Aus dem Leben (2024): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2024, Aus dem Leben is a drama and tv movie film directed by Katrin Schmidt, running about 89 minutes.

What it’s about. Primary school teacher Sabine Schuster suffers a sudden stroke during a theatre rehearsal with her pupils. Doctors are able to save her life in hospital, but the path back to everyday life is difficult and uncertain. For Sabine's husband Stefan, a forester, nothing is as it was either. While Sabine has to laboriously relearn things that are taken for granted, such as speaking or walking, in rehab, Stefan adapts the house in Ilmenau, Thuringia, to his wife's needs in the hope that the familiar surroundings will do her good. But Sabine is so disappointed by her condition that she initially resists everything that will help her recover. Out of shame, she avoids contact with her usual surroundings. She misses her work as a teacher and hiking. Seemingly lost in the mill of the care system, the new nurse Iryna, organized by Stefan, brings new hope with her very own, optimistic and demanding manner.

Who’s in it. Aus dem Leben stars Ann-Kathrin Kramer as Sabine Schuster, Harald Krassnitzer as Stefan Schuster, Leonie Brill as Annika Schuster and Christian Erdmann as Paul Breternitz, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Aus dem Leben has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Aus dem Leben page.

If you liked it. Fans of Aus dem Leben tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.