Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland (2011) 7.1
Director:Yasemin Samdereli |
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Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland (2011) 7.1
Director:Yasemin Samdereli |
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Vedat Erincin | ... |
Hüseyin
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Fahri Yardim | ... |
Hüseyin (young)
(as Fahri Ögün Yardim)
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Lilay Huser | ... |
Fatma
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Demet Gül | ... |
Fatma (young)
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Aykut Kayacik | ... |
Veli
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Aycan Vardar | ... |
Veli (young)
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Ercan Karacayli | ... |
Muhamed
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Kaan Aydogdu | ... |
Muhamed (young)
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Siir Eloglu | ... |
Leyla
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Aliya Artuc | ... |
Leyla (young)
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| Petra Schmidt-Schaller | ... |
Gabi
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Denis Moschitto | ... |
Ali
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Aylin Tezel | ... |
Canan
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Trystan Wyn Puetter | ... |
David
(as Trystan Pütter)
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Rafael Koussouris | ... |
Cenk Yilmaz
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I watched this movie with my husband, and we couldn't stop laughing! It was such a funny take at life in Germany, one of the precious few German comedies that actually makes you laugh!
The movie is the story of a family's roots, about their experience moving from Eastern Turkey to Germany. The movie shows different phases in this family's story: from their grandparents' courtship in rural Turkey to the day they become German citizens many years later. The story is full of funny anecdotes regarding new places, a new language, different food, a different culture, and how to relate to them. I think any immigrant living in Germany - and not just Turks - can relate to some of the experiences the film shows... On the other hand, I saw it in Germany with a very mixed audience and the whole movie theater was roaring in laughter, so I think the movie also tickled non-immigrant Germans' funny bone.
Nevertheless, as much as I loved this movie, I don't know if someone who does not speak German or has not been to Germany would be able to understand the jokes... There is a lot of language humor and many local references, so it might not be very universal. I think the previous reviewer certainly did not get the humor...But for someone acquainted with German culture, food, etc. this movie is fantastic, and, as I said, it is one of those few German comedies which makes you LAUGH!!!