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"A movie that will make you blush."

1994 1h 34m DE

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6.2

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50%

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6.5

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★6.2TMDB · 123🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes★6.5IMDB · 6,469

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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The heterosexual man Axel is thrown out of his girlfriends home for cheating and ends up moving in with a gay man. Axel learns the advantages of living with gay men even though they are attracted to him and when his girlfriend wants him back he must make a tough decision.

“A movie that will make you blush.”

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Cast

Til Schweiger
Axel Feldheim
Joachim Król
Norbert Brommer
Katja Riemann
Doro Feldheim
Rufus Beck
Waltraud
Armin Rohde
Butcher
Martina Gedeck
Jutta
Kai Wiesinger
Gunnar
Monty Arnold
Monty

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sönke Wortmann
Writers: Sönke Wortmann
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Der bewegte Mann Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sönke Wortmann, shot by Gernot Roll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Torsten Breuer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ueli Christen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Til Schweiger and Joachim Król and Katja Riemann carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A movie that will make you blush.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0109255 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sönke Wortmann directs. Gernot Roll behind the camera. Torsten Breuer scores. Ueli Christen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Der bewegte Mann Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Sönke Wortmann, shot by Gernot Roll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Torsten Breuer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ueli Christen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Til Schweiger and Joachim Król and Katja Riemann carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A movie that will make you blush.".
8IMDB entry: tt0109255 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "sexual identity", "infidelity", "friendship", "waitress".