Death of My Youth
Kai Peter is the janitor at his son’s school – the very same school he attended as a child. Together with his wife Meli and son Silas, he returns to his old hometown. Everything seems perfect: a secure job, a loving family, and Silas is following in his footsteps as a talented kickboxer. But Kai feels a deep sense of restlessness. He takes comedy classes hoping to bring new energy to his life. A visit to the former children’s home, however, reopens old wounds and meeting his former colleague Klaus confronts him with the paths of his past that he never wanted to walk again.
Cast
- Meli Peter
- Nadeshda Brennicke
- Kai Peter
- Timo Jacobs
- Silas
- Silas Peter
- Martina
- Ninel Geiger
- Kai Peter / Junge
- Oliver Szerkus
- Kai Peter / Kind
- Milo Eisenblätter
- Coach
- Sascha Geršak
- Jessica Peter
- Sarah Bauerett
- Dr. Rest
- Detlev Buck
- Elvis
- Julius Feldmeier
- Nicole
- Susanne Wuest
- Erika Meier
- Katy Karrenbauer
- Dr. Paradis
- Natalia Avelon
- Aladin Müller
- Burak Yigit
- Klaus
- Joscha Baltha
- Mo
- Daniel Sellier
- Petra
- Ruby Commey
- Manfred
- Carsten Stahl
- Ricardo Kross
- Florian Kleine
- Frau Seifert
- Barbara Philipp
- Daniel Luis
- Daniel Luis
Death of My Youth
Timo Jacobs
- Fiction
- Production Country / Year
- Germany 2025
- Language
- dt. OF m. engl. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 89min
1.85:1, Discrete 5.1
- Original Title
- Tod meiner Jugend
Director & Crew
Timo Jacobs
Born in 1974 in Itzehoe. Studied Dietetics and Acting. Worked as a DJ, professional BMX rider, and wholesaler for US companies. Active as an actor, producer, and director.
Filmography
| 2025 | Tod meiner Jugend | Spielfilm | 2025 |
“Tod meiner Jugend is a film that asks questions rather than giving answers. It challenges us to look where we would otherwise rather turn away. But what happens if we find the courage to really look? Can we discover hope even in the depths of the human experience? How does a person manage to believe in good and give love despite the deepest of wounds? How do we find a language for the unspeakable? And what responsibility do we all bear? Tod meiner Jugend is an attempt to give space to these questions – in the cinema and hopefully beyond.“
- Writer
- Timo Jacobs
- Sophie Reyer
- Daniel Jaro
- Director of Photography
- Manuel Ruge
- Editor
- Oliver Walz
- Jessica Rudolph (BSR)
- Production Designer
- Michael Schindlmeier
- Set Designer
- Peter Hahn
- Costume Designer
- Angelika Götz
- Elena Wegner
- Casting Director
- Natascha Zimmermann
- Sound
- Christian Wilmes
- Max Bertani
- Sound Designer
- Adel Abbes Hafsi
- Music Composer
- Alexander Muell
- Make-up
- Mandy Soßmann
- Claus Grüßner
- Jenny Jost
- Co-Producer
- Kristina Schippling
- Producer
- Timo Jacobs