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Turkish for Beginners ()

Türkisch für Anfänger (original title)
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After a plane crash Lena Schneider finds herself on a remote Andaman island with a teenage turk Cem, full of hormones, his religious sister and Greek Costa.

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Lena Schneider
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Cem Öztürk
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Doris Schneider
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Metin Öztürk
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Yagmur Öztürk
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Costa Papavassilou
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Diana Schneider
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Nils Schneider
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Frieder
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Cleo
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Uschi
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Tongo
Pierre Koumou-Okandze ...
Bongo
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Ivan
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Lena jung (as Lili A. Buhren)
Annette Strasser ...
Stewardess
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Justizangestellter
Kingley Kyremeh ...
Passagier (as Kingsley Kyeremeh)
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Schließerin Musikvideo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gabi Bauer ...
Nachrichtensprecherin
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Crash Survivor Interviewee (archiveFootage)
Sina Bianca Hentschel ...
Car-wash-girl
Dara Loy ...
Dancer
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Annoying Tourist
Karen Maiko ...
Lead Animateur (uncredited)
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Rescued airline passenger (uncredited)
Gigi Velicitat ...
The Rescue Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by

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Bora Dagtekin

Written by

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Bora Dagtekin ... ()
 
Andy Raymer ... ()

Produced by

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Christian Becker ... producer
Angelo Colagrossi ... co-producer
Bora Dagtekin ... co-producer
Bernhard Gleim ... co-producer
Stephanie Heckner ... co-producer
Astrid Kühberger ... line producer
Martin Moszkowicz ... executive producer
Oliver Nommsen ... line producer
Marie Rechberg ... producer
Bettina Ricklefs ... co-producer
Tobias Sasse ... assistant line producer
Alexandra Schunder ... junior producer
Lena Schömann ... producer
Bernhard Thür ... line producer
Caren Toennissen ... co-producer
Manfred Wenzel ... co-producer

Music by

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Michael Beckmann ... (as Beckmann)
Heiko Maile

Cinematography by

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Torsten Breuer
Benjamin Dernbecher

Editing by

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Charles Ladmiral

Editorial Department

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Christopher Chaber ... digital intermediate editor
Alex Klippe ... post-production producer
Jana Musik ... assistant editor
Jeff Yaworski ... digital dailies colorist

Casting By

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Daniela Tolkien

Production Design by

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Ingrid Henn

Art Direction by

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Harald Turzer

Costume Design by

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Regina Tiedeken

Makeup Department

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Esther Behrendt ... additional makeup artist
Sylvia Grave ... chief makeup artist
Aljona Kassner ... makeup artist
Georg Korpas ... special makeup effects artist
Sina Stölzle ... additional makeup artist

Production Management

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Dierk Beck von Rohland ... post-production supervisor
Max Locher ... set manager
Joelle Saba Suys ... unit manager
Peter Schiller ... production manager
Axel Vogelmann ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Verena Boy ... second assistant director
Laurentius Emmelmann ... second unit director
Frank Kusche ... first assistant director
Julia Roth ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Benjamin Conci ... carpenter
Nele Gebhardt ... property master: indoor
Hermann Größ ... property master: outdoor
Joachim Keppler ... stand-by props
Tanatach Khamdej ... assistant property master
Carolin Kipka ... graphic artist
Miriam Müller ... art department trainee
Prachya Pitapho ... assistant art director
Erik Wegener ... prop driver
Jens Westermann ... carpenter

Sound Department

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Hubert Bartholomae ... re-recording mixer / sound designer
Thorsten Bolze ... sound
Hans-Jörg Bramm ... boom operator
Hernandez. David ... sound trainee
Stephan Fandrych ... adr supervisor
David A. Hernandez ... sound trainee
Pit Kuhlmann ... dialogue editor
Clemens Nürnberger ... dubbing director
Andreas Schneider ... foley artist
Philipp Sellier ... dialogue editor / foley editor
Patrick Veigel ... sound
Christoph von Schönburg ... sound effects editor

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Sebastian Bulst ... special effects technician
Dirk Lange ... special effects supervisor
Bastian Volkmer ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Manuel Klein ... 3d artist
Florian Martin ... lead digital colourist
Katja Müller ... visual effects producer
Roland Pfisterer ... digital compositor
Paul Poetsch ... digital compositor
Evelyn Schunn ... digital compositor: ARRI
Anselm Seherr-Thoss ... visual effects
Tim Stern ... digital compositor: ARRI
Dominik Trimborn ... visual effects supervisor: ARRI

