Zurich Film Festival shows a star-studded family comedy
Cult director Sönke Wortmann was able to win German star actors for his comedy “Der Nachname”. The film will be shown at the Zurich Film Festival.
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the essentials in brief
- 4 years after “Der Vorname” the German director Sönke Wortmann delivers a sequel.
- The star-studded comedy revolves around a family feud over a name.
- This film will be shown at the Zurich Film Festival. The festival lasts from 22.9. until 2.10.
Everything is actually planned as a nice family reunion on the Spanish holiday island of Lanzarote. But things are different. Because in the argumentative German family Böttcher there are conflicts about a surname.
Namely, the surname of the mother Dorothea. She invites her son Thomas, his wife and daughter Elisabeth and her husband to her finca.
Because Dorothea has something extremely important to announce. She and her adopted son René got married and she took his surname König. That is the point of departure for the comedy «Der Nachname», which is being shown at the Zurich Film Festival.
Arguing in front of a warm holiday backdrop
But the love happiness of the two newlyweds pushes the other sour. The planned weekend soon turns into one heated argument.
Because not only the name debate causes conflicts, but also the private problems of the couples about job and money worries. The situation is getting more and more critical and threatens to escalate when certain things come to light… .
Star cast and pointed dialogues
Iris Berben, Florian David Fitz, Justus von Dohnányi and Christoph Maria Herbst together on screen are a highlight. The actors have always been an integral part of the German comedy scene. They are known for their top-notch acting performances.
This is also evident in the comedy. This lives on from the razor-sharp dialogues, and is also extremely entertaining thanks to the cast. With “Der Nachname” director Wortmann builds on “Der Vorname” from 2018.
«The Surname» at the Zurich Film Festival
Country: Germany, 2022
Genre: Comedy
Season at the Zurich Film Festival:
26 Sept. 6:30 p.m. in the Congress Hall,
27 Sep 18:45 in Arena 4.
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