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Go for Zucker

Original title: Alles auf Zucker!
  • 2004
  • Unrated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.9K
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Go for Zucker (2004)
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ComedyDrama

A Journalist of Jewish descent in Berlin feels that he is a loser of the political changes in Germany after 1989. When his mother dies, he has to meet his brother to whom he has not talked f... Read allA Journalist of Jewish descent in Berlin feels that he is a loser of the political changes in Germany after 1989. When his mother dies, he has to meet his brother to whom he has not talked for years and to meet all his other family members. But during the preparations for the fun... Read allA Journalist of Jewish descent in Berlin feels that he is a loser of the political changes in Germany after 1989. When his mother dies, he has to meet his brother to whom he has not talked for years and to meet all his other family members. But during the preparations for the funeral he plays a snooker-cup for paying his debts with the money for the victory, and many ... Read all

  • Director
    • Dani Levy
  • Writers
    • Dani Levy
    • Holger Franke
  • Stars
    • Henry Hübchen
    • Hannelore Elsner
    • Udo Samel
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.9K
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    • Director
      • Dani Levy
    • Writers
      • Dani Levy
      • Holger Franke
    • Stars
      • Henry Hübchen
      • Hannelore Elsner
      • Udo Samel
    • 14User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Henry Hübchen
    Henry Hübchen
    • Jakob 'Jaeckie Zucker' Zuckermann
    Hannelore Elsner
    Hannelore Elsner
    • Marlene Zuckermann
    Udo Samel
    Udo Samel
    • Samuel Zuckermann
    Golda Tencer
    Golda Tencer
    • Golda Zuckermann
    Steffen Groth
    Steffen Groth
    • Thomas Zuckermann
    Anja Franke
    • Jana Zuckermann
    Sebastian Blomberg
    Sebastian Blomberg
    • Joshua Zuckermann
    Elena Uhlig
    Elena Uhlig
    • Lilly Zuckermann
    Rolf Hoppe
    Rolf Hoppe
    • Rabbi Ginsberg
    Inga Busch
    • Irene Bunge
    Antonia Adamik
    • Sarah Zuckermann
    Renate Krößner
    Renate Krößner
    • Linda
    Axel Werner
    • Eddy Dürr
    Rhada Hammoudah
    • Janice
    • (as Ghada Hammoudah)
    Tatjana Blacher
    Tatjana Blacher
    • Tatjana
    Jurij Rosstalnyj
    • Ukrainer Matzjak
    • (as Juri Rosstanlnji)
    Bernd Stegemann
    Bernd Stegemann
    • Gerichtsvollzieher Schmöcker
    Tino Lau
    • Hüne
    • Director
      • Dani Levy
    • Writers
      • Dani Levy
      • Holger Franke
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    6Spuzzlightyear

    Go For Zucker

    A pretty good, though not outstanding comedy with a pretty amazing premise. A Jewish mother dies, leaving a will that will only be decided if she's given a proper Jewish burial, and if her two sons would bury the hatchet. The problem is, is that one of her sons is totally Orthodox Jewish, and the other one is definitely not. BUT WE'LL TRY! Oh right, the unorthodox guy has an important pool tournament that takes place smack in the middle of the Jewish observance of his Mom's death. Plenty of other problems raise their head, and most of it is quite funny. The script though, does lose steam about 3/4 of the way through, but this made me laugh at the right places,
    9ken-ji

    Lots of laughter & a message

    There's been a media buzz surrounding this movie since its release in Germany. It is a bittersweet satirical comedy on the relationship between Jewish and non-Jewish Germans, making it - to my knowledge - the first movie of its kind and utterly successful.

    Since the Shoah, there has been a perception among the majority of non-Jewish Germans that Jewish people in this country have to be treated with velvet gloves in every respect. This perception is strengthened further by the fact that due to the small number of Jewish communities in Germany, many non-Jewish Germans don't know Jewish people personally, thus creating an abstract image of easily offended Jews who have to be treated with utmost political correctness.

