Movie · 2012
Turkish for Beginners
Released 14 March 2012 105 min Comedy More from 2012 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
During an emergency landing on a deserted island suddenly traumatized by antiauthoritarian education Lena Schneider together with the Turkish Super Macho Cem Öztürk must fight for survival. After initially Cem macho repulsive acts on Lena, a jellyfish in the water and sand in a bikini, she recognizes the time the romantic core behind his cool facade. Meanwhile, meet also their parents, who obdurate psychologist Doris and Metin Öztürk to work together to find their missing children. So both generations take an involuntary Turkish Basic Course for beginners.
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How old were they?
Günther Kaufmann
as Tongo
Katja Riemann
as Uschi
Anna Stieblich
as Doris Schneider
Adnan Maral
as Metin Öztürk
Katharina Kaali
as Diana Schneider
Annette Strasser
Elyas M'Barek
as Cem Öztürk
Pegah Ferydoni
as Yagmur Öztürk
Josefine Preuß
as Lena Schneider
Eugen Bauder
Arnel Taci
as Costa Papavassilou
Frederick Lau
as Frieder
Sonja Gerhardt
as Cleo
Nick Romeo Reimann
as Nils Schneider
Lili Buhren
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The numbers
50years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Günther Kaufmann — oldest on the call sheet
14Nick Romeo Reimann — youngest billed
33average age of the credited cast