title: Life Is All You Get
text: # Life Is All You Get
  
  Life Is All You Get (German: Das Leben ist eine Baustelle) is a 1997 German comedy film directed by Wolfgang Becker. It was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention. Joe Leydon of Variety praised the film as "an extremely engaging tale of life and love in a city where everything appears to be in a state of flux," and described it as "a smartly written and sharply observed comedy-drama. At its frequent best, pic has a fresh and larky charm that's reminiscent of fondly remembered French New Wave romances."
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Jürgen Vogel as Jan Nebel
  * Christiane Paul as Vera
  * Ricky Tomlinson as Buddy
  * Meret Becker as Moni
  * Christina Papamichou as Kristina
  * Martina Gedeck as Lilo
  * Armin Rohde as Harri
  * Rebecca Hessing as Jenni
  * Andrea Sawatzki as Sylvia
  * Frank-Michael Köbe as Zivi 1 / Undercover Police Officer #1
  * Rainer Werner as Zivi 2 / Undercover Police Officer #2
  * Uwe Richter as Polizist 1 / Police Officer #1
  * Frank Kessler as Polizist 2 / Police Officer #2
  * Oliver Heschke as Polizist 3 / Police Officer #3
  