A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
December 17, 2010
Original Title:
Zimtstern und Halbmond
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance | TV Movie
Production Companies:
ARD
ARD Degeto
BR
Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
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.
Director:
Matthias Steurer
Writer:
Daniel Speck
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