The lovers from the Osman Hotel
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| Original title | The lovers of the Osman Hotel (Osman'ın Otelindeki Aşıklar) |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German , Turkish |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 15 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | İdil Üner |
| script | İdil Üner |
| production |
Peter Stockhaus , İdil Üner |
| camera | Bernd Meiners |
| cut | Andrew Bird |
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The Lovers from the Hotel by Osman (Osman'ın Otelindeki Aşıklar) is a German short film by İdil Üner from 2001, which she filmed with herself and Fatih Akın in the lead roles based on her own script . The comedy received the German Short Film Award .
action
The couple Ahmet and Ili from Hamburg are spending their vacation in Turkey. In the Istanbul hotel you pretend to be a married couple, as the conservative hotel owner could have moral reservations about unmarried Turkish couples. In fact, he is quite suspicious. The two get a room, but the hotelier at the same time draws the attention of two policemen to the couple to make sure that he was not guilty of a matchmaker. When Ili realizes that someone is being overheard, she nagging provokes a loud argument with her boyfriend, who in turn also fully agrees. The policemen leave calmly: This couple can only be a married couple.
Reviews
The editorial staff of Prisma described the film as "staged with spirited wit", the "very vivid story" thematize "the conflicts of young German Turks".
Awards
The film received the German Short Film Award in Gold in 2001, the production manager of the film Tobias Büchner the Murnau Short Film Award in 2002 and the director at the Huesca Film Festival the special jury award. In addition, the film was nominated for “best short film” at the Max Ophüls Festival .
Web links
- The Lovers of the Hotel Osman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The lovers from the Hotel von Osman at filmportal.de