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Zimtstern und Halbmond
5.0 / 10• 2010•NR• German
DramaComedyRomanceTV Movie
Storyline
German ship captain Gottfried Hinrichs reluctantly retires to his Bavarian home, hoping to find comfort when his daughter Barbara moves back home, convenient now she has become a commercial pilot. So he dishes out the usual objections when she tells to have found her mate, while ma Lisbeth tries to shush. When the lovers turn up for Christmas Eve, a culture shock follows, for her dream prince is Palestinian unemployed would be-pilot Kamal Abu Khalil, and neither 'liberal' parent extends effective tolerance to Islamic in-potential laws. Ultimately Gottfried is worn down, but then the incompatible religious marriage norms seem to break up the couple itself. It gets even worse when his parents found out and fly in, while she feels neglected as Kemal starts an electronic muezzin Internet firm with a friend.
Cast & Crew
Robert Atzorn
Gottfried Hinrichs
Lead
Gundi Ellert
Lisbeth Hinrichs
Lisa Maria Potthoff
Barbara Hinichs
Omar El-Saeidi
Kamal Abu Khalil
Sigi Zimmerschied
Pfarrer Josef
David A. Hamade
Yusuf
RY
Ramin Yazdani
Abu Kamal
MS
Mouna Sabbagh
Um Kamal
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Matthias Steurer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Zimtstern und Halbmond is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
