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7.1/10   336 votes
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Director:
Sven Taddicken
Writer:
Matthias Pacht (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 August 2002 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy | Romance more
Plot:
Josh is about to turn 30; he's mentally retarded, and likes to play at being a vampire. His sister Nicole is 15... more | add synopsis
Awards:
14 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Creative, daring, but, like its main character, clumsy more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Roman Knizka ... Josch Klauser
Hinnerk Schönemann ... Mike Klauser
Marie-Luise Schramm ... Nic Klauser (as Marie Luise Schramm)
Julia Jentsch ... Nadine
Alexander Scheer ... Manu
Barbara Stoll ... Marlies
Gottfried Breitfuss ... Rudi (as Gottfried Breitfuß)
Marie-Lou Sellem ... Chantal
Saskin Tamara Richter ... Werkstattleiterin
Paul Rudolph ... Dennis
Anne-Sophie Flittner ... Billie
Manuel Dollt ... Kutti
Christoph Franken ... Ralle
Noh Hages ... Kemal (as Noh Hagos)
Heike Kreidl ... Paula
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Getting My Brother Laid (Canada: English title) (festival title)
My Brother the Vampire (International: English title)
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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Germany:12

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Movie Connections:
References "The Munsters" (1964) more
Soundtrack:
Laß mich bei Dir sein more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Creative, daring, but, like its main character, clumsy, 28 August 2002
7/10
Author: Christian (christian94@hotmail.com) from Montreal, Canada

This movie is really modern and creative in many ways. The beginning sequence is extremely well conceived and filmed. So much so that my expectation bar went way up and I was expecting a modern German film revelation (didn't get it either with Run Lola Run, but Der Tunnel did the trick for non-modern-looking German flick at least)

It is quite easy to jump in with the characters from the very start; they are weird, fun and interesting. Definitely not lovable, but great to follow around in their life troubles. So, how to get a 30 year-old mentally retarded brother laid? That's the question.

The answer is not that simple and attempting to find it is what drives the movie to ludicrous and strange situations all around. There are some pretty inexplicable things it this movie, like why a character suddenly bursts into lip-singing for apparently no reason. There is some interesting use of split screen, of timer digital camera, of fake teeth, of pushed yet always believable narrative. This is a story of the new century. Of curious youths trying to get a piece of ass. This is a look at absurdity in day to day life. Yet is falls victim to its own devices. It is brilliant, but not quite there. Stimulating, but not quite touching. Awkward. Convoluted. Unpolished. Unsure of how to achieve greatness. In fact, it is quite like Josh, the Prince of Darkness. The VW. Not Volkswagen silly, "Vampire Wannabe". Childish. There is still room for maturity.

Still worth a look though. Too strange not to be scene. Promising. The suiting ending is also a bonus.

See you in your dreams...

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