Herrliche Zeiten

Herrliche Zeiten is a 2018 German comedy-drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, starring Katja Riemann and Oliver Masucci. It tells the story of an affluent couple looking for a new housekeeper. As a joke, they write in the ad that they are looking for "slaves", which has unexpected consequences. The film is based on the novel Subs by Thor Kunkel.

Cast

Katja Riemann as Evi Müller-Todt
Oliver Masucci as Claus Müller-Todt
Samuel Finzi as Bartos
Lize Feryn as Svetlana
Yasin El Harrouk
Andrea Sawatzki
Lena Schmidke
Ilgar Khanikov
Sara Fazilat
Gottfried Vollmer
Katy Karrenbauer
Aslan Aslan as Tarek
Ivan Jurcevic as Bodyguard

Production

The film is based on the 2011 novel Subs written by Thor Kunkel. It is produced by Molina Film and co-produced by Tele München Gruppe. It received support from the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, DFFF, BKM and Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg. Filming took place from 8 May to 20 June 2017 in and around Cologne.

Release

The film was released in German cinemas on 3 May 2018.