BASED ON THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF AN EXCEPTIONAL WOMAN AND HER BESTSELLING NOVEL. A HIDDEN LIFE'S VALERIE PACHNER DELIVERS AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THIS DEEPLY EMOTIONAL LOVE STORY AND ODE TO PRECIOUS MEMORIES.

Barbara and her partner Heli are professional clowns, living out their dream of an alternative, joy filled life with their two children, laughing at what doesn't work out. But when a tragic car accident takes Heli and the children, Barbara is left alone. In the face of unspeakable loss, her belief in humor, hope, and humanity is put to the ultimate test. Can her way of seeing the world — through both its light and shadow — help her find a way back to life? She bets she'll laugh again.

Directed by ADRIAN GOIGINGER
Written by SENAD HALILBAŠIĆ
Producers PETER WILDLING, GERRIT KLEIN, MARTIN PFEIL, DAVID STÖLLINGER, ADRIAN GOIGINGER
Director of Photography PAUL SPRINZ
Production design MARIA GRUBER
Costume design ESTHER AMUSER
Make-up TIM SCHEIDIG
Editing MARTIN PFEIL, SIMON BLASI
Casting ANGELIKA KROPEJ
Music ARASH SAFAIAN
Sound design MARVIN KEIL
Production managers MAJA WIESER BENEDETTI, FELIX RUPLE
German distributor ALAMODE FILM
Austrian distributor POLYFILM
Unit Still Photography NIKOLETT KUSTOS
2nd Unit Still Photography OANA OLARIU
Produced by: 2010 Entertainment(Peter Wildling, Martin Pfeil, Adrian Goiginger, David Stöllinger) and Giganten Film(Gerrit Klein) in collaboration with ORF-FFA, BR, SWR and arte