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Feature film — 2008

Fleisch ist mein Gemüse (2008)

5.51h 37mComedy — Drama — Music

Heinz Strunk, plagued by crater-like skin rashes, lives with his sick mother in Hamburg-Harburg in the 1980s. As a saxophonist, he tours the North German lowlands with the dance combo "Tiffanys". In this bizarre universe of Korn, Klaus & Klaus and Koteletts, bandleader Gurki teaches him how to deliver cheerful, upbeat music. To escape the vicious circle of shooting festivals and village weddings, Heinz wants to start a solo career and become a hit producer...

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Universal Pictures International Germany

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Director: Christian Görlitz

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Cast & crew

Maxim Mehmet as Heinz Strunk

Maxim Mehmet

Heinz Strunk

Andreas Schmidt as Gurki

Andreas Schmidt

Gurki

Susanne Lothar as Heinz Mutter

Susanne Lothar

Heinz Mutter

Anna Fischer as Jette

Anna Fischer

Jette

L

Livia S. Reinhard

Rosi

Oliver Bröcker as Norbert

Oliver Bröcker

Norbert

Jona Mues as Jens

Jona Mues

Jens

M

Martin Brauer

Torsten

Tina Engel as Chefin Deutsches Haus

Tina Engel

Chefin Deutsches Haus

Sylvester Groth as Oliver Bendt

Sylvester Groth

Oliver Bendt

Rocko Schamoni as Schützenkönig

Rocko Schamoni

Schützenkönig

Jacques Palminger as Adjudant

Jacques Palminger

Adjudant

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