"Die Mamba" is a top international terrorist. A deadly hand-to-hand fighter, sniper, explosives expert and master of masks and deception. Hossein Sarivi is a good husband and sound designer in a cookie factory. The two look very much alike, but their lives have had no points of contact. Until now...
Acting
Niavarani playing both roles with ridiculous commitment.
Production
The cookie factory as visual punchline throughout.
Director
Ali Samadi Ahadi
Michael Niavarani
Mamba / Sarivi
Christoph Maria Herbst
Bronski
Melika Foroutan
Sherazade
Tedros Teclebrhan
Said
Proschat Madani
Pari
Max Herbrechter
Ingenieur
Julie Engelbrecht
Agent Triple D
Monika Gruber
Frau Gruber
Simone Heher
Headhunter
Lilian Klebow
Penny Lanz
Gregor Seberg
Oberstleutnant Helmuth Novak
Lukas Perman
Maurizio
Ali Samadi Ahadi
Beduine
Thomas Clemens
Headhunter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Niavarani is a beloved Austrian-Iranian comedian; this was his rare leading film role.
The film satirizes both Austrian bureaucratic incompetence and Orientalist spy-movie tropes simultaneously.
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