God for beginners

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Movie
Original title God for beginners
Country of production Austria
original language German
Publishing year 2017
length 90 minutes
Rod
Director Sascha Bigler
script Berith Schistek ,
Karl Benedikter ,
Sascha Bigler
production Tommy Pridnig ,
Peter Wirthensohn
camera Carsten Thiele
cut Roland Dutzler
occupation

Herrgott für Beginners is an Austrian culture clash comedy from 2017 with Deniz Cooper and Katharina Straßer in the leading roles. The television film , directed by Sascha Bigler , was broadcast for the first time on December 30, 2017 on ORF and was shown on January 10, 2018 as part of the FilmWittwoch im Erste . After Die Notlügen it is the second production of the ORF television film series Stadtkomödie .

action

The film is about an inheritance and succession dispute in a Viennese wine tavern between the Catholic wine tavern waitress Miri and the Turkish-born Muslim taxi driver Musa, who one day falls madly in love with Ayşe, the daughter of his devout boss Adnan. Musa doesn't really know what to do with religion, but in order to ask for her hand, he has to prove that he is an exemplary Muslim. He also has to raise money for her father's economically troubled taxi company.

Soon afterwards, Musa inherits from his regular customer, the heurigen landlady Weininger, her restaurant “Die Reblaus” in Vienna- Grinzing, including the associated vineyard , the financial problem seems to be solved. However, the inheritance is tied to the condition that Musa converts to Christianity within a year . If he does not meet the condition, the inheritance goes to the Catholic Church. Musa faces a seemingly unsolvable dilemma, is torn between the two religions and begins a double life between Christianity and Islam. The tenant Miri, who sees herself as the rightful heir, causes him additional problems .

When Ayşe and Musa want to get closer, WEGA storms Musa's apartment, the police suspect a terrorist in Musa and have therefore had him and his activities under surveillance for some time. After Musa describes his problems to the officers, they let him go again. Musa accuses Miri of setting the evacuation team on his neck, and fights break out between the two, which end in a passionate night in bed.

The bishop wants to prevent baptism at all costs because he believes that Musa is not really a believer. Pastor Benedikt refuses, however. Therefore, the bishop informs Yussuf, the imam of Musa's Islamic community, about the imminent Christian baptism of Musa, who in turn informs his flocks. The hasty break-up of the Islamic community together calls the WEGA on the scene, which takes up the persecution. Musa is already standing by the priest by the baptismal font when he begins to doubt his plan and suddenly changes his mind. After the Islamic community, followed by WEGA, shows up in the church, Günsel, Imam Yussuf's wife, goes into labor . Your child is born in a taxi.

Both the Catholic and the Islamic community want nothing more to do with Musa. Musa finds 26 high-quality emeralds in the estate of Hans, who was friends with Weininger and who died in Musa's taxi. Among other things, he gives Adnan a helping hand. With the rest of the money he buys the Heuriger from the church and gives it to Miri. Musa works as her waiter in the restaurant, where he discovers Buddhism for himself after meeting some Buddhists among the guests.

production

The shooting took place from October 25 to November 24, 2016 in Vienna and the surrounding area. The film was produced by the Austrian Lotus Film , and the Austrian and Bavarian broadcasters were involved . Max Vornehm was responsible for the sound, Conrad Moritz Reinhardt for the set design and Caterina Czepek for the costumes .

reception

Reviews

Rainer Tittelbach from Tittelbach.tv said that despite the many amusing moments, including a few Viennese insults and a convincing cast, the film would lack a narrative and moral core. The somewhat superficial narrative would reflect the essence of the main character.

The Süddeutsche Zeitung wrote that Sascha Bigler would deliver a film about the absurdity of faith, which, however, despite jokes in the direction of Islam and Christianity, would get along without malice and avoid playing off the two religions against each other. The television comedy would manage to joke just enough that it actually gets funny without getting malicious in the process.

Volker Bergmeister found in the Donaukurier that Bigler had staged Musa's transformation into a true Christian and a good Muslim with plenty of speed and ideas. There are many nice ideas, the highlight being a car towing choreography to the sounds of Viennese waltzes. But playing with prejudices would not always succeed in such a way that it goes beyond smiling. The film is a culture clash comedy that stays a little flat.

Audience rating

In Germany the film premiere pursued in the first 3.11 million viewers, the market share was 9.8 percent.

Awards and nominations

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Start for top ORF city comedies in the Christmas program 2017/2018 . OTS notification dated November 14, 2017, accessed November 25, 2017.
  2. ^ A b ORF: Deniz Cooper, Katharina Straßer and a "Lord God for Beginners" (AT) . Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b Comedy: Lord God for Beginners | Press kit | Press | BR.de . Article dated November 8, 2017, accessed November 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ Good God for beginners at crew united
  5. ^ Rainer Tittelbach: TV film "Herrgott für Beginners" at tittelbach.tv , accessed on December 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ sueddeutsche.de: His God is hedonism . Article from January 9, 2018, accessed on January 10, 2018.
  7. ^ Donaukurier: Wanderer between religions . Article from January 9, 2018, accessed on January 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Tannbach" can improve, ZDFneo turns up a lot . Article from January 11, 2018, accessed on January 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ Five ORF nominations at the Prix Europa 2018 . OTS announcement of September 3, 2018, accessed September 4, 2018.