Look Who's Back

2015 1h 56m DE

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 1,974

Comedy

Synopsis

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When Adolf Hitler reawakens at the site of his former bunker in present-day Berlin, he is mistaken for a comedian and quickly becomes a media phenomenon.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oliver Masucci
Adolf Hitler
Fabian Busch
Fabian Sawatzki
Christoph Maria Herbst
Christoph Sensenbrink
Katja Riemann
Bellini
Franziska Wulf
Krömeier
Lars Rudolph
Shop Owner
Michael Kessler
Michael Witzigmann
Thomas Thieme
Kärrner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Wnendt
Writers: Ingrid Lausund, David Wnendt
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Wnendt, shot by Hanno Lentz. 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 Enis Rotthoff. 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 Andreas Wodraschke 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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Oliver Masucci and Fabian Busch and Christoph Maria Herbst carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4176826 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David Wnendt directs. Hanno Lentz behind the camera. Enis Rotthoff scores. Andreas Wodraschke cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 8.0× over at the box office.
3Released 11 years ago.
4Directed by David Wnendt, shot by Hanno Lentz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Enis Rotthoff. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Andreas Wodraschke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Oliver Masucci and Fabian Busch and Christoph Maria Herbst carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt4176826 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hanno Lentz
Original score: Enis Rotthoff
Editing: Andreas Wodraschke
Production design: Jenny Roesler
Costume design: Elke von Sivers
VFX supervisor: Dennis Rettkowski
Sound: Paul Rischer
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,196,621
Box office: $25,513,752
Return: 798% of budget
Original language: DE
IMDB: Look Who's Back (2015)

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Reno2016-04-14
★ 7/10
He's obviously the same person, but his intentions are? I enjoyed the director's previous works like 'Combat Girls' and 'Wetlands'. Those were young women oriented subjects, yet filled with sensitive topics. But now he turned his focus towards the screen adaptation of a bestselling satirical novel of the same name about Adolf Hitler. Well, this is not his best work, not a bad movie either. Quite fun to watch, but not logical, especially the basic ones. Since it mocks a most hated person in the human history, there's no issues on portraying him in whatever angle they wanted, because nobody cares. Yet the film talked some serious current issues of Germany. This is like when 'Borat' meets 'The Dictator'. A man who wanders around a city looking for some answers. That's none other than Adolf Hitler, who wakes up in the middle of where some young kids showing their football skills for a tv programme. Then he embarks to learn where he's and what year it is. Meets a person who helps him and ultimately end up with some tv guy where they begin their journey throughout the nation making videos before landing in an actual tv show. The man who killed millions of people wants the best for Germany and its people, how he turn things around were narrated in a quite interesting perspective. The initial narratives were like the aimless, that tells us what people think of the Adolf Hitler's return. Looked like most of them were shot like a documentary style, outside the official shooting spots. You can see lots of real people's faces were censored. We know that he wanted to be an artist, but he draws some funny sketches in this. Likewise there are many scenes about his qualities that were dragged in to make fun out of it. Can people accept the words of one who is considered a villain. He came from a different timeline, but he quickly absorbs the situation and gives some important tips that should come into force. From the common people's perspective, it is an entertaining product, but from the political viewpoint, there are stuffs to consider severely about. "When you have rats at home, it is called not a clown but an exterminator." To me there's nothing controversial about this theme. When he failed, the final pages of his history book were written by his enemies. Otherwise, there's no difference between him, Alexander and Genghis Khan. Every greatest kings who ever lived on the earth dreamed of conquering the world. I think the present world is same, except the form of conquering is changed, like some want to rule the world with their strong economy like the US and some are on their cheap industrial products like China. Like that all the other nations are on the top of the chart with something in what they're good at. Adolf Hitler was a politician, not a king, but he had his reasons for his actions. So if we go by the rule books, nothing seems rational. To me this film was a decent entertainer, I just wanted to enjoy what it offers and I think I did. I advise the same that you should not mix up this with the reality. Because that might take us to the unwanted territory. He's the same person who came from the past, but I was keen to know his intentions, especially what the writer intended to draw out of him. Because he's alone, not with his army, so he had no power, but his interaction with people brings up some discussable topics. I'm not a German, but it made me think when he spoke about current issues that Germany is facing. Every nation has to think about its internal affairs to improve it, you can't live forever with the past shame. This film might be a comedy, but you can't ignore some of the points the main character talks. I felt the movie was a double strike where people can have some laughs and in other side to learn the reality of the state. This the best satirical film about Adolf Hitler I've seen after the Charles Chaplin's 'The Great Dictator'. 7/10
AstroNoud2022-02-26
★ 9/10
Masucci delivers a completely realistic and utterly deranged Hitler, which, combined with the real reactions of people on the street, produces hilarious scenes and good comedy. Er ist wieder da! 9/10