Sad Jokes

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{{Infobox film

| name = Sad Jokes

| image = Sad Jokes Poster.jpg

| alt = Film Poster

| caption =

| director = Fabian Stumm

| screenplay = Fabian Stumm

| producer = Nicola Heim
Fabian Stumm

| starring = Fabian Stumm
Haley Louise Jones
Jonas Dassler
Ulrica Flach

| cinematography = Michael Bennett

| editing = Kaspar Panizza

| studio = Postofilm

| distributor = Edition Salzgeber

| released = {{Film date|2024|6|30|Munich}}

| runtime = 96 minutes

| country = Germany

| language = German

}}

Sad Jokes is a 2024 German comedy-drama film, directed by Fabian Stumm.{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Romney |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/sad-jokes-munich-review/5194646.article |title='Sad Jokes': Munich Review |work=Screen Daily |date=30 June 2024 |access-date=10 September 2024 }} The film stars Stumm as Joseph, a gay film director who is co-parent to Pino (Justus Meyer) with his friend Sonya (Haley Louise Jones), and is forced to adapt to the demands of being the boy's primary caregiver after Sonya is hospitalized for depression.{{cite news |first=Savina |last=Petkova |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/464400 |title=Review: Sad Jokes |work=Cineuropa |date=8 July 2024 |access-date=10 September 2024 }}

The cast also includes Ulrica Flach, Jonas Dassler, Godehard Giese, Marie-Lou Sellem, Anne Haug, Knut Berger, Hildegard Schroedter, Nicola Heim, Tina Pfurr, Anneke Kim Sarnau, Susie Meyer, Romina Küper, Friedrich Pinckens, Doreen Fietz, Marco Alexandro Ippoliti, Rahel Maria Savoldelli, Sebastian Schipper, Max Krumm, Wiky Kogiou, Sven Kriesten, Brunhilde Stumm, Henri Stumm, Simon Stumm and Leo Heim in supporting roles.

The film premiered at the 2024 Filmfest München, where Stumm won the award for Best Director in the German Cinema New Talent program.{{cite news |first=Martin |last=Blaney |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/sad-jokes-delivers-at-munichs-german-cinema-new-talent-awards/5195277.article |title='Sad Jokes' delivers at Munich's German Cinema New Talent awards |work=Screen Daily |date=8 July 2024 |access-date=10 September 2024 }}

It had its North American premiere in the Discovery program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite news |first=Zac |last=Ntim |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/tiff-2024-discovery-laura-carreira-on-falling-bonjour-tristesse-chloe-sevigny-1236019758/ |title=TIFF 2024: Laura Carreira's 'On Falling' & 'Bonjour Tristesse' Starring Chloë Sevigny Among Titles Set For Discovery Sidebar |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 24, 2024 |access-date=10 September 2024 }}