13 Semester (2009)

Directed by

Frieder Wittich

Genre

comedy film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two friends from a small village move to Darmstadt to study mathematical economics at a university. The film follows their student experiences and the challenges of adjusting to university life.

light-heartedcomedicrelatablestudent-lifefriendshipslightly-cynicaldown-to-earthnostalgic

What happens

13 Semester is a 2009 German comedy film. The subtitle (caption) „Der frühe Vogel kann mich mal” (literally “screw the early bird”) indicates that some students are not happy about the ‘early bird’. 13 semesters is longer than the standard period of study. The film is about two friends, Moritz and Dirk, who move from a small village in the state of Brandenburg to Darmstadt to study mathematical economics at the Technische Universität (TU). The movie was first shown at the Zurich Film Festival and was also shown at the Hof International Film Festival on 29 September 2009. Its theatrical run in Germany started on 7 January 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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