Off Course (2015)

Two young Spanish men, with a university education, are tired of unemployment and decide to move to Germany. But soon they will find out that finding a better living is not as easy as they expected.

Director:

Nacho G. Velilla

Writers:

Oriol Capel, David S. Olivas

Stars:

Yon González, Julián López, Blanca Suárez

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yon González	...	Hugo
Julián López	...	Braulio
Blanca Suárez	...	Carla
Malena Alterio	...	Marisol
Úrsula Corberó	...	Nadia
Miki Esparbé	...	Rafa
Younes Bachir	...	Hakan
Javier Cámara	...	Próspero
Carmen Machi	...	Beni
José Sacristán	...	Andrés
Arantxa Aranguren	...	Juana
Elena Rivera	...	Nuria
Luis Fabra	...	Javier
Arturo Valls	...	Español en el Mundo
Alberto Chicote	...	Cura

Storyline

Two young Spanish men, with a university education, are tired of unemployment and decide to move to Germany. But soon they will find out that finding a better living is not as easy as they expected.

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Plot Keywords:

germany | spanish crisis | berlin germany | 

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Taglines:

Based on hundreds of true stories (unfortunately).

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Quotes

Braulio: [about a woman they ran into at the airport] She gave me a handout! What did Merkel tell these people about the Spaniards?

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Connections

Followed by Buscando el norte (2016)

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Soundtracks

Blue Danube
Written by Johann Strauss

User Reviews

Going to Germany

Although never really leaving any Spanish behind. There are parts where they talk German, but overall you'd be excused if you thought they were still in Spain, what with them talking it so much. But there is nothing wrong with that - unless you think there is, just pointing out the facts and what is going on in the movie.

The movie itself feels a bit by the numbers. I don't mean that to be an insult, because it does have quite some merits, going by a formula that is and has been working for other movies. But it's also very predictable and you won't really be surprised by anything that will happen. There is at least one thing with a character who desperately wants to get pregnant, that adds a bit of spice to it all. But even that is played "straight". Still there is comedy, it's light and it was fine (while touching slightly on some social issues)

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [Spain]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish German

Release Date:

6 March 2015 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Off Course

Filming Locations:

Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,438,207

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producciones Aparte, Aragón Televisión, Atresmedia Cine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color