

Ferdinand Weitel, a forklift driver, is desperate: Insurance agent Arno von Mehling, a true sales talent, has had contracts signed in record amounts. Now Weitel is wandering through the corridors of the insurance company trying to save what can still be saved - on Shrove Tuesday of all days. The department for customer service and complaints is in a colorful mood and has no ear for Weitel's worries. Finally, secretary Annerose Waguscheit takes heart and tells him about the evening carnival ball "Traum-Police", where he can safely find Mr. Mehling.
Acting
Gerhard Polt's sweaty desperation is physically uncomfortable—in the best way.
Production
Shrove Tuesday office purgatory vs. garish carnival ball: perfect visual clash.
Director
Hanns Christian Müller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gerhard Polt co-wrote the script; the character was built from his stand-up persona of the frustrated everyman.
The 'Traum-Police' ball parodies real Munich carnival societies where bourgeois respectability meets drunken excess—Ferdinand's intrusion is class warfare in masquerade form.