The Matchmaker (2026)
Amar is a creature of habit — quiet, solitary, and most at home among his matchboxes. So when a shy colleague at the match factory works up the courage to ask him out, his instinct isn’t to say yes. It isn’t even to say no. Instead, he decides to play matchmaker — steering her toward the charming regular at the village pub. A tidy solution. Except, of course, it isn’t.
Director:
Sophia Küstenmacher
Writers:
Tobias Bachem, Erik Kierzek, Sophia Küstenmacher.
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Mohammad-Ali Behboudi as Amar |
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Gabi Herz as Lise |
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Paul Kaiser as Lothar |
| Directing | Sophia Küstenmacher | Director |
| Writing | Tobias Bachem | Screenplay |
| Writing | Erik Kierzek | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sophia Küstenmacher | Screenplay |
| Production | Julia Tilk | Producer |
| Production | Erik Kierzek | Producer |
| Art | Sophie Horn | Art Designer |
| Art | Afra Bruckner | Art Designer |
| Camera | Jonathan Jotter | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Maximilian Kremser | Music |
| Sound | Michel Berger | Music |
| Sound | Lena Halve | Musician |