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Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

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1975 | 108 min | Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Best for politics junkies and anyone who loves watching the truth get chased down. Power and ambition drive every scene. It's about the digging, and what it costs to get the story.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 48 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1975: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.

Frau Emma Küsters prepares dinner late one seemingly-ordinary afternoon in her seemingly-ordinary Frankfurt kitchen. She wants to add canned sausages to the stew; her irritating daughter-in-law thinks otherwise. But the point is moot: Ernst Küsters has not only murdered the personnel director at the soap factory where he's employed but succeeded that by committing suicide.

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 powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 4K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

  • Brigitte MiraEmma Küsters
  • Ingrid CavenCorinna
  • Margit CarstensenFrau Thälmann
  • Karlheinz BöhmKarl Tillmann
  • Irm HermannHelene
  • Gottfried JohnJörg Niemeyer
  • Kurt RaabBarkeeper Gustav
  • Peter KernNachtklubbesitzer
  • Armin MeierErnst
  • Matthias FuchsHorst Knab