Stromberg - Der Film (2014)

The movie spin-off of the TV series centered around the incompetent boss of a German insurance office.

Director:

Arne Feldhusen

Writer:

Ralf Husmann (screenplay)

Stars:

Christoph Maria Herbst, Milena Dreißig, Bjarne Mädel

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christoph Maria Herbst	...	Bernd Stromberg
Milena Dreißig	...	Jennifer Schirrmann
Bjarne Mädel	...	Berthold Heisterkamp (as Bjarne I. Mädel)
Diana Staehly	...	Tanja Steinke
Oliver Wnuk	...	Ulf Steinke (as Oliver K. Wnuk)
Sinan Akkus	...	Sinan Turculu
Tatjana Alexander	...	Tatjana Berkel
Maja Beckmann	...	Sabine Buhrer
Godehard Giese	...	Hartmut Münchow
Max Kluge	...	Marvin
Max Mauff	...	Jonas
Carsten Meyer	...	Günni
Peter Rütten	...	Herr Pritsch
Jan Georg Schütte	...	Trappe
Laurens Walter	...	Lars Lehnhoff

Storyline

The celebration of the 50th anniversary of "Capitol-Insurance" is due - that's what the bosses thought. All employees are invited to join the party in a hotel. However, rumors say the company's not doing very well. To avoid unemployment due to the possible shutdown of the smaller branch office the only option is to move to the headquarters. Now that's the ultimate challenge for Stromberg, who is notoriously trying to be the example of a department manager, gathering all of his employees behind him.

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Plot Keywords:

husband wife relationship | loss of job | brothel | bus driver | road trip | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

20 February 2014 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Офис

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,641,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brainpool TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min (theatrical)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was mostly financed by crowd funding. All people and companies funded the movie are mentioned at the closing credits.

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Connections

Follows Stromberg (2004)

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Soundtracks

Kinderszenen Op. 15 - Träumerei
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Sinisia Blazevic

User Reviews

They did it their way

Stromberg is, finally, great comedy from Germany, based on the super-successful British sitcom The Office. Unlike in other countries, it was never officially licensed, the production company BrainPool did their own thing based on the strong performance of actor Christoph Maria Herbst. After several very successful seasons, both with the critics and -- more importantly -- the audience they came out with a feature-length movie which transports the humor well to the much longer format. Although the concept ultimately does work better as a sitcom, Stromberg The Movie provides you with an ultimately satisfying dose of mundane office anarchy. I particularly enjoyed the reaction from the cinema audience which lapped up the harebrained, deliciously politically incorrect philosophy of Bernd Stromberg and his office guerilla. The movie feels like an extended version of the TV sitcom until the end, when Stromberg accidentally rebels against the drudgery of the allmighty Capitol Versicherung and becomes a modern-day Che Guevara. In the end, he comes out on top, although probably not for long. The system will take over and win. We are left to console us with the thought that everyone, even a Bernd Stromberg, can have his or her day.