Good Day, Ramon

2013•1h 59m•

★7.9(161 ratings)

Drama

Overview

After five failed attempts to go to the United States, 18-year-old Ramón decides to look for a friend’s aunt in Germany, but never finds her. With no papers or money, and without knowing the language, he barely survives living on the street until he meets Ruth, an old retired nurse who doesn’t speak Spanish. Beyond language barriers and prejudices, they discover that solidarity and humanity make life bearable.

Director

Jorge Ramírez Suárez

Writers

Jorge Ramírez Suárez

Watchlist

Main Cast

Kristyan Ferrer

Ramón

Ingeborg Schöner

Ruth

Rüdiger Evers

Karl

Adriana Barraza

Esperanza

Arcelia Ramírez

Rosa

Good Day, Ramon

2013•1h 59m•

★7.9(161 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Director

Jorge Ramírez Suárez

Writers

Jorge Ramírez Suárez

Watchlist

Main Cast

Kristyan Ferrer

Ramón

Ingeborg Schöner

Ruth

Rüdiger Evers

Karl

Adriana Barraza

Esperanza

Arcelia Ramírez

Rosa

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Jorge Ramírez Suárez

Writing

Screenplay: Jorge Ramírez Suárez

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Rodrigo Flores López
Sound Designer: Ignacio Soto
Sound Editor: Bernardo Brieño
Sound mixer: Roland Rebscher
Sound mixer: Norman Serna
Sound Designer: Karim González

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Carlos Hidalgo

Editing

Art Direction

Art Direction: Florent Vitse

Did You Know?

With a budget of $4.0M, the film grossed $5.1M — a profit of $1.1M (28% ROI).

The runtime is 119 minutes (1h 59m).

It was a co-production between: Mexico, Germany.

The film was directed by Jorge Ramírez Suárez.

The screenplay was written by Jorge Ramírez Suárez.

The score was composed by Rodrigo Flores López.

Cinematography was handled by Carlos Hidalgo.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt2876428.

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Rating

7.9/10

Great

161 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Guten Tag, Ramón

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

Deutsch, Español

Country of Origin:

Mexico, Germany

Budget:

$4,000,000

Revenue:

$5,104,868

Production Companies:

Beanca Films

Eficine 226

FIDECINE

MPN Cologne Film 3

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Good Day, Ramon

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Kristyan Ferrer

Ingeborg Schöner

Rüdiger Evers

Adriana Barraza

Arcelia Ramírez

Good Day, Ramon

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Kristyan Ferrer

Ingeborg Schöner

Rüdiger Evers

Adriana Barraza

Arcelia Ramírez

Hector Kotsifakis

Karl Friedrich

Marcel Batangtaris

Andreas Berg

Marius Biegai

Jorge de los Reyes

Anna Haack

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