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Feature film — 2020

Contra (2020)

7.21h 44mComedy — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 213 votes.

Constantin Film / SevenPictures Film

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Director: Sönke Wortmann

On screen

Cast & crew

Nilam Farooq as Naima Hamid

Nilam Farooq

Naima Hamid

Christoph Maria Herbst as Richard Pohl

Christoph Maria Herbst

Richard Pohl

Hassan Akkouch as Mo

Hassan Akkouch

Mo

Ernst Stötzner as President Lambrecht

Ernst Stötzner

President Lambrecht

Meriam Abbas as Lial Hamid

Meriam Abbas

Lial Hamid

Mohamed Issa as Junis Hamid

Mohamed Issa

Junis Hamid

Stefan Gorski as Benjamin

Stefan Gorski

Benjamin

Lieke Hoppe as Johanna

Lieke Hoppe

Johanna

Fatima Naji as Grandmother

Fatima Naji

Grandmother

M

Mustafa Sheikh

Ali

C

Cristiano Papasimos

Abu

A

Akim Schödel

Jamal

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