Stunts

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Robert Schenker ... stunts
Matthias Werner ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Thanaporn Arkamanon ... still photographer
Christoph Assmann ... still photographer: Berlin
Florian Bellack ... second assistant camera
Florian Czermak ... electrician
Florian Dobner ... gaffer
Fred Dombrowka ... gaffer
Sascha El Gendi ... digital imaging technician
Laurentius Emmelmann ... camera operator: "b" camera / cinematographer: second unit
Nicholas Jackson ... video operator
Christian Klehr ... key grip: second unit
Timon Koch ... QTake Assistant
Sascha Loferer ... gaffer
Marco Nagel ... still photographer
Vincent Oktay ... gaffer
Thamrongrit Pramaipim ... key grip: Thailand
Santiago Gerpe Rosell ... digital imaging technician assistant
Thomas Schönbrunn ... second assistant camera
Frederik Tegethoff ... "b" camera
Benjamin Treplin ... steadicam operator
Tobias Velten ... assistant camera: Munich
Matthias Wrage ... first assistant camera

Casting Department

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Johanna Ragwitz ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Veronika Armster ... assistant costume designer
Nittaya Boonkao ... key costume: Thailand
Antonello di Meo ... wardrobe: Munich
Christina Isabell Molitor ... wardrobe (as Christina Isabell Chavarria Castro)
Tamara Schüller ... wardrobe
Nirachara Wannalai ... costume supervisor: wardrobe supervisor: Thailand

Location Management

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Helga Berthold ... location scout
Raidar Huber ... location scout
Tobias Wagnerberger ... location manager: Munich
Matteo Canalis Wandel ... location manager: Berlin

Music Department

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Mona Adem ... singer
Marie Lou Beckmann ... singer
Michael Beckmann ... music arranger / music editor / music producer / musician: guitar
Milena Fessmann ... music supervisor / singer
Salome Getahun ... singer
Torsten Kamps ... music arranger / music producer
Uli Kleppi ... music consultant
Emil Maile ... musician: percussion
Heiko Maile ... music arranger / music editor / music producer / musician: electronic instruments
Andrew McGuinness ... musician: drums
Paul Mendoza ... musician: bass
Mallyn Nelson ... singer

Script and Continuity Department

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Collin McMahon ... script translator
Caroline Veyssière ... continuity

Transportation Department

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Frank Fuchs ... production driver: Munich
Axel Kirst ... production driver: Berlin

Additional Crew

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Sigrid Andersson ... acting coach: Cem Öztürk
Cathrin Bauch ... production coordinator
Caroline Gronemeyer ... production coordinator
Melanie Hahn ... assistant to the producer
Doris Haller ... production coordinator
Lothar Hellinger ... assistant line producer
Hannes Höhn ... production intern
Napatcha Pochaiya ... production accountant
Kathrin Rauscher ... production assistant
Maik Reichelt ... assistant set manager
Marvin Rößler ... set runner
Andreas Schumann ... production accountant
Darina Seng ... development
Nina Trachte ... head of development
Harro von Have ... legal services: co-production
Tobias Zettelmeier ... set runner

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Lena Schneider is annoyed. Actually, she just wants to be left alone, but nothing will come of it: the high school graduate from Berlin, who is dissatisfied with her overall situation, has to squeeze onto a plane to take off with mother Doris towards Thailand, where boisterous party nights are said to be waiting for the two of them. Already on board the machine, Lena makes the acquaintance of Cem Öztürk, who thinks he is a cool checker. The result: you spontaneously dislike each other. The beach holiday under the palm trees that Doris had hoped for then went very differently than planned: a cloud of ash forced the plane to make an emergency landing in the middle of the Indian Ocean. All passengers survive, but when Lena comes to her senses, she finds herself on a deserted island. Not quite so lonely and deserted, however: Ironically, Cem, his sister Yagmur and the Greek Costa also ended up on the island. Lena is not at all enthusiastic about this involuntary culture clash, mainly because she finds Cem's rowdy macho manners extremely off-putting. At least the motley group manages to establish radio contact with their parents: Doris Schneider and Metin Öztürk, father of Cem and Yagmur, have meanwhile been brought safely to the shared holiday hotel and are there in the process of indulging in a hot dalliance. Meanwhile, her kids are waiting for the promised rescue, and at some point things spark between them, too, although Cem has a real talent for getting Lena up one of the numerous palm trees again and again. The encounter with a treacherous sea urchin doesn't make things any better either, leading to the stranded having to realize that they don't have the island all to themselves after all. But if Lena had to choose between Cem Öztürk and a ravenous cannibal - she would probably choose the native. Or not? Written by ADR Das Erste

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Also Known As
  • Turkish for Beginners (United States)
  • Turkish for Beginners (World-wide, English title)
  • Family Mix (France)
  • Turkiska för nybörjare (Sweden)
  • Турски за начинаещи (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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Runtime
  • 105 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The book Lena (Josephine Preuß) reads at the beginning of the movie ("Wer bin ich und warum gerade ich") doesn't even exist. See more »
Movie Connections Spun-off from Turkish for Beginners (2006). See more »
Soundtracks Better Than I Know Myself See more »
Crazy Credits During the end credits additional scenes with each of the characters can be seen filmed in the lavatory of an airplane. See more »
Quotes Cem Öztürk: There I crash one time on a lonely island and no hot chicks around.
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