Cloud 9 (2008 film)

Cloud 9 (German: Wolke Neun) is a 2008 German drama film directed by Andreas Dresen and starring Ursula Werner, Horst Rehberg, and Horst Westphal. The story focuses on love and sex in old age and had its world premiere at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Heart Throb Jury Prize from the Un Certain Regard jury. The title is an Anglicism of the phrase "cloud nine".^[1]

Cloud 9
Film poster
German	Wolke Neun
Directed by	Andreas Dresen
Produced by	Peter Rommel
Starring	Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal
Cinematography	Michael Hammon
Edited by	Jörg Hauschild
Release date	17 May 2008 (2008-05-17) (CFF)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Cast

• Ursula Werner - Inge
• Horst Rehberg - Werner
• Horst Westphal [de] - Karl
• Steffi Kühnert - Petra

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 44 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "A raw, intimate and emotional insight into romance for the superannuated featuring taboo-breaking insight into the sex-lives of the over 60s."^[2]