As Green As It Gets (2018) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2018 · 118 mins · German

Directed by

Florian Gallenberger

Starring

Sunnyi Melles, Emma Bading, Ulrich Tukur, Elmar Wepper, Michael Hanemann, Gudrun Ritter

A disillusioned gardener, Georg “Schorsch” Kempter, finds renewed purpose when he takes flight in his vintage biplane. Facing bankruptcy and struggling with strained relationships with his family, Schorsch escapes the pressures of his nursery through flying. A dispute with a local golf course owner threatens his livelihood, leading him to flee in his plane. He then embarks on an unexpected journey across the Bavarian countryside, encountering unique characters and slowly rediscovering happiness and connection along the way.