Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Year: 2015
Director: Christof Wahl
Script: Moritz Netenjakob, Roger Schmelzer
Actor: Christian Ulmen, Aylin Tezel, Dar Salim, Axel Stein, Samuel Finzi, Nora Tschirner, Inez Bjørg David, Vladimir Burlakov
Length: 98 minutes
Age rating: from 16 years
Daniel is a wimp. Being cautious and clumsy, he hasn’t been very successful with women so far. On vacation in Turkey, he gets to know the female heart-throb Aylin who is interested in Daniel contrary to his expectations. Daniel is in seventh heaven. But he soon returns to earth with a bump when, back in Germany, he is introduced to Aylin’s family who just consider him a sissy. He decides to transform into a real macho man. Because that’s what women really want, right? Aylin’s brother Cem helps Daniel to become a real man – he gets him new clothes and takes him to Turkish clubs. With his refurbished masculinity he now gains the respect of Aylin’s family, but with unforeseen consequences regarding his beloved…
Director Christof Wahl was a cameraman of famous German films like Fack ju Göhte and Keinohrhasen amongst others. With Macho Man he realised his first movie as a director. His debut is based on the novel of the same name by Moritz Netenjakob.
“Macho Man” will be screened on Wed 15 Mar 2017, 7 pm at Salon Van hoa ca phe thu bay, Ho Chi Minh City and on Wed 10 May 2017, 7 pm at Goethe Institut.
