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Beim Griechen

A gentle, good-natured immigrant story that mixes small comic moments with quiet homesickness and the satisfaction of building something from nothing.

Directed by
Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Nicolas Sidiropulos, Alexandra Maria Lara, Fahri Yardım
Overview
When the fundamentally optimistic Greek Christos comes to Germany in 1966 to give his family a better life, he initially experiences prejudice and alienation. Despite this, he and his wife Maria open the first Greek restaurant in Karlsruhe: EUROPA.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Nicolas Sidiropulos, Alexandra Maria Lara, Fahri Yardım
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • family
  • identity
  • work
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Written by
Alexandros Stefanidis, Christian Lyra, Sebastian Wehlings, Stefan Betz
Starring
Nicolas Sidiropulos, Alexandra Maria Lara, Fahri Yardım, Milan Peschel, Rick Kavanian, Violeta Lupis, Smudo, Despina Pajanou
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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