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Vincent Wants to Sea is based on the screenplay written by lead actor Florian David Fitz. Fitz first witnessed a teacher afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome while studying drama at the Boston Conservatory.
Vincent Wants to Sea won over audiences with its universally human story. “Fathers and mothers know these problems from their own daughters and sons,” he says.
Jun 20, 2011 · Complacent with road-movie tropes, director Ralf Huettner and screenwriter Florian David Fitz’s Vincent Wants to Sea is likeable insofar as it’s familiar. Tried and true, having people drive away from their problems or through a journey of self-discovery is an effective use of the cinematic medium.
Vincent Wants to Sea (Vincent will Meer in the original German - it's a similar pun) is a 2010 German drama film about a young man with Tourette's syndrome. After his mother dies, his politician father institutionalizes him.
Armed with a rare photograph of his late mother looking happy by the seaside, he decides to fulfill her dying wish and scatter her ashes in the Italian sea. The epic journey begins in Germany and along the way the trio learn more about each other and eventually bond over their foibles.
Apr 22, 2010 · VINCENT WANTS TO SEA. Vincent's mother has passed away, but Vincent vows to fulfill her last wish and let her see the sea one last time. The problem is how to get her ashes there, since Vincent suffers from Tourette Syndrome and has been packed off to a clinic by his father.
Jun 24, 2011 · Trapped inside the German film Vincent Wants to Sea there's an affecting father-son drama, an amusing road movie, a quirky romantic comedy and a non-patronizing take on mental illness. What we actually get - a homogenized movie-of-the-week set against the Alps and punctuated by anodyne English-language pop songs - brought out the cynic in me.
