New Trailer for German Family Drama ‘Dying’ Starring Lars Eidinger
by Alex Billington
June 17, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Everything I have to give is in this place.” Picturehouse has debuted an official trailer for the upcoming UK release this summer of the German family drama film titled Dying – yes that’s the direct translation from the film’s original Sterben in German. This premiered at the 2024 Berlinale Film Festival and already won awards – including Best Film at the German Film Awards just last year. An epic and darkly funny symphony of family dysfunction, Dying follows the estranged members of the Lunies family as they wrestle with chaotic private lives. Lars Eidinger stars as an acclaimed conductor, juggling working and his parent and the rest of his family. It already played at tons of fests and has 100% on RT for now. Dying is a brilliant and sharply comic portrayal of a family unraveling…with outrageous consequences. The cast includes Lars with Lilith Stangenberg, Corinna Harfouch, Robert Gwisdek, Ronald Zehrfeld, Saskia Rosendahl, Anna Bederke, and Hans-Uwe Bauer. This is a fantastic trailer for Dying, setting up the family dynamic and emotional stakes and the clever humor, with a few critics’ quotes offering glowing praise. Worth a look.
Here’s the official UK trailer (+ two posters) for Matthias Glasner’s film Dying, direct from YouTube:
An epic and darkly funny symphony of family dysfunction, Dying follows the estranged members of the Lunies family as they wrestle with chaotic private lives. Tom (Lars Eidinger), an acclaimed conductor, is too preoccupied to give his ailing parents the attention they need. He’s juggling work – overseeing a new orchestral piece – and a confusing relationship with an ex who wants him to co-parent her newborn child. Meanwhile, daughter Ellen fumbles through life plagued by alcohol-induced blackouts and an affair with a married colleague. Dying, originally known as Sterben in German, is both written & directed by German filmmaker Matthias Glasner, director of many films including The Meds, Sexy Sadie, Fandango, This Is Love, Gnade, and Redemption Road, as well as the series “Das Boot” and “Night in Paradise” most recently. Produced by Ulf Israel, Jan Krüger, and Matthias Glasner. This initially premiered at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival last year, and it already opened in Germany last year. Picturehouse will release Glasner’s Dying film in UK cinemas starting July 25th, 2025 this summer. Though still no US release date yet. Want to watch?