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The Founder (2012)
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Original name: Der Gründer
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An alien from the planet Antoria lands on Earth and is promptly assaulted by the porn producer Gerhard Hornbacher, who steals his "form changer". Hornbacher sees this as a way to make money and founds the spiritual TV channel "Teleportal", where he offers people the opportunity to flee to Antoria to escape the impending destruction of the Earth, for a price of course.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, independent film
Plot:
alien, greed, scam, con artists, manipulation, satire, media manipulation, exploitation, fraud, social commentary, identity theft, moral ambiguity, desperation, transformation, lgbt, conspiracy, subculture, urban, gay, sex scene, obsessed fan, alien species
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Story:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Turkey
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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