Contra

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.

Date of release
2020-10-28
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (212)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Sönke Wortmann

Casting

  • Nilam Farooq — Naima Hamid
  • Christoph Maria Herbst — Richard Pohl
  • Hassan Akkouch — Mo
  • Ernst Stötzner — President Lambrecht
  • Meriam Abbas — Lial Hamid
  • Mohamed Issa — Junis Hamid
  • Stefan Gorski — Benjamin
  • Lieke Hoppe — Johanna
  • Fatima Naji — Grandmother
  • Mustafa Sheikh — Ali
  • Cristiano Papasimos — Abu
  • Akim Schödel — Jamal

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