''Gut zu Vögeln'' is a German

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film directed by Mira Thiel and starring

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and

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. Advertised as "an ''anti''-romantic comedy", it was released in Germany on 14 January 2016. The film's title is a

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ual

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: in

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, "Gut zu" means "good to", "Vögeln" means "birds", but the unisonous "vögeln" is a colloquialism for having coitus.

Plot

Merlin is a young society reporter whose fiancé cancels their wedding shortly before the big day. Devastated, she lets her friends convince her to move into her brother's old room in a flat with two men, Jacob and Nuri. As she struggles to rebuild her life in the aftermath of the breakup, Jacob, a womanizing

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with attachment issues, begins to coach her in the art of "short-term relationships". When the guys go on a trip to

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, Merlin and her brother's pregnant girlfriend, Clara, decide to follow them and chaos ensues.

Cast

as Merlin *

as Jacob * Max Giermann as Simon * Katharina Schlothauer as Clara * Samy Challah as Nuri *

Ulrich Gebauer Ulrich Gebauer (born 28 January 1956) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1981. Selected filmography References External links * * 1956 births Living people German male film actors {{Germany-act ...

as Lillith * Kai Wiesinger as Tillmann *

Christian Tramitz Christian Tramitz (born 29 July 1955) is a German actor and comedian. Early life Born in Munich, Bavaria, Tramitz is the grandson of Austrian actor Paul Hörbiger and first cousin once removed of actress Christiane Hörbiger. His parents are f ...

as Lord Bradbory * Oliver Kalkofe as Dr. Adam * Jochen Nickel as Gunnar *

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as Sonja * Joyce Ilg as Hannah *

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as Nessi * Anna Julia Kapfelsperger as Sue * Hasan Ali Mete as Nuri's Dad *

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as Nuri's Mom *

Markus Knüfken Markus Knüfken (born 18 August 1965) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1978. Selected filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knufken, Markus 1965 births Living people Actors from ...

as J.T. *

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as Sandy * Megan Gay as Jil Hagen

Jürgen Vogel Jürgen Peter Vogel (; born 29 April 1968, in Hamburg) is a German actor, screenwriter, film producer and singer. One of the most successful character actors in German cinema, he first broke out in 1992 with his role in ''Little Sharks''.Jürgen ...

has an uncredited

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in the film.

Production

''Gut zu Vögeln'' was produced by Viafilm in cooperation with

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and Constantin Film Produktion. The script was co-written by director Mira Thiel and her friend Judith Bonesky, based on their experiences as roommates in a student flat. The titular sexual pun was pinned on their

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. A first official trailer was released in mid-October 2015.Gut zu Vögeln - Offizieller Trailer
(YouTube). Retrieved 2015-12-15.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gut zu Vogeln German romantic comedy films 2016 films 2010s German-language films 2016 romantic comedy films 2010s German films