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Contra

Contra

20207.21h 44m

Overview

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.

Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Written by Doron Wisotzky
Produced by Christoph Müller, Tom Spiess
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Top Cast

Nilam Farooq

Nilam Farooq

Naima Hamid

Christoph Maria Herbst

Christoph Maria Herbst

Richard Pohl

Hassan Akkouch

Hassan Akkouch

Mo

Ernst Stötzner

Ernst Stötzner

President Lambrecht

Meriam Abbas

Meriam Abbas

Lial Hamid

Mohamed Issa

Mohamed Issa

Junis Hamid

Stefan Gorski

Stefan Gorski

Benjamin

Lieke Hoppe

Lieke Hoppe

Johanna

Fatima Naji

Fatima Naji

Grandmother

M

Mustafa Sheikh

Ali

Themes & Keywords

inspirationalwitty

About Contra

Contra is a comedy, drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of inspirational, witty. Directed by Sönke Wortmann, it stars Nilam Farooq, Christoph Maria Herbst, Hassan Akkouch. 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.

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