Look Who's Back (2015)

Adolf Hitler wakes up in the 21st century. He quickly gains media attention, but while Germany finds him hilarious and charming, Hitler makes some serious observations about society.

Director:

David Wnendt

Writers:

David Wnendt (screenplay), Mizzi Meyer (screenplay)

Stars:

Oliver Masucci, Thomas M. Köppl, Marc-Marvin Israel

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Oliver Masucci	...	Adolf Hitler
Thomas M. Köppl	...	Benimmcoach
Marc-Marvin Israel	...	Fußballjunge
David Gebigke	...	Fußballjunge
Paul Busche	...	Fußballjunge
Fabian Busch	...	Fabian Sawatzki
Gerdy Zint	...	Pantomime
Nancy Maria Brüning	...	Mutter mit Kinderwagen
Lars Rudolph	...	Kioskbesitzer
Franziska Wulf	...	Krömeier
Christoph Maria Herbst	...	Christoph Sensenbrink
Thomas Thieme	...	Senderchef Kärrner
Katja Riemann	...	Katja Bellini
Michael Ostrowski	...	Rico Mancello
Christoph Zrenner	...	Gerhard Lummlich

Storyline

Adolf Hitler wakes up in Berlin...in 2014. After getting his bearings he is discovered by an unemployed TV producer, Fabian Sawatzki. Sawatzki thinks Hitler is some sort of performance artist and takes him around the country, talking to the general population, for a TV piece he has envisaged. Hitler, however, sees this as a chance to regain his popularity and power.

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Plot Keywords:

adolf hitler character | german language | german film | satire | political satire | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Constantin Film [Germany] Official Facebook

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

8 October 2015 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Ha vuelto

Filming Locations:

Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€2,956,960 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mythos Film, Constantin Film, Claussen Wöbke Putz Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the footage of modern-day's politics former leader of the Green party "Bündnis 90/Die Grünen" Renate Künast and the former leader of the Social democratic party SPD Sigmar Gabriel are seen. In the original book Hitler gets his own talk show, of which Künast is the first guest. Also he talks of Sigmar Gabriel in the book as well, when he asks Hitler, if he wants to join their party.

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Goofs

At the end of his life, Hitler was suffering from the onset of severe Parkinson's disease. He walked with a visible tremble and his hand often would shake uncontrollably. When Hitler arrives in the future, all traces of Parkinson's are gone, although perhaps this was an effect of the time travel itself.

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Quotes

Adolf Hitler: Even Poland still exists!

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Crazy Credits

During the first closing credits news reports about racism in Europe are showed.

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Connections

Features The Restaurant (1966)

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Soundtracks

Il Barbierre Di Siviglia
Written by Gioachino Rossini
(C) & (P) Koka Classical

User Reviews

Brilliant blend of humor and brutal seriousness

In the very start the movie seems so innocent and a little silly. The colors are all bright. The humor though is really entertaining and i like that the Germans can joke about this topic themselves. As the movie goes on we see a lot of footage of ordinary Germans saluting Hitler and complaining about the immigrants, it connects really good with the time we live in. The movie gets more and more serious, and the main character finds out it's the real Hitler. I think the well made transition from being all innocent and humorous describes Nazi Germany. No one thought it would go this far. Really touched me even though i've seen quite a lot of movies about Nazi Germany. 9/10