What a Man
Feature Film / Comedy
Director
Matthias Schweighöfer
DOP
Bernhard Jasper
Activity CVM
Postproduction Supervisor
Production
Pantaleon Films
Fox International Productions
Release
Theatrical release 25.08.2011 (Germany)
Shooting period
Autumn 2010
Location
Germany
The comedy WHAT A MAN tells the story of the young teacher Alex (Matthias Schweighöfer), who, abandoned by his girlfriend Carolin (Mavie Hörbiger), begins a journey to himself. But how do you overcome the stumbling blocks of the modern man today? And what is it that makes the man a man? His wonderfully chaotic girlfriend Nele (Sibel Kekilli) knows how to rescue pandas, but isn’t really sorted in terms of relationships themselves. Finally, his best friend Okke (Elyas M’Barek), a testosterone-laden, lovable macho, tries to teach him how to become a man and organizes a series of excursions. Maybe for Alex it’s not about becoming another man, but about finding a woman who loves him as much as he is…