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RUNTIME
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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Morris from America
"Nothing rhymes with Germany"
2016 1h 29m EN
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 120
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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13-year-old Morris Gentry has just relocated with his single father, Curtis to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water—a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.
“Nothing rhymes with Germany”
Cast
Markees Christmas
Morris Gentry
Craig Robinson
Curtis Gentry
Carla Juri
Inka Meinert
Lina Keller
Katrin
Jakub Gierszał
Per
Eva Löbau
Katrin's Mother
Levin Henning
Bastian
Patrick Güldenberg
Sven
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Chad Hartigan
- Writers
- Chad Hartigan
- Languages
- German, English
- Countries
- United States of America, Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Chad Hartigan, shot by Sean McElwee. 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 Keegan DeWitt. 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 Anne Fabini 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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Markees Christmas and Craig Robinson and Carla Juri carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Chad Hartigan directs. Sean McElwee behind the camera. Keegan DeWitt scores. Anne Fabini cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in German, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 10 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
- 4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
- 5Directed by Chad Hartigan, shot by Sean McElwee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Keegan DeWitt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Anne Fabini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Markees Christmas and Craig Robinson and Carla Juri carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "Nothing rhymes with Germany".
- 10IMDB entry: tt3652862 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sean McElwee
- Original score
- Keegan DeWitt
- Editing
- Anne Fabini
- Production design
- Babett Klimmeck
- Costume design
- Nana Kolbinger
- Makeup / hair
- Nicole Durović
- VFX supervisor
- Whitney Theis
- Sound
- Gregor Bonse
- Stunt coordinator
- Thomas Ziesch
- Runtime
- 89 min · 1h 29m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $91,151
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Awards
- Sundance Special Jury Prize Dramatic
- The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Chad Hartigan
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Beachside Films
US
- LI
Lichtblick Media
DE
INDI FILM
DE
Key crew
- EditorAnne Fabini
- ProducerMartin Heisler
- ProducerGabriele Simon
- ProducerAdele Romanski
- ProducerSara Murphy
- Key GripSascha Ronge
- CastingEyde Belasco
- CastingManolya Mutlu
- First Assistant DirectorThorsten Wenning
- Visual Effects SupervisorWhitney Theis
- Stunt CoordinatorThomas Ziesch
- Sound Re-Recording MixerGregor Bonse
- Foley ArtistZdeněk Dušek
- Sound Effects EditorEric Gühring
- Foley MixerMartin Jílek
- Foley EditorMarvin Keil
- Supervising Sound EditorMarvin Keil
- Boom OperatorJohannes Kunz
- Boom OperatorAna Monte
- Foley EditorTobias Scherer
- Dialogue EditorTobias Scherer
- Sound MixerTobias Scherer
- Foley EditorLuis Schöffend
- Foley ArtistAndrea Veselková
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- rap music
- germany
- culture clash
- language barrier
- coming of age
- tutor
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-01-22· Sundance Film Festival
- Premiere2016-03-14· South by Southwest Film Festival
- Theatrical2016-08-19R
