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German Outlets Preview ‘Good Fortune – Ein Ganz Spezieller Schutzengel’ Ahead of Oct. 16 Release

The comedy frames a guardian angel’s life‑swap experiment to question whether wealth increases happiness, with an early review judging its moral claim as underpowered.

Overview

  • The film opens in German cinemas on Oct. 16, 2025, runs 98 minutes, and is distributed by LEONINE Distribution GmbH.
  • Keanu Reeves plays the angel Gabriel opposite Seth Rogen, with Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Aziz Ansari in supporting roles.
  • The premise centers on an angel enabling a struggling gig worker to step into a self‑made millionaire’s life, setting off comedic complications without revealing key turns.
  • Cicero Online calls the film entertaining and timely in its social aims but says the central moral experiment does not land.
  • The German coverage ties the theme to research on a ‘happiness income’ near €78,000 in 2023 and newer U.S. studies linking higher earnings to greater well‑being.