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Brief synopsis

"Love eats up life" retraces the work by Tobias Gruben, which 20 years after his death continues to be a nearly completely undiscovered diamond in the rough of German pop culture. The singer of "Cyan Revue" and "Die Erde" inspires young bands like "Messer" or "Isolation Berlin" to perform cover versions of his songs. The film depicts not only an incomplete music career, but also describes the never-ending struggle of a son for recognition by his father. In interviews, music, some of which as yet unreleased, and letters, "Love devours life" takes us straight to the heart and mind of a musician nearly completely forgotten, who shortly before his commercial breakthrough died of an overdose and whose lyrics and songs continue to touch listeners today.

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Director of photographyHenning Drechsler
Dreh mit Messer
Dreh mit Messer
Director of photographyNikolas Jürgens
DirectorOliver Schwabe
EditorChristian Becker [1]
ProducerKlaus Maeck
ProducerChristian Becker [1]
Production sound mixerOliver Prasnikar
Production sound mixerJule Buerjes

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Mindjazz Pictures [de]

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Oliver Schwabe2020Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis [de]
Preis der Opus GmbH
Preis der Opus GmbHNominated
Oliver Schwabe2019Film Festival Cologne
bester Dokumentarfilm NRW
bester Dokumentarfilm NRWNominated
Christian Becker [1]2019Film F
bester Dokumentarfilm NRW
bester Dokumentarfilm NRWNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2022Germanyfsff - Fünf Seen Festival
Sektion Odeon
Sektion Odeon
2019GermanyFilm Festival Hamburg
2019GermanyFilm Festival Cologne