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Welcome to Germany

Original title: Willkommen bei den Hartmanns
  • 2016
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.8K
YOUR RATING
Senta Berger, Heiner Lauterbach, Elyas M'Barek, Florian David Fitz, Palina Rojinski, and Eric Kabongo in Welcome to Germany (2016)
ComedyDrama

When a well-off Munich family takes in Diallo, a refugee from Nigeria, he soon makes friends among the family members, but they are tested when they must face racism, bureaucracy, and terror... Read allWhen a well-off Munich family takes in Diallo, a refugee from Nigeria, he soon makes friends among the family members, but they are tested when they must face racism, bureaucracy, and terror suspicions because of him.When a well-off Munich family takes in Diallo, a refugee from Nigeria, he soon makes friends among the family members, but they are tested when they must face racism, bureaucracy, and terror suspicions because of him.

  • Director
    • Simon Verhoeven
  • Writer
    • Simon Verhoeven
  • Stars
    • Senta Berger
    • Heiner Lauterbach
    • Florian David Fitz
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    5.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Simon Verhoeven
    • Writer
      • Simon Verhoeven
    • Stars
      • Senta Berger
      • Heiner Lauterbach
      • Florian David Fitz
    • 15User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Senta Berger
    Senta Berger
    • Angelika Hartmann
    Heiner Lauterbach
    Heiner Lauterbach
    • Dr. Richard Hartmann
    Florian David Fitz
    Florian David Fitz
    • Philipp Hartmann
    Palina Rojinski
    Palina Rojinski
    • Sofie Hartmann
    Elyas M'Barek
    Elyas M'Barek
    • Dr. Tarek Berger
    Eric Kabongo
    Eric Kabongo
    • Diallo Makabouri
    Uwe Ochsenknecht
    Uwe Ochsenknecht
    • Dr. Sascha Heinrich
    Ulrike Kriener
    • Heike Broscher
    Marinus Hohmann
    • Basti Hartmann
    Eisi Gulp
    Eisi Gulp
    • Bernd Bader
    Thilo Prothmann
    Thilo Prothmann
    • Kurt Blümlein
    Esther Kuhn
    Esther Kuhn
    • Clarissa
    Samir Fuchs
    Samir Fuchs
    • Rayhan Magmut
    Ulla Geiger
    Ulla Geiger
    • Frau Sobrowitsch
    Wolfgang M. Bauer
    • Schickdorf
    • (as Wolfgang Maria Bauer)
    Wolfram Rupperti
    • Gebhart
    Johannes Herrschmann
    • Professor Wackenbarth
    Thomas Darchinger
    Thomas Darchinger
    • Richter Baumgartner
    • Director
      • Simon Verhoeven
    • Writer
      • Simon Verhoeven
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    8emkarpf

    Entertaining take on current topics

    There are several reasons to recommend this comedy. First of all, it is a very entertaining take on topics that are being discussed not only in Germany, but all over Europe: how will the influx of refugees from Africa and the Middle East change our society? In this movie, a rich Munich family wants to do more than wave "Refugees welcome"-placards, so they offer a home to one of the refugees. As a plot, this could be rather embarrassing due to political correctness (or lack thereof), but writer and director Simon Verhoeven manages to include all the different views on immigrants without losing track of the comedy for one moment. He has created a set of characters that are likable and well-rounded, and the development of the story, while predictable in the general outline (of course a comedy needs a happy ending), is surprising at every turn and full of funny dialogue which had people laughing out loud in the cinema. Another reason to watch this comedy is the cast. The older generation is being represented by the always wonderful Senta Berger, as well as Heiner Lauterbach, Uwe Ochsenknecht and Ulrike Kriener (yes, those last three together had us laughing in Doris Dörrie's "Männer" in the 1980s), the younger generation containing heartthrobs Florian David Fitz and Elyas M'Barek and a very lovable Palina Rojinski. Refugee Diallo is played by Eric Kabongo, who will hopefully get to play more leading roles in the future! And, thirdly, I very much liked the artful camera work and the well-chosen sets, which made the movie a joy to watch.
    6Breumaster

    A Problem Called Integration

    After several waves of refugees from Syria, Germany founded some movies about the circumstances to show positive examples how life can turn. But in my opinion the issue is "too wanted", the movie teaches the audience. Not in a bad way. It's ok to watch it, why not. But it has a smell of artificiality. It was a well-intentioned. I don't know which audience I would recommend it. Maybe for foreigners who want to know some parts of Germany's problems of the refugee-wave in 2015. I think it does not center clear enough on the problems many of the refugees have and why they fled.
    3olaf-66694

    Typical German fail

    A couple of nice gags at the first 15 minutes, followed by the typical German way of making movies: when creating the story the writer must have been Captain Obvious. Please avoid this one and don't waste your time unless you have a real simple mind.
    8susiheinz

    A convincingly German comedy at an international cinema level!

    Great movie! The characters are funny, like a comedy should be at its best. The best German actors, straight-to-the-point dialogues, beautiful pictures. Hei, a German comedy at this international cinema level, you do not find that often! I've put Hartmann's heart in my heart, with all their spleens and weaknesses, who still hold together when it matters. What else do you want? That the comedy uses a serious refugee fate as a background for the family development, is wonderful. This is the way life is, everyone lives as best he can, and, at best, tries to help others. Simon Verhoeven wrote the script BEFORE the great wave of refugees came to Germany. He has taken a current situation as a hanger for typical family entertainment. And this has turned into a wonderful film that has thrilled over 3 million viewers.
    10wurzer

    Excellent Munich-style comedy on the refugee situation in Germany

    I have to admit that I first had reservations regarding this movie. Since the refugee situation in Germany is omnipresent in the media and the public discussion very polarized, one could already even call it intoxicated, I couldn't imagine how a subject like this could be turned into a comedy.

    But Simon did an excellent job: he hired a bunch of very well known German actors, most of them actually from Munich, and portrayed the wealthy German society as a whole with the Hartmann family and movie's characters impersonating all the different political opinions and individual personalities. Controversional dinner discussions, resentments in all directions, accidents of all kind are leading to the most hilarious situations…

    Politically Simon achieved to place the movie leisurely at the opinional center of the Germany society – a center that unfortunetely gets more and more eroded by the centrifugal forces of a polarized dicussion.

    Extremely recommended because it's an extremely good comedy!

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    • Release date
      • November 3, 2016 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • 歡迎來到德國
    • Filming locations
      • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Sentana Filmproduktion
      • SevenPictures Film
      • Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion
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      • $28,036,021
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 56m(116 min)
    • Color
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