Welcome to the war
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Welcome to the war |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Oliver Schmitz |
| script | Christian Pötschke |
| production |
Ivo-Alexander Beck Alicia Remirez |
| music | Fabian Römer |
| camera | Peter Krause |
| cut | Achim Seidel |
| occupation | |
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Willkommen im Krieg is a German television film from 2012 . On 9 April 2012 ProSieben first broadcast anti-war - comedy was seen by 1.74 million viewers, representing a market share of 5.0 percent.
action
The civilian Martin gets drunk one last time with his best friend Maddel before he is supposed to leave for Afghanistan on his foreign assignment. Since his girlfriend is heavily pregnant and he would miss the birth of his first child, Martin decides to take advantage of his friend's drunkenness at his farewell party to go into action as a soldier instead of his friend. Without Maddel and not even training in basic military service, however, he does not know how to get by in the war zone. Until then, he had imagined combat missions to be more like video games. The only benefit to him in his situation is that he knows how to organize and celebrate good parties. It is also easy for him to organize alcohol and poker rounds. For this reason the other soldiers help him. When Martin meets the beautiful paramedic Nina, he falls in love with her.
Reviews
"(TV) anti-war comedy about missions abroad by the Bundeswehr, which dares to do the balancing act between comedy and tragedy."
“Can you even laugh at 'welcome to war'? And there can be no discussion on this point: No, with the best will in the world, you can't. [...] Because the ProSieben Afghanistan adventure moves in phases on the level of the man's joke. [...] Kind of ' popsicle ', only without naked girls. But with uniform for the stupid boys. [...] This little film doesn't even come close to evil war satires like ' MASH ' or ' Jarhead '. Especially not with this ending, at which Afghan children intone Nena's peace song [sic] '99 balloons '. A strange comedy: No useful punchline throughout the film, but the completely serious ending was a single joke. "
“What should be a funny satire turns out to be a tired slapstick. The South African-born director Oliver Schmitz ('Suddenly Famous', 'Beloved Life'), who otherwise stands for solid television entertainment, probably wanted to package an anti-war film as a comedy here. However, it remains with a mild attempt, because Schmitz has especially - with Hannes Jaenicke - delivered much better evening entertainment, just think of 'Alone among mothers'. Even if he takes on the topic of 'Bundeswehr deployment abroad' with all its boring moments that have to be bridged with gambling and alcohol deals, 'Welcome to War' rarely goes beyond post-pubescent humor. And whether German hip-hop, rock 'n' roll and pop music à la Nena with '99 Luftballons' fit into an anti-war film is an open question! "
background
The producers of the film tried to get support from the German armed forces . However, all help was refused after it was learned that it would be a comedy. However, the film was supported by a military advisor who offered technical support.
Shortly after the broadcast, the actor Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht received a death threat on his Facebook page from a paratrooper who saw the Afghanistan mission and the German armed forces vilified. The Bundeswehr distanced itself from the statement made by the soldier stationed in Lebach in the Saarland and, in turn, began investigations.
literature
- Omid Nouripour : Coma drinking with MG at the ready , Spiegel Online , April 8, 2012
- TV comedy "Welcome to the war": "This is not your war" . Private broadcaster ProSieben delivers a comedy about missions abroad with “Willkommen im Krieg”. In an interview with stern.de, producer Ivo Alexander Beck says why one can laugh about the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan, in: Der Stern from April 9, 2012
Web links
- Welcome to the war in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Welcome to war on prosieben.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Over 10 million: Top quota for Easter Monday "Tatort" , epress.de
- ↑ Welcome to the war. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ TV column: 'Welcome to War': Gespielter Herrenwitz am Hindukusch , focus.de
- ↑ Welcome to war , prisma.de
- ↑ "This is not your war" , stern.de
- ↑ Soldiers threaten Ochsenknecht son with death , welt.de