Micha Wertheim: Ergens anders (2017) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2017, Micha Wertheim: Ergens anders is a comédie film directed by Gijsbert van der Wal, running about 92 minutes.

What it’s about. The bigger the audiences for Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim’s shows became, the less he had to do to make them laugh. In one early show, he suggested that the audience would be better off without him. So in 2016, he acted upon this suggestion with an experiment that made theater history: he wasn't physically present onstage but somewhere else. The audience wasn't aware of this in advance, though they did get a hint in the form of a pre-recorded "live" radio interview from a remote studio. "I see my audience as my children," Wertheim says in this interview. "You have to educate them, and that’s what I’ve been doing for the past 15 years. At first you have to constantly be there watching them, but there comes a time when you have to trust them to get on with it without you." With some help from a robot, a printer, a stereo and a set of headphones, the members of his audience were able to make their own performance.

Who’s in it. Micha Wertheim: Ergens anders stars Micha Wertheim, Jellie Brouwer, Maarten van Erp and Marlijn Kok, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, Micha Wertheim: Ergens anders sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Micha Wertheim: Ergens anders page.

If you liked it. Fans of Micha Wertheim: Ergens anders tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, La vie est belle and Fight Club.