Contra (2020)
With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arrives late for his lecture. Unfortunately for him, a video of his verbal outburst spreads like wildfire on the Internet, and the university’s president, Lambrecht, is called to deal with the incident. But Pohl is not dismissed. Instead, he is put to the task of helping Naima prepare for an important debating competition. The lecturer and the student could not be more different, yet they are thrown together to work as a team.
Director:
Sönke Wortmann
Writer:
Doron Wisotzky
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Nilam Farooq as Naima Hamid |
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Christoph Maria Herbst as Richard Pohl |
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Hassan Akkouch as Mo |
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Ernst Stötzner as President Lambrecht |
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Meriam Abbas as Lial Hamid |
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Mohamed Issa as Junis Hamid |
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Stefan Gorski as Benjamin |
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Lieke Hoppe as Johanna |
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Fatima Naji as Grandmother |
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Mustafa Sheikh as Ali |
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Cristiano Papasimos as Abu |
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Akim Schödel as Jamal |
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Selin Dörtkardes as Anissa |
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Cathleen Baumann as Ms. Thiem |
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Michael Abendroth as Chairman Disciplinary Committee |
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Martin Lommatzsch as Debater |
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Sabrina Effenberger as Student |
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Jogi Kaiser as Man with Clipboard |
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Egzon Kreyeziu as Khaled |
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Nicola Gründel as Woman with Clipboard |
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Wieslawa Wesolowska as Bogdana |
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Torben Kessler as Lecturer |
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Minna Wündrich as Ms. Schneider |
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Aslan Aslan as Freak |
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Emil Schwarz as Freak |
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Ilse Strambowski as Elderly Woman |
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Sarah Andiel as Islam Debate Chairman |
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Lennart Lokstein as Parental Certificate Debate Chairman |
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Willy Carlos Witthaut as Host |
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Julia Eiber as President (uncredited) |
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Fiona Smith as Woman On Train (uncredited) |
| Production | Tom Spiess | Producer |
| Writing | Doron Wisotzky | Screenplay |
| Production | Christoph Müller | Producer |
| Camera | Holly Fink | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Martin Todsharow | Music |
| Editing | Martin Wolf | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annegret Stössel | Costume Design |
| Directing | Sönke Wortmann | Director |
