In Hamburg, Ibrahim "Ibo" Secmez, of Turkish descent, wants to direct the first German kung-fu movie. For now, he makes commercials for his uncle's kebab restaurant. Titzie, an aspiring actress and Ibo's German girlfriend, finds she's pregnant. Ibo is uncertain about fatherhood - compounded by his father's disowning him for getting a German girl pregnant - so Titzie sends him packing. He makes attempts at getting it right, but as the birth approaches, he's still not ready. In the background are three thugs in search of good tripe soup and a Capulet-Montegue feud between the kebab joint and a Greek taverna across the street. Can Ibo be the glove upon that hand?
Acting
Nora Tschirner's perfectly exasperated Titzie carries the emotional weight.
Direction
Anno Saul balances slapstick with genuine immigrant family tension.
Writing
The kebab-vs-Greek feud is stupid and perfect.
Director
Anno Saul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of a brief 2000s wave of German-Turkish comedies that actually got mainstream distribution—rare then, still rare now.
Emanuel Bettencourt, who plays Sifu, was a real martial artist and stunt coordinator; his fight scenes are legit while everything else is charmingly amateur.
DE
