What Might Have Been (2019): Cast
What Might Have Been is a 2019 romantic drama directed by Florian Koerner von Gustorf, starring Christiane Paul as Astrid, Ronald Zehrfeld and Sebastian Hülk. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Florian Koerner von Gustorf
- Original language
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German - Studio
- Flare Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is What Might Have Been About?
The premise of What Might Have Been without spoilers.
Astrid, a woman in her late forties, has a seemingly perfect life and a new relationship with Paul. Their romantic weekend getaway to Budapest takes an unexpected turn when they encounter Julius, Astrid’s former great love. Julius was first met at an artists’ party in East Germany back in 1986, and their reunion complicates Astrid’s present and forces her to confront past feelings.
What Might Have Been Themes & Keywords
· 18 tags- past and present
- border crossing
- first love
- past coming back to haunt
- east germany
- political repression
- escape
- hungary
- female physician
- female rear nudity
- woman on top sex
- reference to heiner mueller
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- reference to viktor orban
- illegal border crossing
- female nudity
- male nudity
- male frontal nudity
- male full frontal nudity
What Might Have Been Cast & Characters
Christiane Paul leads the cast as Astrid, with Ronald Zehrfeld as Paul and Sebastian Hülk as Julius. Directed by Florian Koerner von Gustorf; 17 actors are credited in all.
- Director Florian Koerner von Gustorf
- Christiane Paul as Astrid
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Ronald Zehrfeld as Paul -
Sebastian Hülk as Julius -
Björn Freiberg as Chef de Rang
Also Starring in What Might Have Been
· 13 more- Mercedes Müller Young Astrid
- Sara Fazilat
- Barnaby Metschurat Sascha
- Lena Urzendowsky Jana
- Erika Marozsán Margarete
- Tamás Lengyel Jozsef
- Leonard Kunz Young Julius
- Claudia Geisler-Bading
- Matti Schmidt-Schaller Young Sascha
- Nina Kronjäger
- Béla Gabor Lenz
- Bill Becker
- Filip Januchowski
What Might Have Been Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “会发生什么” and “Retour à Budapest”.
- Also known as
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- 会发生什么
- Retour à Budapest
- Najina Budimpešta
- Что было бы
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What Might Have Been FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of What Might Have Been, each answered in a sentence.
How long is What Might Have Been?
What Might Have Been runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was What Might Have Been released?
What Might Have Been was released on June 29, 2019.
Who directed What Might Have Been?
What Might Have Been was directed by Florian Koerner von Gustorf.
More films by Florian Koerner von Gustorf Who is in the cast of What Might Have Been?
What Might Have Been stars Christiane Paul as Astrid, Ronald Zehrfeld as Paul and Sebastian Hülk as Julius, among 17 credited actors.
Does What Might Have Been have a post-credit scene?
No. What Might Have Been has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is What Might Have Been in?
The original language of What Might Have Been is German.
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