    This movie by Dani Levy puts things into perspective again, demonstrating that despite the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany against the Jewish population, one nowadays is allowed to laugh about curiosities caused by Jewish rituals like problems in keeping the household going during Shabbat or about other Jewish/non-Jewish incompatibilities without breaking a taboo. Both Jewish and non-Jewish stereotypes are equally poked fun at in this movie, and with its intentional and charming political incorrectness and spot-on irony on this complex and sensitive matter, it is hilariously funny and an absolute must-see! I am convinced that this movie will help bring relations of Jewish/non-Jewish Germans to a more normal, more natural level, based on more mutual understanding. But even for those not looking so much for a movie with a message, but rather for an evening highlight of clever entertainment and big laughter, this is an ideal choice!

    9/10
    5dromasca

    I wish it was more crazy

    There are two big divides in the family that this film centers on, and these are the premises of what could have been a very fun and touching movie at the same time, with a political and human message not to be missed. It's about Jewish family led two brothers, where one side are orthodox and observant Jews, while the other side are completely agnostic, actually involved in mixed marriage between a Jewish man and a non-Jewish woman which would make the children non-Jewish according to Jewish faith. The other divide is the Berlin wall and the division of Germany during the cold war which makes the observant family leave in the prosperous West, while the other half of the family leaves in the East. Not that the Eastern European brother lacks success and charisma, he is actually the more interesting character of the two, a former TV sports reporter dealing with a small prostitution business and a champ in billiards, but who finds himself in dire straits because of gambling and debts. Ten or fifteen years after the fall of the wall, when reunions are possible the mother of the two dies and in her the testament she asks for a traditional burial followed by the one week shiva mourning period, and a true reconciliation as a precondition for inheriting.

    There are two ways to approach making such a movie. Rely on character comics, but here you need to be quite careful as a movie dealing with Jewish characters risks to be considered as too offensive if they pedal too much on this line. Although a lot of stereotypes are present I did not find them offensive at all (yes, I am Jewish), actually it's more the gay and sexual allusions that some may find more visible and doubt there good taste. The other approach would be to deal more with the political theme, but here the film is just a pale social commentary, and it never gets even close to the subtlety and human dimension of a film like 'Good-bye, Lenin'.

    Unfortunately by choosing the middle of the road the director condemned the film to mediocrity, and instead of good laughs it's mostly polite smiles all along. It's not that good comedy scenes are completely missing, but I could not escape the feeling that the premises of the movie are better than the outcome, and that if the authors had chosen a more definite line, or just dared to be more crazy the result would have been better.
    missmarmite

    At last!

    Wow, I can't say for how long I have been waiting for a film like this! I was always looking enviously over to America where they have films with, say, a dozen characters and one of them happens to be Jewish. But neither the Shoah is mentioned, nor Israel nor any other "typically Jewish" topics. These characters are Jewish like others are catholic or Mormon or atheist. Great. We never had this here in the last decades and I wondered when at last we would be treated to films like that made in Germany.

    This film might not be 100% brilliant, but it's funny, it's very good and worth its while and money. Originally made only for Arte TV, they decided to get it into cinema first. And what a great idea this was! Hopefully more films like this will follow, so that we all can go another step on the way back to normal. Because it is normal to see black German characters, Turkish-German characters and Jewish German characters and what else in films and series and plays. So, writers, sit yourself down and write. Directors and producers are hopefully waiting for good scripts! They better be...
    8mabuse786

    One hell of a movie

    This movie is really great. I fully enjoyed it and it was fun and gives you an idea of what the Jewsish community would have added to German society if they would not have been killed during the Holocaust. This is a sad thing and I say that as a German. I love to see what light hearted story Dani Levy made and it's really excellent actresses and actors. This movie is entertaining, easy to watch but has it's twists. Personally I really admire the screenplay of the actresses and actord -it is really wonderful and sets up a 'believable' environment for the movie. The fight between the brothers is also very noticeable.

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    • Release date
      • January 6, 2005 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Go for Zucker: An Unorthodox Comedy
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • X-Filme Creative Pool
      • ARTE
      • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $87,490
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,130
      • Dec 11, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,466,803
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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