Horst receives the monthly pension from his grandmother. The only problem is, that she is dead. As a local politician wants to congratulate the grandmother to her birthday Horst "borrows" ...
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Title: Die unabsichtliche Entführung der Frau Elfriede Ott (2010)
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Elfriede Ott | ... | Elfriede Ott |
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Michael Ostrowski | ... | Toni Cantussi |
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Andreas Kiendl | ... | Horst Wippel |
| Gerhard Liebmann | ... | Gerry Dirschl | |
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Angelika Niedetzky | ... | Vroni Polster |
| Simon Hatzl | ... | Gruppeninspektor Karl Kramer | |
| Thomas Mraz | ... | Reinhard Meinhard Ott | |
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Monica Reyes | ... | Karin Leitner [HR] |
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Nicholas Monu | ... | Malou (as Nick Monu) |
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Tomek Nowicki | ... | Ungar |
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Irene Schober | ... | Nachbarin (as Irene S.) |
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Peter Strauß | ... | Primar |
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Gerda Drabek | ... | Schwester Hilde |
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Uwe Lubrich | ... | Inspektor |
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Rochus Millauer | ... | Trafikant |
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Horst receives the monthly pension from his grandmother. The only problem is, that she is dead. As a local politician wants to congratulate the grandmother to her birthday Horst "borrows" an old lady from a hospital nearby, not recognizing that he just kidnapped actress Elfriede Ott. Written by themoth-83
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GermanRelease Date:
1 October 2010 (Austria) See more »Also Known As:
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€2,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Written by Thomas Petritsch
Performed by Thomas Petritsch (as Effi)
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Featured in Willkommen Österreich: Die 115. Sendung: Elfriede Ott & Markus Hering (2010) See more »Soundtracks
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This was on Austrian TV some months ago. For people outside Austria, TV is often the only source to see Austria films. In addition this was produced for the domestic market, as everyone is speaking in their specific dialect, which means this is one of the charms of this film to me. It is not a "sophisticated comedy" though, but still one where language is one source of enjoyment.
The title gives away what this film is about. And as it is a comedy, the ending gives itself. So, a perpetual student has not reported the death of his grandmother and is still claiming her pension and attendance allowance. As someone from town hall wants to congratulate her on her 95th birthday, things become critical. The student wants to "borrow" a sedated person from a hospital, but as he elopes with a famous actress, a lot crazy situations ensue.
Yes, it is some kind of crazy comedy. The humor is often rather blunt, but they never fall into the trap of vulgar overacting. It might have helped to trim the film a bit, as some jokes are repetitive. I am also sure that this film definitely will lose in translation. Some characters seem to have stepped out from a Seidl flick. Watch it to ensure yourself Austria also has mainstream movies.