
Feature film — 2020
Contra (2020)
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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Director: Sönke Wortmann
On screen
Cast & crew

Nilam Farooq
Naima Hamid

Christoph Maria Herbst
Richard Pohl

Hassan Akkouch
Mo

Ernst Stötzner
President Lambrecht

Meriam Abbas
Lial Hamid

Mohamed Issa
Junis Hamid

Stefan Gorski
Benjamin

Lieke Hoppe
Johanna

Fatima Naji
Grandmother
Mustafa Sheikh
Ali
Cristiano Papasimos
Abu
Akim Schödel
Jamal
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