18 lonely Germans weaponize small talk in the most awkward mating ritual ever filmed.
An almost bombproof method of staying single is called "speed dating". 18 people participate in such an event. Nine men and nine women are sitting opposite each other in order to sell optimally under the pressure of time and to find a partner. They are looking for a date - and have nothing else in common. They talk about allergies, cappuccino, consumer behavior, buses and designer clothes: the list of serious embarrassments is long. Yet none of the lonely hearts has given up the hope of romance.
Writing
Dialogue so authentically painful you'll hide behind your hands.
Acting
Ensemble captures the small humiliations of modern courtship.
Director
Ralf Westhoff
Sebastian Weber
Jörg
Anna Böger
Susanne
Felix Hellmann
Patrick
Katharina M. Schubert
Isabella
David Baalcke
Frank
Julia Koschitz
Susanna
Martin Butzke
Markus
Kathrin von Steinburg
Miriam
Matthias Bundschuh
Thorsten
Mediha Cetin
Mediha
Thomas Limpinsel
Egon
Lisa Wagner
Irina
Oliver Bürgin
Jens
Julia Heinze
Jasmin
Stephan Zinner
Jürgen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Munich with local theater actors, this became a sleeper hit in Germany for capturing pre-app dating anxiety.
Westhoff based the screenplay on real speed dating events he attended; several cringe moments are verbatim transcripts.
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