C(r)ook (2004)

A killer for the Russian Mafia in Vienna wants to retire and write a book about his passion - cooking. The mafia godfather suspects treason.

Director:

Pepe Danquart

Writers:

Martin Daniel, Pepe Danquart,

Stars:

Henry Hübchen, Moritz Bleibtreu, Corinna Harfouch

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Henry Hübchen	...	Oskar Boroschnin
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Valentin
Corinna Harfouch	...	Maria
Nadeshda Brennicke	...	Diana
Josef Hader	...	Inspektor Nowak
Roland Düringer	...	Belmondo
Paulus Manker	...	Leo
Karlheinz Hackl	...	Konstantin
Vincent Klink	...	Paul
Georg Veitl	...	Klein
Georg Friedrich	...	Barkeeper Tom
Jumbo Schreiner	...	Tyson
Cornelius Obonya	...	Anwalt Lupo
Zoltan Deme	...	Juniorchef (as Zoltán Deme)
Julian Weigend	...	Dichter

Storyline

A killer for the Russian Mafia in Vienna wants to retire and write a book about his passion - cooking. The mafia godfather suspects treason.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [at]

Country:

Germany Austria

Language:

German

Release Date:

11 November 2004 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Basta - Rotwein oder Totsein

Filming Locations:

Vienna, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft, Dor Film-West Produktionsgesellschaft, Frames Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

entertaining yet too German to be a winner

Austrian movies have a certain something, "the" something that the renowned Silentium earlier this year managed to communicate to the audience. The something, well, it is this slightly morbid, self-conscious and a little mischievous attitude of Austrian actors and directors. There is a saying "The Austrian has a close personal relationship with his pimples", which must sound quite amusing outside of Austria.

While all this adds a certain charm to local productions, c(r)ook fails to deliver it, and that is mainly because of it's German cast, which -as usual- fails completely to trade on anything that is not German. Moritz Bleibtreu is a welcome change of pace, but all the other Germans, were they really necessary? There is even a cheesy voice-over to camouflage Duringer's Viennese accent for the German audience, which is so completely annoying that it almost made us quit the movie and leave. 6/10