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Vincent Wants to Sea

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A young man who has Tourette's syndrome escapes from an institution with two other patients and travels to Italy to fulfill his late mother's last wish.

Critics Reviews

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Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch 08/19/2011
2/4
"Vincent Wants to Sea" never deviates from the predictable bonding-through-misadventure script, and it has little to teach us about the nature and treatment of the traveler's respective maladies. Go to Full Review Wesley Morris Boston Globe 07/14/2011
2.5/4
This is a bright, broad, silly, harmless movie whose sweetness is a means to an end: "Escape From Sesame Street.'' Go to Full Review Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post 07/08/2011
2/4
Predictability gives way to touching drama. Go to Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 06/08/2020
Tourette's syndrome, anorexia and obsessive-compulsive desires drive this surprisingly tender romantic comedy from Ralf Huettner. Go to Full Review Kelly Jane Torrance Washington Examiner 01/08/2019
4/5
Its themes, its demons are sensitively handled -- but not less funny for it. Munich-born director Ralf Huettner has made a daring film that deserves to be seen far and wide. Go to Full Review Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile 03/11/2012
Explores serious themes - some quite dark - with a lightness of touch, providing well observed and genuine humour, sometimes through pain Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/06/2018 Fantastic movie with great heart. Kind. Music was great. It was funny. See more 04/13/2015 I liked it better than the critics. Though it was a bit predictable and heavy handed, it's a sweet story. See more 12/28/2014 I give it half a star more because it has a decent direction of photography (there are some wonderful landscapes), but in general it's a very uninspiring and bland road movie, with a couple of funny moments. The ending is failed too. See more 12/18/2014 Amazing acting. Fun. Thought provoking. Beautiful scenery. I highly recommend. See more 09/16/2014 Cute German Foreign film about a young man with Tourette's syndrome who is institutionalized by his father. He is forced to room with someone with OCD and befriends a woman with anorexia. They steal the psychiatrist's car in an attempt to visit the Italian shore Watching them insult each other while dealing with their respective problems was entertaining. See more 12/22/2013 Quite amusing but hasn't lived up to the expectation upfront. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Ralf Huettner

Director

Karoline Herfurth

Marie

Heino Ferch

Robert Gellner - Vincents Vater

Katharina Müller-Elmau

Dr. Rose

Karin Thaler

Monika

Tim Seyfi

Carabiniere
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man who has Tourette's syndrome escapes from an institution with two other patients and travels to Italy to fulfill his late mother's last wish.
Director
Ralf Huettner
Producer
Viola Jäger, Harald Kügler
Screenwriter
Florian David Fitz
Production Co
Olga-Film GmbH
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 26, 2016
Runtime
1h 36m