Geboren in Absurdistan
“Born in Absurdistan - Crazy Immigration Movie”
Synopsis
It all begins with a mistake, an error with serious consequences: in a hospital the new-born babies of an Austrian couple and a Turkish family of immigrant workers are mixed up and go home with the wrong parents. By the time the mistake comes to light, it emerges that the Turkish family, including the baby, has been deported. The despairing Austrian couple begins a confusing odyssey through Turkey in order to track down the unsuspecting family to their native village. But they are not at all convinced that the babies have been mixed up. It is decided that the only way to know for sure is to have a blood test done. It is decided that the blood work is done in Vienna due to the better medical resources, but that will be far from simple. It will involve an illegal smuggling of the Turks across the Austrian border.
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Edited by Charlotte MullnerShot by Helmut PirnatScored by Herbert Tucmandl
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- Born in Absurdistanen
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17 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Julia Stemberger
as Marion Strohmayer
Karl Markovics
as Stefan Strohmayer
Meltem Cumbul
as Emine Dönmez
Karoline Zeisler
as Schwester Siglinde
Petra Marjam
as Schwester Regina
Franz Friedrich
as Ministerialrat Hoffmann
Ahmet Ugurlu
as Emre Dönmez
Josef Hader
as LKW-Fahrer
Edith Nordegg
as Frau Hoffmann
Maximilian Pretterebner
as Karli Strohmayer (Neugeboren)
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