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Contra

2020-10-28 · 104 min · ★ 7.2

Comedy · Drama

With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arrives late for his lecture. Unfortunately for him, a video of his verbal outburst spreads like wildfire on the Internet, and the university’s president, Lambrecht, is called to deal with the incident. But Pohl is not dismissed. Instead, he is put to the task of helping Naima prepare for an important debating competition. The lecturer and the student could not be more different, yet they are thrown together to work as a team.

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Directors
Sönke Wortmann
Production companies
Constantin Film, SevenPictures Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nilam FarooqNilam FarooqNaima Hamid
Christoph Maria HerbstChristoph Maria HerbstRichard Pohl
Hassan AkkouchHassan AkkouchMo
Ernst StötznerErnst StötznerPresident Lambrecht
Meriam AbbasMeriam AbbasLial Hamid
Mohamed IssaMohamed IssaJunis Hamid
Stefan GorskiStefan GorskiBenjamin
Lieke HoppeLieke HoppeJohanna
Fatima NajiFatima NajiGrandmother
Mustafa SheikhAli
Cristiano PapasimosAbu
Akim SchödelJamal
Selin DörtkardesSelin DörtkardesAnissa
Cathleen BaumannCathleen BaumannMs. Thiem
Michael AbendrothMichael AbendrothChairman Disciplinary Committee
Martin LommatzschDebater
Sabrina EffenbergerSabrina EffenbergerStudent
Jogi KaiserMan with Clipboard
Egzon KreyeziuKhaled
Nicola GründelNicola GründelWoman with Clipboard

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