How About Adolf?

2018 1h 31m DE

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 299

Comedy

Synopsis

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The family dinner at Stephan and Elisabeth could have been wonderful. But when Thomas announces that he and his pregnant girlfriend Anna are going to call their son Adolf, the hosts and the family friend René are stuck in the throat.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Christoph Maria Herbst
Stephan
Florian David Fitz
Thomas
Caroline Peters
Elisabeth
Justus von Dohnányi
René
Janina Uhse
Anna
Iris Berben
Dorothea
Serkan Kaya
Pizza Delivery Guy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sönke Wortmann
Writers: Alexander Dydyna, Claudius Pläging
Languages: Russian, German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, German.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Name Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sönke Wortmann, shot by Jo Heim. 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 Helmut Zerlett. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Christoph Maria Herbst and Florian David Fitz and Caroline Peters carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sönke Wortmann directs. Jo Heim behind the camera. Helmut Zerlett scores. Martin Wolf cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in Russian, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, German.
3Part of the "Name Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Sönke Wortmann, shot by Jo Heim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Helmut Zerlett. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Martin Wolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Christoph Maria Herbst and Florian David Fitz and Caroline Peters carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt7477310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.