''Tschick'' (English: ''Goodbye Berlin'') is a 2016 German
comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
film directed by
Fatih Akın
Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent. He has won numerous awards for his films, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film '' Head ...
, based on
Wolfgang Herrndorf
Wolfgang Herrndorf (12 June 1965 in Hamburg – 26 August 2013 in Berlin) was a German author, painter, and illustrator.
Life and career
In 2002, his debut novel ''In Plüschgewittern'' was published by Zweitausendeins. Despite the protagonist ...
's bestselling 2010 novel ''Tschick'' (released as ''
Why We Took the Car'' in English-speaking countries). The film depicts two teenage outsiders from
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
who steal a car and go on an eccentric roadtrip through
Eastern Germany
The new states of Germany () are the five re-established states of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) that unified with the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) with its 10 states upon German reunification on 3 October 1990.
The new s ...
during the summer holidays. ''Tschick'' received mostly positive reviews in Germany.
[Rebhandl, Bert: "Wo liegt nochmal Nichts-wie-raus-hier?" ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'', September 14, 2016, No. 215, page 9.]
Cast
* Tristan Göbel as Maik Klingenberg
* Anand Batbileg as Andrej "Tschick" Tschichatschow
* Nicole Mercedes Müller as Isa Schmidt
* Aniya Wendel as Tatjana Cosic
* Anja Schneider as Maik's mother
*
Uwe Bohm
Uwe Bohm (born Uwe Enkelmann; 23 January 1962 – 8 April 2022) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows from 1973 to 2020.
Biography
Director Hark Bohm engaged the 11-year-old Uwe Enkelmann for the film '' ...
as Maik's father
* Xenia Assenza as Mona, father's secretary
*
Udo Samel
Udo Samel (born 25 June 1953) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1977. He starred in the 1994 film ''Back to Square One'', which was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.
Sele ...
as Herr Wagenbach, teacher
* Claudia Geisler as Mother of child-rich family
*
Marc Hosemann
Marc Hosemann (born 20 August 1970 in Hamburg), is a German actor.
Filmography (selection)
* ''Alles außer Mord'' (1996, TV)
* '' Short Sharp Shock'' (1998)
* ''Long Hello and Short Goodbye'' (1999)
* ''Investigating Sex'' (2001)
* '' Jargo ...
as village policeman
*
Alexander Scheer
Alexander Scheer (born 1 June 1976 in East Berlin) is a German actor and musician. He has won several national awards for his performances in film and theater, including one German Film Award for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" and one Bavarian F ...
as the judge
*
Friederike Kempter
Friederike Kempter (born 23 August 1979) is a German actress. Her acting credits include films like ''Pandorum'' and ''A Coffee in Berlin'' as well as television shows like '' Ladykracher'' and '' Hauptstadtrevier''. She has played Police Komm ...
as Maik's lawyer
External links
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Official homepage
References
2010s adventure comedy-drama films
2010s coming-of-age comedy-drama films
2010s road comedy-drama films
2016 films
Films directed by Fatih Akin
German adventure comedy-drama films
German coming-of-age comedy-drama films
German road comedy-drama films
2016 comedy films
2016 drama films
2010s German films
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