Mostly Martha (2001)

RomanceComedy

Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.

Release Date: September 9, 2001
Runtime: 1h 46m
Rating: 6.7/10 (111 votes)

Director: Sandra Nettelbeck

Cast: Martina Gedeck, Maxime Foerste, Sergio Castellitto, August Zirner, Ulrich Thomsen, Sibylle Canonica, Katja Studt, İdil Üner

Production: ZDF, Prisma Film

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Revenue: $4M

Full Cast (24 people)

Martina Gedeck as Martha Klein
Maxime Foerste as Lina Klein
Sergio Castellitto as Mario
August Zirner as Martha´s Therapist
Ulrich Thomsen as Sam Thalberg
Sibylle Canonica as Frida
Katja Studt as Lea
İdil Üner as Bernadette
Oliver Broumis as Jan
Antonio Wannek as Carlos
Sandra Nettelbeck as Christin (uncredited)
Gerhard Garbers as Herr Steinberg
Angela Schmidt as Frau Steinberg
Diego Ribon as Giuseppe Lorenzo
Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger as Lauter Gast (as W.D. Sprenger)
Victoria Trauttmansdorff as Begleiterin
Jerome Ducornau as Jean
Dietrich Adam as Arzt
Katrin Hansmeier as Babysitter
Michael Wittenborn as Lehrer
Gunnar Titzmann as Polizist
Jophi Ries as Unzufriedener Gast
Regula Grauwiller as Seine Freundlin
Maria Fuchs as Freundlin

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Mostly Martha

Mostly Martha

Mostly Martha

Mostly Martha

Mostly Martha

106 min

Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.

106 min

Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.

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Original LanguageGerman

Revenue$4,160,475

Release Date9/9/2001

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Cast

Martina Gedeck

as Martha Klein

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Maxime Foerste

as Lina Klein

Sergio Castellitto

as Mario

August Zirner

as Martha´s Therapist

Ulrich Thomsen

as Sam Thalberg

Sibylle Canonica

as Frida

Katja Studt

as Lea

İdil Üner

as Bernadette

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mostly Martha about?▾

Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful…

How long is Mostly Martha?▾

1h 46m

When was Mostly Martha released?▾

September 9, 2001

Who directed Mostly Martha?▾

Sandra Nettelbeck

Who stars in Mostly Martha?▾

Martina Gedeck, Maxime Foerste, Sergio Castellitto

What genre is Mostly Martha?▾

Romance, Comedy