A Spicy Kraut (2013)

Hatice is the older of two daughters of Turkish parents living in Germany. And while their father is open minded and has adapted to the Western lifestyle in most regards, he still stands ... See full summary »

Director:

Buket Alakus

Writers:

Ruth Toma, Hatice Akyün (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Idil Üner, Adnan Maral, Siir Eloglu

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Idil Üner	...	Hatice Coskun
Adnan Maral	...	Ismail Coscun
Siir Eloglu	...	Emine Coscun
Sesede Terziyan	...	Fatma Coscun
Steffen Groth	...	Hannes
Janek Rieke	...	Stefan
Luk Piyes	...	Ali
Demet Gül	...	Abla Coscun
Julia Dietze	...	Julia
Max von Thun	...	Gero
Huseyin Ekici	...	Mustafa Coscun (as Hüseyin Ekici)
Nizam Namidar	...	Adnan Tavla
Sebastian Saavedra	...	Selim Tavla
Mirco Reseg	...	Torsten
Lilay Huser	...	Putzfrau Fidan

Storyline

Hatice is the older of two daughters of Turkish parents living in Germany. And while their father is open minded and has adapted to the Western lifestyle in most regards, he still stands firm on some Turkish traditions. One of them is that a younger daughter cannot get married before her older sisters. With her younger sister already pregnant, Hatice is under pressure to find a husband in a hurry. But she isn't going to marry just anybody. Her husband must be German. And he must have the fire of a Turkish man. The search of a suitable man is on.

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Plot Keywords:

false identity | bare chested male | bed | dinner | embarrassment | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Soundtracks

Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins
Performed by Max von Thun and Steffen Groth

User Reviews

Finding love/meaning in life

This movie has many genuine moments, that are actually funny. The setting is pretty easy, and could be summarized with ""old" daughter has to find a husband quickly". This premise has a background other than just the father being anxious about his daughter and worrying about her future. Unfortunately that mood often times is destroyed by simple and too obvious failings (by characters or the script).

Still even when the movie sinks low, there is always at least a moment that it sparks and the main actress is doing a really good job conveying even the most far out idea the script is trying to sell. The family as a unit "works" quite nicely. Life is not perfect and this movie isn't either, but it's decent enough

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German Turkish

Release Date:

12 June 2014 (Germany)

Also Known As:

A Spicy Kraut

Filming Locations:

Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,705,152

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wüste Film, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), ARTE

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1