The man who ate the world

This man is a disaster: irresponsible, aggressive, greedy, and narcissistic. He has left his wife and their children, and he pays his alimony only irregularly. He keeps his sick brother at a distance, and his best friend is, at best, a punching ball and cheap lender. He even quit his successful job to become self-employed, to “finally be free.” He feels trapped and destroys his relationships and everything he’s ever had. How and why he feels that way, he doesn’t really talk about: Is he depressed? Is it a midlife crisis, maybe a burnout? 

When his demented father needs help and lets him move in with him, a generational conflict breaks out, one which makes it visible just how misunderstood and helpless this father-son relationship was and is. 

The story—an adaptation of the play of the same name by Nis Momme Stockmann—tells of male hubris, repressed feelings, unconscious depression, and the hard struggle for success.

Cast

Sohn

Johannes Suhm

Ulf

Singer Konrad

Vater

Hannes Hellmann

Bogensee

Michael Goldberg

Philipp

Max Mauff

Lisa

Maja Schöne