Hochzeitspolka (2010)
No stats available
Directors
Cast
Christian Ulmen, Katarzyna Maciag, Fabian Hinrichs, Lucas Gregorowicz, Jens Münchow, Waldemar Kobus
A Polish countryside wedding spirals out of control when the groom’s old friends arrive from Germany and realize they are not welcome.
The story
Frieder Schulz, singer in a small band, gets an unexpected chance to become managing director at a factory in the Polish countryside, owned by the father of his bandmate Jonas. He takes the job and settles in. Three years later, he is about to marry Gosia, a Polish woman. The evening before the wedding, his old friends from Germany arrive unexpectedly, hoping to surprise him. When the wedding gets underway, they realize they are not welcome, and the celebration spins out of control.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Frieder Schulz is the singer in a small band, but an unexpected opportunity arises for him to go to the Polish countryside as a managing director. The father of band member Jonas owns a factory there. Frieder takes the job and settles into his new surroundings. Three years later, he is on the verge of marrying Gosia, a Polish woman. But on the evening before the wedding, his old friends from Germany unexpectedly turn up, hoping to surprise him. The wedding gets underway and spins out of control when his friends realize they are not welcome. However, they cannot leave because someone has hoisted their car onto a pedestal, and they damage it while trying to retrieve it. The Poles also do not yet know that the factory is going to be closed. Afraid they are being pursued, the German visitors steal a car and get lost on the factory grounds. The next day, tempers cool, and the Germans leave by bus.
Genres
Film metadata comes from the open sources listed in Credits & Contact. Catalogue details may be incomplete.
Your lists
Loading your lists…