Contra
- 20202020
- 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.1K
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A university professor's ignorance is exposed when he must prepare a student for a debate.A university professor's ignorance is exposed when he must prepare a student for a debate.A university professor's ignorance is exposed when he must prepare a student for a debate.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.1K
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- Director
- Writers
- Doron Wisotzky(screenplay)
- Victor Saint Macary(original screenplay "Le Brio")
- Yaël Langmann(original screenplay "Le Brio")
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Doron Wisotzky(screenplay)
- Victor Saint Macary(original screenplay "Le Brio")
- Yaël Langmann(original screenplay "Le Brio")
- Stars
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
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Myriam Abbas
- Lial Hamid
- (as Meriam Abbas)
Mustafa Sheikh
- Ali
- (as Nassiem X. Al-Sheikh Mustafa)
- Director
- Writers
- Doron Wisotzky(screenplay)
- Victor Saint Macary(original screenplay "Le Brio")
- Yaël Langmann(original screenplay "Le Brio")
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Did you know
- TriviaThe song to which the two main characters are dancing to lower their stress level is "Use Me" by Bill Withers, reflecting their relationship.
- Quotes
Prof. Dr. Richard Pohl: [perpares Naima for a debate contest with an excercise which involves three passangers in a baloon, of which one of them must leave] In order for you not to sink right now since the life of a university professor is much more important than the one of a female migrant we will give each other new identities. You are Dietmar Bohlen.
Bogdana: Dieter!
Prof. Dr. Richard Pohl: Right, Dieter.
Naima Hamid: I surely won't be Dieter Bohlen.
Prof. Dr. Richard Pohl: Yes, those are the rules of the game. And I may decide it.
Naima Hamid: Then you'll be Bushido.
Prof. Dr. Richard Pohl: What's a Bushido?
Naima Hamid: A rapper. Misogynistic? Homophobe? Actually it fits good to you.
Prof. Dr. Richard Pohl: Good. I don't have to know more.
- ConnectionsReferences The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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written for the main actor, the rest is a slippery cliché soup
This could have been an amazing movie. It is nicely shot, music and scenery well done. It is over all enjoyable, don't get me wrong. But the movie script must read like it was written for the male lead Christoph Maria Herbst. And that is the problem of the movie. The surrounding characters are so cliché drenched and roughly skatched - it makes you wonder if the authors didn't have enough time to finish the script.
I'm sure they cast great actors, but especially Naima's circle of friends show a pretty distorted image of those young adults. The script missed a great story line here and leaves the actors with lines so weak, they end up looking like they are performing sketches about Ghetto kids.
To close on a positive note: I felt like they walked the thin line quite well of using the male lead's degrading language and racial slurs. So if you see it on Netflix or free Tv - enjoy the evening and maybe iron your laundry while watching it. But it isn't really movie theater material from my perspective.
I'm sure they cast great actors, but especially Naima's circle of friends show a pretty distorted image of those young adults. The script missed a great story line here and leaves the actors with lines so weak, they end up looking like they are performing sketches about Ghetto kids.
To close on a positive note: I felt like they walked the thin line quite well of using the male lead's degrading language and racial slurs. So if you see it on Netflix or free Tv - enjoy the evening and maybe iron your laundry while watching it. But it isn't really movie theater material from my perspective.
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- justcheckingin
- Nov 9, 2021
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- Про и контра
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- Gross worldwide
- $7,762,797
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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