Finnish Tango

Running time: 90 mins

His van drives off the road, but Alex survives to start a new life.

Nearly killed by his suicidal friend's tragic drive, Alex, a young accordion player, embarks on a search for meaning. To this rascal, however, that means coming up with a phony handicap so he can move in with a group of theatrical actors. His new friends welcome him with open arms, and Alex gives them his only real gift-passionate tango sessions. Just as he starts falling for the pretty Lotte, Alex finds his motives questioned by his acerbic roommate Rudolph, who has a penchant for repeatedly faking his own death.

A must-see for Alex's pantomiming of a scene from Evil Dead 2 alone, Buket Alakus' comedy about scoundrels and their dreams is both warmhearted and smart-alecky.

Season:
2009
Director:
Buket Alakus
Cast:
Christoph Bach, Mira Bartuschek, Fabian Busch, Nele Winkler, Michael Schumacher, Christian Naethe, Daniel Zillmann
Editor:
Andreas Radtke
Producer:
Eike Besuden
Language:
German (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Christoph Blaser, Steffen Kahles