The Beginner is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in Canada. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 13 June 2026.
Where to watch The Beginner
🇨🇦 Canada
Good to know
- Director
- Alexandra Sell
- Release date
- 2018-01-18
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Language
- German
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Germany
- Studio
- Flare Film
About The Beginner
The Beginner is a 2018 movie in the Drama and Family genres, directed by Alexandra Sell, starring Ulrike Krumbiegel, Annekathrin Bürger and Maria Rogozina. It has a runtime of 1 hour 39 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.5/10 from 10 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Beginner in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.
Synopsis
A coming-of-age tale with a difference about the grumpy doctor Annebarbel Buschhaus donning her ice skates again at the age of 58 after an absence of 40 years. Back on the ice, she tries to revive long suppressed childhood dreams – and makes a new friend, Jolina Kuhn, Berlin’s youth figure skating champion. Through her new friend, Annebarbel begins to open up and break away from her dominant mother.
Cast
Ulrike Krumbiegel
Dr. Annebärbel Buschhaus
Annekathrin Bürger
Dr. Irene Hanschke
Maria Rogozina
Jolina Kuhn
Christine Errath
Christine Errath
Rainer Bock
Rolf Buschhaus
Stephan Grossmann
Horst Kuhn
Franziska Weisz
Birgit Zernitz
Tatja Seibt
Gertrud
Judith von Radetzky
Margit Axmann
Volker Ranisch
Holger
Aliya Ania Antonella Amberg
Annebärbel Buschhaus ( klein)
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Herr Decker
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch The Beginner in Canada?+
In Canada, The Beginner is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there right now.
Is The Beginner on Netflix?+
The Beginner is not on Netflix in Canada right now.
How long is The Beginner?+
The Beginner has a runtime of 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).
Who stars in The Beginner?+
The Beginner stars Ulrike Krumbiegel, Annekathrin Bürger, Maria Rogozina, Christine Errath and Rainer Bock.
When did The Beginner come out?+
The Beginner is a 2018 movie directed by Alexandra Sell.
What genre is The Beginner?+
The Beginner is Drama and Family film.
Who directed The Beginner?+
The Beginner was directed by Alexandra Sell.
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