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What if losing your fear meant facing EVERY fear?
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Herman the German (2015)

absurdistdarkly comicexistentially unhinged

Overview

Comedy

After an accident Herman learns that the suffers from a very rare illness which causes him that the emotion "fear" falls out whereby he is forced to try out all phobias to become normal again.

Flag of DEDEGerman
Content warning
short film

Standout Aspects

Acting

Wöhler commits fully to escalating physical comedy

Direction

Binz packs three acts of unhinged energy into 15 minutes

Practical Effects

Low-budget phobia set pieces that land perfectly

Best for:Solo: Weird little palate cleanser between serious films·Friends: When you want to collectively ask 'what did we just watch'·Background: Actually no—pay attention or miss the madness
Heads up:Disturbing: Dental and medical imagery played for queasy laughs
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Director

Michael Binz

ReleasedJan 20, 2015
Runtime15m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feellight
Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln

Top Cast

Gustav Peter Wöhler

Gustav Peter Wöhler

Herman Heimlich

Anke Engelke

Anke Engelke

Dr. Werner

Piet Fuchs

Piet Fuchs

Photographer Dietrich

Hans Martin Stier

Hans Martin Stier

Mission Control Klaus

Kerstin Thielemann

Kerstin Thielemann

Canteen Lady Heidrun

Enno Kalisch

Enno Kalisch

Dentist

Thorsten Franzen

Thorsten Franzen

Dolunay Gördüm

Dolunay Gördüm

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Cultural

Plays on German stereotypes of clinical efficiency pushed to irrational extremes—think Kafka meets physical comedy.

Insight

The short film circuit loved this one; it won multiple festival awards precisely for its 'how do they fit this much in 15 minutes?' pacing.

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