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GO FOR ZUCKER
Rated: M (Moderate Sex scene)
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 91 minutes
Tag Line: An Unorthodox Comedy
Language: German
Subtitles: English
The conniving wheeler-dealer Jaeckie Zucker (Henry Hübchen) is up to his neck in trouble – his wife (Hannelore Elsner) wants a divorce, the court bailiff is threatening him with jail. The only hope left for the former GDR sports reporter is his mother's inheritance. In her will, however, she's stipulated that Jackie must reconcile his differences with his brother Samuel (Udo Samel) an orthodox Jew. As Samuel and his entire clan move into Jaeckie's chaotic household, the clash of civilizations is inevitable. But the two stubborn brothers have no choice – they have to get along…
Director Dani Levy uses humour and irony to tell the fast-paced story of his protagonist Jaeckie Zucker and the hurdles he must overcome. Go for Zucker is a highly unorthodox family comedy that describes with delightful audacity a confrontation between two cultures in today's Berlin.
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Dani Levy |
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Dani Levy and Holger Franke |
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Manuela Stehr |
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Henry Hubchen |
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Hannelore Elsner |
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Udo Samel |
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Golda Tencer |
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Steffen Groth |
Dani Levy was born in Basel in 1957, and has lived in Berlin since 1980. His debut film was DU MICH AUCH (Same to You, 1986)for which he won the prize for Best Film at the International Comedy Festival in Vevey. He received further awards for his 1988 film ROBBYKALLEPAUL (Audience Award at the 1989 Max
Ophüls Festival) and his 1991 feature I WAS ON MARS (FIPRESCI Special Distinction as Best Film at San Sebastian). In 1993, Levy won the Hypobank Director's Prize at the Munich Film Festival with
his short film OHNE MICH (1993), which launched a spate of movies against the resurgence of right-wing radicalism in Germany. In 1997,Levy devoted himself to making a film that was very close to his heart: MESCHUGGE (The Giraffe). This complex thriller premiered in 1998 at the Toronto Film Festival. In
1999, MESCHUGGE was awarded, along with LOLA RENNT (Run Lola Run), the Bavarian Film Prize and the Award for Best Cinematography.
Variety
'Modern German Cinema finally gets its first all-out Jewish laffer' (Read Now)
WINNER of 6 'German Oscars'!
WINNER! Ernst Lubitsch Award for Best German Comedy
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