Ob ihr wollt oder nicht (2009): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2009, Ob ihr wollt oder nicht is a comedy and drama film directed by Ben Verbong.

What it’s about. The film starts with the main character Laura, a young woman with advanced cancer, entering quite upset the home of her parents and claiming to have stopped chemo therapy and having left her husband. The worried parents call the other three adult daughters into the house and they arrive one by one. For the first time in 6 years the entire family is united again. The characters are drawn as tensions rise from old conflicts and as the situation sinks in that Laura might be terminally ill. The movie eventually shifts from a lively sometimes comical beginning into the serious theme of dying and does handle this quite tactfully and moving. While the film touches on many areas surrounding death (including religion, graveyard, care, eutanasia) the main focus is on the transformation of the characters that are thrown out of their busy lifes into this situation, eventually accepting it and dealing with it.

Who’s in it. Ob ihr wollt oder nicht stars Christiane Paul as Susa, Senta Berger as Dorothea, Katharina M. Schubert as Laura and Anna Böger as Coco, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Ob ihr wollt oder nicht 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 Ob ihr wollt oder nicht page.

If you liked it. Fans of Ob ihr wollt oder nicht tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.