Contra

Contra

2020
1h 44min

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.

Contra

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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.
    Released
    28 October 2020
    Runtime
    1h 44min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    German
    Production
    Constantin Film, SevenPictures Film
Cast
Nilam Farooq
Nilam Farooq
Naima Hamid
Christoph Maria Herbst
Christoph Maria Herbst
Richard Pohl
Hassan Akkouch
Hassan Akkouch
Mo
Ernst Stötzner
Ernst Stötzner
President Lambrecht
Meriam Abbas
Meriam Abbas
Lial Hamid
Mohamed Issa
Mohamed Issa
Junis Hamid
Stefan Górski
Stefan Górski
Benjamin
Lieke Hoppe
Lieke Hoppe
Johanna
Fatima Naji
Fatima Naji
Grandmother
Mustafa Sheikh
Ali
Cristiano Papasimos
Abu
Akim Schödel
Jamal
Selin Dörtkardes
Selin Dörtkardes
Anissa
Cathleen Baumann
Ms. Thiem
Michael Abendroth
Michael Abendroth
Chairman Disciplinary Committee
Martin Lommatzsch
Debater
Sabrina Effenberger
Student
Jogi Kaiser
Man with Clipboard
Egzon Kreyeziu
Khaled
Nicola Gründel
Woman with Clipboard
Wieslawa Wesolowska
Bogdana
Torben Kessler
Lecturer
Minna Wündrich
Minna Wündrich
Ms. Schneider
Aslan Aslan
Freak
Emil Schwarz
Freak
Ilse Strambowski
Elderly Woman
Sarah Andiel
Islam Debate Chairman
Lennart Lokstein
Parental Certificate Debate Chairman
Willy Carlos Witthaut
Host
Julia Eiber
President (uncredited)
Fiona Smith
Woman On Train (uncredited)
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