Unterwerfung (2018)
François is a literary scholar and drinker. His relationships with women are limited to one year, his life is sufficiently happy. Until the day when charismatic Muslim politician Mohamed Ben Abbes becomes president in France, introduces patriarchy and polygamy and loses his job. In his growing loneliness, Rector Rediger's offer to resume his teaching at the Sorbonne reaches him on one condition: he must convert to Islam.
Director: Titus Selge
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Edgar Selge as Edgar / François |
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Matthias Brandt as Rediger |
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Bettina Stucky as Marie-Françoise Tanneur |
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André Jung as Alain Tanneur |
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Alina Levshin as Myriam |
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Catrin Striebeck as Aurelie |
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Jean-Yves Berteloot as Steve |
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Florian Stetter as Godefroy Lempereur |
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Valerie Koch as Alice |
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Walid Al-Atiyat as Anis |
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Michael Wittenborn as Walter Zobel |
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Karin Beier as Karin Beier |
| Writing | Karin Beier | Book |
| Directing | Titus Selge | Director |
| Sound | Ralf Herrmann | Sound |
| Editing | Knut Hake | Editor |
| Production | Clemens Schaeffer | Producer |
| Production | Christian Metz | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Jérôme Aghion | Sound |
| Camera | Jean-Pierre Meyer-Gehrke | Additional Camera |
| Writing | Michel Houellebecq | Novel |
| Production | Eva-Maria Pilling | Line Producer |
| Production | Deborah Congia | Casting |
| Writing | Titus Selge | Writer |
| Art | Karoly Pakozdy | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Rufin Wiesemann | Visual Effects Producer |
| Lighting | Janosch Voss | Gaffer |
| Editing | Tobias Wiedmer | Colorist |
| Camera | Martin Farkas | Director of Photography |