Agnes and His Brothers (2004) - Movie

Agnes and His Brothers (2004)
Three siblings blame their father for their dysfunctional lives. Hans (Moritz Bleibtreu) ogles every attractive woman who comes into the library and spies on them in the restroom. Werner (Herbert Knaup), a Green Party politico, seems put together but his home life is a disaster and his wife has an unhealthy relationship with their son. Agnes (Martin Weiss), formerly Martin before...

Release Date: 2004

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 56 min

Plot Summary

Three siblings blame their father for their dysfunctional lives. Hans (Moritz Bleibtreu) ogles every attractive woman who comes into the library and spies on them in the restroom. Werner (Herbert Knaup), a Green Party politico, seems put together but his home life is a disaster and his wife has an unhealthy relationship with their son. Agnes (Martin Weiss), formerly Martin before a sex change, pines for an American fashion designer who cannot fulfill his desires.

Cast: Martin Weiss, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Katja Riemann, Tom Schilling, Susan Anbeh, Vadim Glowna, Margit Carstensen

Director: Oskar Roehler

Genres: Drama

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Ratings & Reviews

50
V.A. MusettoNew York Post
Dysfunctional families don't come much more messed up than the one in Agnes and His Brothers, a comic drama from Germany. show more
63
Elizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily News
Roehler aims scattershot barbs at so many targets, from political hypocrisy to suburban entitlement, that he often misses. But whenever he takes the time to line up his toxic arrows, usually with the help of a compellingly squirmy Bleibtreu, he hits the bull's-eye. show more
63
Michael WilmingtonChicago Tribune
It's a slick, ambitious movie that doesn't always nail all the many moods and themes it's after. show more

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