(The Un-Word)
Comedy | Germany 2020
OV w. Eng. ST | 85′ | Leo Khasin
Iris Berben, Ursina Lardi, Thomas Sarbacher, Devid Striesow
Talk with Iris Berben and Leo Khasin
Arthouse Uto
Houdini & Riffraff
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At a Berlin secondary school, Max bites off Karim’s earlobe. In the evening, Max’s parents are at the school, sitting down with the principal, the teacher and a school inspector. Max is in danger of being expelled. But the case is not so simple: Max is Jewish, whereas Karim is Muslim and is said to have subjected his classmate to anti-Semitic bullying. In the style of Yasmina Reza’s play God of Carnage, an argument develops with little potential for resolution. A humorous and revealing lesson about cultural barriers, entrenched prejudices and negligently looking the other way.
Screenings for school classes at
schuleundkultur.zh.ch
Kindly supported by the Daniel Gablinger Foundation.