CONTRA

By Sönke WORTMANN

ROAD REBEL - as CONS

Comedy - Completed 2021

One xenophobic remark too many: Professor Richard Pohl is in danger of being kicked out of his university after insulting law student Naima Hamid. His chances of redemption will be much better, if he succeeds in preparing freshman Naima for a nationwide debate competition.

Festivals
& Awards

Ventana Sur 2021
European Screenings
Zurich Film Festival 2021
Gala Section
Festival des deutschen Films 2021
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Comedy
    • Countries
    • GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 103 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sönke WORTMANN
    • Writer(s)
    • Doron WISOTZKY
    • Producer(s)
    • christoph MÜLLER, Tom SPIESS, Constantin Film PRODUKTION GMBH
    • Synopsis
    • One xenophobic remark too many: Professor Richard Pohl (Christoph Maria Herbst) is in danger of being kicked out of his university after insulting law student Naima Hamid (Nilam Farooq) in front of a packed lecture hall. When the video goes viral, University President Alexander Lambrecht (Ernst Stötzner) gives his old companion one last chance: His chances of redemption before the disciplinary committee will be much better, if he succeeds in preparing freshman Naima for a nationwide debate competition. Pohl and Naima are equally appalled, but over time this unlikely pairing collect their first successes - until Naima realizes that the multi-cultural fairy tale apparently only serves one purpose: to save the university's reputation.