Enlightenment Guaranteed
- Heiner Lauterbach Heiner
- Anica Dobra Anica
- Gustav Peter Wöhler: Gustav
- Ulrike Kriener: Ulrike
- Uwe Ochsenknecht: Uwe
- Petra Zieser: Petra
- Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht: Wilson
- Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht: Jimi
Enlightenment is guaranteed a German film director Doris Dorrie from the from the year 2000.
Action
The road movie tells a story of two men, Uwe and Gustav, who find with the help of a Buddhist monastery to himself.
Uwe is left by his wife Petra, who sees no sense in a broader coexistence, as Uwe is busy rather with himself and his profession and less with his wife and children. Since this is quite a shock for him, he turns to his brother Gustav, who is married to Ulrike. His brother works as a sort of feng shui interior designer, he appears with his life not to be truly satisfied and decides to fly with Uwe to Japan to visit a Buddhist Zen monastery.
Once in Japan the whole trip seems to be a disaster. Both lost, but later found with the help of a German Aussiedlerin again and then decide to go in the Buddhist monastery and there to learn and to find enlightenment together after initial dispute.
Uwe, who was initially not thrilled by the whole journey and reached only by the loss of his wife and too much alcohol to Japan, is quickly convinced that the teachings can help him. The two brothers clashed there, but do it again to find another.
After ten days, some for cleaning, wiping units, prayers and ablutions are both her self, her inner self come a little closer. Gustav Uwe are against even that he is gay and seems to be in harmony with yourself. That is cheating on him his wife, it is not known.
The first name of all the characters corresponding to the respective actor.
The film has been rotated with the director and the actors only with a rough framework as a writer according to an interview on the DVD. During the stay in the monastery Monzen the actors actually take part in the daily routine of the monks, and are only observed by the cameras.
Criticism
" A digitally recorded, subsequently inflated to 35mm film, which oscillates stylistically unconvincing between home video, Introduction to Zen Buddhism and Far Eastern Road Movie. Despite this formal weaknesses sustainable touches the seriousness with which the spiritual power of meditative attention is discussed and hinted existential tones. "
Awards
The film won twice in 2000, the Bavarian Film Prize. The Best Actor award was given Uwe Ochsenknecht. In addition, the film won the Producer's Award.