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Manta, Manta

1991 · 91 min

A goofy, fast-paced romp full of car stunts and silly rivalry, easy to enjoy without thinking too hard.

Overview
A not-so-clever guy called Bertie with an Opel Manta (a low-budget European sports coupé from the '80s) gets competition in a street race from a guy with a fast Mercedes, and another slick guy with a Ferrari tries to get his hands on Bertie's girlfriend.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • love
  • ambition
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, action
Directed by
Wolfgang Büld
Written by
Stefan Cantz
Starring
Til Schweiger, Tina Ruland, Stefan Gebelhoff, Sabine Berg, Michael Kessler, Nadja Naidenow, Ömer Simsek, Beatrice Manowski
Cinematography
Roland Willaert
Runtime
91 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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