roles.
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