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Fack ju Göhte (2013)

Fack ju Göhte poster
Directed by
Bora Dağtekin
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
12
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1,770 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bank robber on the run hides out as a teacher at a chaotic school. He tries to connect with a class full of unruly students.

sillyenergeticabsurdlaugh-out-loudlight-heartedupbeatirreverentgritty but playful

What happens

Fack ju Göhte (intentional misspelling of "Fuck you, Goethe") is a 2013 German comedy film directed and written by Bora Dağtekin and starring Elyas M'Barek and Karoline Herfurth, while Max von der Groeben and Jella Haase appear in supporting roles. The film was produced by Rat Pack Filmproduktion in coproduction with Constantin Film. Fack ju Göthe premiered on 29 October 2013 in Munich, and was released in cinemas on 7 November. It was released in the United States under the title Suck Me Shakespeer. The film spawned a franchise, with direct sequels Fack ju Göhte 2 (2015) and Fack ju Göhte 3 (2017) and spinoff sequel Chantal in Marchenland (2024). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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