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What a Man

What a Man

What a Man

What a Man

2011•1h 35m•

★5.3(130 ratings)

ComedyRomance

Overview

What a man is a comedy that tells the story of a young professor, Alex (Matthias Schweighofer), who after being left by his girlfriend Caroline (Mavie Hörbiger), begins a journey to know himself. But how do you overcome the difficulties of a man today? Or rather what is it that makes a man a man?

Director

Matthias Schweighöfer

Writers

Matthias Schweighöfer, Doron Wisotzky

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Main Cast

Matthias Schweighöfer

Matthias Schweighöfer

Alex

Sibel Kekilli

Sibel Kekilli

Nele

Elyas M'Barek

Elyas M'Barek

Okke

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Jens

Mavie Hörbiger

Mavie Hörbiger

Carolin

Milan Peschel

Milan Peschel

Volker

Theresa Underberg

Theresa Underberg

Stine

Nora Jokhosha

Nora Jokhosha

Laura

Pasquale Aleardi

Pasquale Aleardi

Etienne

Paul Alhäuser

Paul Alhäuser

Frank

Julia Niegel

Julia Niegel

Henriette

Friedrich Mücke

Friedrich Mücke

Arzt

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Matthias Schweighöfer
Director: Torsten Künstler

Writing

Screenplay: Matthias Schweighöfer
Screenplay: Doron Wisotzky

Production

Producer: Gabriela Bacher
Producer: Matthias Schweighöfer
Producer: Marco Beckmann
Producer: Dan Maag
Executive Producer: Pamir Demirtas
Casting: Emrah Ertem

Music & Sound

Sound: Michael Busch
Sound Editor: Daniel Weis
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Florian Beck
Original Music Composer: Andrej Melita
Original Music Composer: Peter Horn

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Bernhard Jasper

Editing

Editor: Hans Horn

Art Direction

Production Design: Bertram Strauß
Art Direction: Oliver Koch
Set Decoration: Christine Pflanz

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist: Charlotte Chang
Costume Design: Katharina Schnelting

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Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 95 minutes (1h 35m).

#2

The film features dialogue in 3 languages: English, German, Turkish.

#3

The film was directed by Matthias Schweighöfer.

#4

The screenplay was written by Matthias Schweighöfer and Doron Wisotzky.

#5

The score was composed by Andrej Melita.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Bernhard Jasper.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1661461.

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Rating

5.3/10

Mixed

130 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

What a Man

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

12

Language:

English, Deutsch, Türkçe

Country of Origin:

Germany

Production Companies:

Pantaleon Films

Pantaleon Films

Fox International Productions Germany