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Look Who's Back (2015)
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Original name: Er ist wieder da
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Adolf Hitler wakes up in a vacant lot in Berlin, with no knowledge of anything that happened after 1945. Homeless and destitute. Although everyone recognizes him, nobody believes that he is Hitler; instead, they think he is either a comedian, or a method actor.
Style:
satirical, political, realistic, stylized, psychological, controversial, dark comedy, visually appealing, road movie, social ...
Plot:
hitler, twists and turns, time travel, time traveler, politics, fascism, propaganda, dark humor, adaptation, humanity, manipulation, ethnic conflict, culture clash, third reich, nazi, revolution, world politics, idealism, world war two, anti nazi, holocaust, satire, political satire, distopia, nazism ...
Time:
year 2015, 20th century, 2010s, 1930s, 21st century
Place:
germany, berlin germany, poland
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, War
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Place:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Duration: 60 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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