Long Hello and Short Goodbye
Seen it?1999 | 95 min | Comedy, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The cop Kahnitz wants to finish off the little gangster Ben. The young undercover policewoman Melody is supposed to tempt him to make his final break. What Melody doesn't know is that Kahnitz and Ben are connected by a dark chapter in their past, and Melody is supposed to help Kahnitz settle his old scores. But the intriguing game of love, hate, crime and betrayal inevitably drags everyone involved into a bloody showdown...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 861 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rainer Kaufmann
- Nicolette KrebitzMelody
- Marc HosemannBen
- Sunnyi MellesAurelia
- Axel MilbergPercy
- Michael BenthinRezeptionist
- Dietrich HollinderbäumerKahnitz
- Katja RiemannIda
- Hannelore HogerTherapeutin
- Stefan KurtArzt
- Gustav Peter WöhlerVerkäufer