Turkish for Beginners

Turkish for Beginners

2012•1h 45m•6.1/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.1/10(384)

During an emergency landing on a deserted island suddenly traumatized by antiauthoritarian education Lena Schneider together with the Turkish Super Macho Cem Öztürk must fight for survival. After initially Cem macho repulsive acts on Lena, a jellyfish in the water and sand in a bikini, she recognizes the time the romantic core behind his cool facade. Meanwhile, meet also their parents, who obdurate psychologist Doris and Metin Öztürk to work together to find their missing children. So both generations take an involuntary Turkish Basic Course for beginners.

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Production

Constantin Film, Rat Pack Filmproduktion, Bluverde F.V.T., ARD

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Josefine Preuß

Josefine Preuß

Lena Schneider

Elyas M'Barek

Elyas M'Barek

Cem Öztürk

Anna Stieblich

Anna Stieblich

Doris Schneider

Adnan Maral

Adnan Maral

Metin Öztürk

Pegah Ferydoni

Pegah Ferydoni

Yagmur Öztürk

Arnel Taci

Arnel Taci

Costa Papavassilou

Katja Riemann

Katja Riemann

Uschi

Günther Kaufmann

Günther Kaufmann

Tongo

Frederick Lau

Frederick Lau

Frieder

Sonja Gerhardt

Sonja Gerhardt

Cleo

Katharina Kaali

Katharina Kaali

Diana Schneider

Nick Romeo Reimann

Nick Romeo Reimann

Nils Schneider

Eugen Bauder

Eugen Bauder

Lili Buhren

Annette Strasser

Annette Strasser

Marc Ben Puch

Marc Ben Puch

Laura Osswald

Laura Osswald

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