As of: November 1st, 2024 10:00 p.m
In “<a href="https://www.world-today-news.com/new-film-with-charly-hubner-in-the-leading-role-actor-comes-to-neustrelitz-for-the-national-release/" title="New film with Charly Hübner in the leading role: Actor comes to Neustrelitz for the national release”>Micha thinks big” with Charly Hübner, a Berlin entrepreneur returns to his East German home village, where he wants to create an economic boom with a wellness oasis. The film is available in the ARD media library until November 1, 2025.
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The directing duo Jan Georg Schütte and Lars Jessen staged the improv comedy.
Charly Hübner pulls out all the stops as a video game designer
Micha, portrayed by Charly Hübner, who once again pulls out all the stops of his acting skills, designed a successful video game, made a lot of money with it and enjoyed the expensive life in the Berlin hipster scene. Now he wants to transform his parents’ dilapidated guesthouse in his home village in Saxony-Anhalt into a luxury oasis. The problem is: There is no water for the planned wellness resort, nor for the residents of Klein-Schappleben, where there is a crisis meeting chaired by the local politician:
“I really pulled out all the stops.”
“Moni, before you keep making jokes and saying stuff, the water tank is of no use to me at all. So if I don’t actually have water in a few days, then I can cull my herd and then you all won’t have anything to eat .”
“I know Bernd, we all have a problem.” Movie scene
“Micha thinks big”: worlds collide
Micha wants to turn his parents’ dilapidated former hotel into a luxury hotel.
This problem is real, especially in the area in Saxony-Anhalt where Lars Jessen and his team filmed and researched – which wasn’t so easy at first, the director remembers: “I felt a great fear that we as film people “We come there and – to put it plainly – screw people over. That’s why we needed a certain amount of time to build up trust. That quickly turned into a great affection and a collegial way of dealing with one another.”
The entire political spectrum is represented in the film village: the AfD farmer, the eco-shepherd, the left-wing masseuse, and they are all somehow at odds with each other. Micha’s appeals to a sense of community are pretty much in vain and worlds collide.
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The Kiel film director says in an interview that his team encountered “quite a bit of reserve” while filming in a village in Saxony-Anhalt. more
Dominant main characters – pale supporting characters
The joy of acting can be seen in the main actors, especially Charly Hübner, Peter Kurth and Jördis Triebel. But they then dominate the scenery – the secondary characters remain pale. The dry humor also comes across well, and it’s not easy to present such an important topic easily and without pointing a moral finger.
For Lars Jessen, “Micah thinks big” is a political statement, but what is most important to him is: “Humor in times of conflicts that have escalated completely. If we manage to bring a little more calm and humor back into it, the social discussion will , the debate might be a little more relaxed and then more focused on the problems, but on the solution.”
“Micha thinks big” is a production by Florida Film for ARD Degeto Film and MDR.
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The improvisational comedy celebrated its premiere at the Munich Film Festival, and the film team is now touring Germany for its theatrical release. more
Micha thinks big
Genre:Comedy Year of production:2024 Country of production:Germany Additional information:with Charly Hübner, Jördis Triebel, Natalia Rudziewicz and others Director:Lars Jessen, Jan Georg Schütte Length:89 minutes Rating:from 12 Kahren Cinema release:22. August 2024
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