Little Sharks

1992 1h 27m DE

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 33

Comedy

Synopsis

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When dishwasher Ingo, whose girl-friend has just left him, returns a borrowed bar stool to the Folkwang Acting School in Essen, he stumbles into the audition for next year's new students. He lets Johannes, the broke and unsuccessful applicant, stay with him. Ingo decides to go to Munich with Johannes, where he wants to try his luck once again. Hitchhiking, they get rides with very different drivers on the autobahn. They meet up with the smooth-talking Ali in the wayside dinner "Raststätte Spessart". Arriving in Munich, the trio tries to find cheap sleeping accommodation. They enter Ingo into the audition at Munich acting school. Moreover, Johannes falls in love with street artist Herta from Berlin. Written by emkarpf

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jürgen Vogel
Ingo
Kai Wiesinger
Johannes
Gedeon Burkhard
Ali
Meret Becker
Herta
Armin Rohde
Bierchen
Michael Mendl
Prüfer Essen
Katharina Abt
Empfang
Michael Kessler
Empfang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sönke Wortmann
Writers: Sönke Wortmann, Jürgen Egger
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

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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4 / 8

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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5 / 8

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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6 / 8

CAST

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Jürgen Vogel and Kai Wiesinger and Gedeon Burkhard carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0107330 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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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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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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.
6Jürgen Vogel and Kai Wiesinger and Gedeon Burkhard carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0107330 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.