| Alive and Ticking | |
| Producer: | Björn Vosgerau |
| Editing: | Nicole Kortlüke |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | German |
Alive and Ticking (de|'''Ein Tick anders''') is a German comedy film directed by . It was released in 2011.
Eva is a 17-year-old girl with Tourette syndrome. Most of the time, she is happy, because her crazy, but loving family accepts her as she is. Eva tries everything to get her family out of a difficult financial situation, when she discovers that her father has obtained a new job and is moving the family to Berlin. But, her tics keep her from getting jobs. She learns through this situation to not let her tics control her life. Together with her dotty grandma and her crazy uncle, she tries to help securing the family's income.[1]
The film participated at several German and international film festivals like 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival[2] or 2011 International Filmfest Emden[3]