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Türkisch für Anfänger

  • 2012
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
9.1K
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Josefine Preuß and Elyas M'Barek in Türkisch für Anfänger (2012)
AdventureComedy

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Bora Dagtekin
  • Writers
    • Bora Dagtekin
    • Andy Raymer
  • Stars
    • Josefine Preuß
    • Elyas M'Barek
    • Anna Stieblich
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    9.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bora Dagtekin
    • Writers
      • Bora Dagtekin
      • Andy Raymer
    • Stars
      • Josefine Preuß
      • Elyas M'Barek
      • Anna Stieblich
    • 9User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Josefine Preuß
    Josefine Preuß
    • Lena Schneider
    Elyas M'Barek
    Elyas M'Barek
    • Cem Öztürk
    Anna Stieblich
    Anna Stieblich
    • Doris Schneider
    Adnan Maral
    Adnan Maral
    • Metin Öztürk
    Pegah Ferydoni
    Pegah Ferydoni
    • Yagmur Öztürk
    Arnel Taci
    Arnel Taci
    • Costa Papavassilou
    Katharina Kaali
    Katharina Kaali
    • Diana Schneider
    Nick Romeo Reimann
    Nick Romeo Reimann
    • Nils Schneider
    Frederick Lau
    Frederick Lau
    • Frieder
    Sonja Gerhardt
    Sonja Gerhardt
    • Cleo
    Katja Riemann
    Katja Riemann
    • Uschi
    Günther Kaufmann
    Günther Kaufmann
    • Tongo
    Pierre Koumou-Okandze
    • Bongo
    Eugen Bauder
    Eugen Bauder
    • Ivan
    Lili Buhren
    Lili Buhren
    • Lena jung
    • (as Lili A. Buhren)
    Annette Strasser
    • Stewardess
    Marc Ben Puch
    Marc Ben Puch
    • Justizangestellter
    Kingley Kyremeh
    • Passagier
    • (as Kingsley Kyeremeh)
    • Director
      • Bora Dagtekin
    • Writers
      • Bora Dagtekin
      • Andy Raymer
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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.
    • Quotes

      Cem Öztürk: There I crash one time on a lonely island and no hot chicks around.

      [subtitled version]

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits additional scenes with each of the characters can be seen filmed in the lavatory of an airplane.
    • Connections
      Spin-off from Türkisch für Anfänger (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Better Than I Know Myself
      Written by Dr. Luke (uncredited), Ammo (uncredited), Claude Kelly (uncredited) and Cirkut (uncredited)

      Performed by Adam Lambert

    User reviews9

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    5/10
    Back to the beginning
    Turkish for Beginners - well in this case the movie does try to go back in time. And give us a new story with the same characters overall. I thought I'd catch up with the TV show and watch the movie afterwards (chronologically speaking that made sense). But you'll fast realize that not much makes sense.

    While you might consider this a neat trick to give us the same ticks but a different set of circumstances ... it might have also been neat to see where the characters went after the end of the tv show ... which I guess was considered a neat ending - a little bit of a fairy tale if you will, that does not need any further stories. By releasing this 4 years after the initial show ended the characters are now farther removed from the real age of the actors portraying them. Which is nothing new if you've seen any US teen comedy/show/movie in general, where the actors are also much older than the characters they play.

    These are all circumstantial of course ... the real issues are the story and jokes. Very cliche and almost the opposite the show achieved. Predictable too and mostly unfunny, this still might sway you since we came to love or at least know those characters for such a long time ... not sure what this will do to first time viewers, even though it's not necessary to have seen the TV show at all
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    • Feb 23, 2021

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 2012 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Turkish for Beginners
    • Filming locations
      • Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Rat Pack Filmproduktion
      • Constantin Film
      • ARD Degeto Film
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,957,607
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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