Golden Years

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Golden Years

Released Feb 23, 2024

1h 32m

Comedy

Adventure

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Alice and Peter are celebrating their retirement -- and with it, a new phase in their lives. However, shortly after the couple's retirement party, a sudden tragedy befalls Alice's best friend Magalie. Peter, sympathetic to the suffering of Magalie's widower, Heinz, invites him on the retirement cruise their children gave them. Alice had hoped this trip would infuse fresh life into their marriage, but instead of enjoying their time together, they find themselves drifting further apart. Disappointed and hurt, Alice doesn't reboard the cruise ship during a shore excursion and instead embarks on a journey of self-discovery, taking her across Southern Europe and bringing her into a community of older people finding joy outside traditional notions of gender, marriage, and the later years of one's life.

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

What wins out are the performances, which pack plenty of pathos within such charming, frail packages.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 23, 2024

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Ayla Ruby

Loud and Clear Reviews

Golden Years is a German language movie about growing old and making peace with your life while finding the courage to live authentically.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 20, 2024

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Kayla Turner

Screen Rant

Golden Years addresses important themes with likable protagonists, but the film tends to dwell on the surface, lacking much needed depth.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 3, 2024

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

This is a seriocomic movie with charm, depth, and a cliche-resistant belief that it’s never too late to bust out of one’s own status quo.

Apr 1, 2024

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Jeff Mitchell

Phoenix Film Festival

‘Golden Years’ offers valuable insights, but during a recycled cinematic journey.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 24, 2024

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

... a tender and thoughtful examination of aging, companionship, and personal fulfillment that resonates across cultural boundaries.

Feb 23, 2024

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Gwenn

I enjoyed this and found it refreshing in that it illuminated components of the “gray divorce” and certain aspects about aging that aren’t readily discussed or portrayed. Excellent assemble of actors and lovely travel scenes of Europe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/24

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Don W

Fantasy to the point of ridiculous.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/12/24

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Barbara Kulcsar

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Esther Gemsch

Alice

Stefan Kurt

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Ueli Jäggi

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Gundi Ellert

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Isabelle Barth

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Alice and Peter are celebrating their retirement -- and with it, a new phase in their lives. However, shortly after the couple's retirement party, a sudden tragedy befalls Alice's best friend Magalie. Peter, sympathetic to the suffering of Magalie's widower, Heinz, invites him on the retirement cruise their children gave them. Alice had hoped this trip would infuse fresh life into their marriage, but instead of enjoying their time together, they find themselves drifting further apart. Disappointed and hurt, Alice doesn't reboard the cruise ship during a shore excursion and instead embarks on a journey of self-discovery, taking her across Southern Europe and bringing her into a community of older people finding joy outside traditional notions of gender, marriage, and the later years of one's life.

Director: Barbara Kulcsar
Producer: Lukas Hobi, Reto Schärli
Screenwriter: Petra Biondina Volpe
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: Zodiac Pictures, Neon Productions, Claussen & Putz Filmproduktion
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 23, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.1K
Runtime: 1h 32m

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