AXEL DER HELD photo ostlicht filmproduktion/Georges Pauly)

AXEL DER HELD

AXEL THE HERO

Axel lives in a poor village where people work days at the chicken farm and gamble their last pennies at night. It’s made Manne, the farm and casino owner, a very powerful man. Axel’s debts are so great he has to do whatever Manne says. So he works in Manne’s villa but can at least see his childhood love Jenny, who is now Manne’s girlfriend. Axel seeks refuge in his imagination. He has rebuilt the entire village as a model in his cottage. Here, he is king, his word is law. Here, he saves Jenny from Manne and sends him running. One day Axel finds a friend, his neighbor Heiner, a strange guy who constantly quotes Karl May and talks happily with his chicken. Only by joining forces will they bring Manne’s empire crashing down.

photo © ostlicht filmproduktion/Georges Pauly
  • Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • CATEGORY
    Feature
  • DIRECTOR
    Hendrik Hoelzemann
  • SCREENPLAY
    Hendrik Hoelzemann, André Bergelt
  • CAST
    Johannes Kienast, Christian Grashof, Emilia Schüle, Sascha Alexander Gersak, Imogen Kogge, Adrian Zwicker, Oliver Bröcker, Gitte Reppin, Bibiana Beglau, Katharina Wackernagel
  • PRODUCERS
    Marcel Lenz, Guido Schwab
  • PRODUCTION COMPANY
    Ostlicht Filmproduktion, in co-production with ARD Degeto
  • LANGUAGE
    German
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