Dentist Dr. Franke's selfless willingness to help is much appreciated by neighbors and acquaintances in the GDR. There is only one exception: Biggi, the beautiful coach of the ice hockey team that Dr. Franke looks after. Biggi thinks Dr. Franke is a particularly clumsy little man. But there's also Nurse Agnes, who once again has to stick her nose into matters that don't really concern her, and thus helps things along...
Acting
Vlastimil Brodský's endearing awkwardness carries the whole thing.
Production
Authentic 1980 GDR aesthetic—like a time capsule with jokes.
Director
Oldřich Lipský
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Oldřich Lipský was a Czech filmmaker who frequently crossed into East German productions, making this a rare collaborative artifact of socialist brotherhood.
The ice hockey team scenes were filmed with actual SC Dynamo Berlin players, lending authentic GDR sports culture to the rom-com shenanigans.
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