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Toubab

2021 · 96 min

A lively, joke-filled ride that mixes buddy comedy chaos with a sharp, humane look at bureaucracy and belonging.

Directed by: Florian Dietrich
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Farba Dieng, Julius Nitschkoff, Seyneb Saleh

Overview: Matured through two years in prison, Babtou is looking forward to a new beginning with his buddy Dennis. A free man in a free world! But of all things, his welcome party where all the boys from the block are gathered ends in a police operation. Babtou has his hands cuffed again and is confronted with dramatic news. He will soon be deported to his “home country” of Senegal. To prevent a deportation, Babtou and Dennis are willing to do anything, including marriage.

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Directed by: Florian Dietrich
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Farba Dieng, Julius Nitschkoff, Seyneb Saleh

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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: identity
friendship
immigration
family
race
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Florian Dietrich
Written by: Arne Dechow, Florian Dietrich
Starring: Farba Dieng, Julius Nitschkoff, Seyneb Saleh, Valerie Koch, Michael Maertens, Burak Yiğit, Nina Gummich, Uwe Preuss
Cinematography: Max Preiss
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Germany, Senegal
Languages: German

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