Synopsis: Cloud 9 is the groundbreaking , lyrical and moving story of Inge (Ursula Werner), a 67 year-old married women who rediscovers passion and her sexuality when she unexpectedly falls in love with a 76 year-old Karl (Horst Westphal). Ms. Werner won the German Film Award for best Actress (Germany's equivalent of the Academy Award) for her extraordinary raw and sensitive performance.
Andreas Dresen's nuanced and humorous direction shows us an aspect of life rarely portrayed on screen for which he won the German Film Award for Best Direction.