Contra (2020)
Contra is a 2020 German-language comedy movie directed by Sönke Wortmann, with a running time of 1h 44m. It stars Nilam Farooq, Christoph Maria Herbst and Hassan Akkouch.
With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arrives late for his lecture. Unfortunately for him, a video of his verbal outburst spreads like wildfire on the Internet, and the university’s president, Lambrecht, is called to deal with the incident. But Pohl is not dismissed. Instead, he is put to the task of helping Naima prepare for an important debating competition. The lecturer and the student could not be more different, yet they are thrown together to work as a team.
Quick answers
What is Contra about?
With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arrives late for his lecture. Unfortunately for him, a video of his verbal outburst spreads like wildfire on the Internet, and the university’s president, Lambrecht, is called to deal with the incident. But Pohl is not dismissed. Instead, he is put to the task of helping Naima prepare for an important debating competition. The lecturer and the student could not be more different, yet they are thrown together to work as a team.
When was Contra released?
Contra was released on 28 October 2020.
How long is Contra?
Contra runs 1h 44m.
Who made Contra?
Contra was directed by Sönke Wortmann.
Cast
- Nilam Farooq as Naima Hamid
- Christoph Maria Herbst as Richard Pohl
- Hassan Akkouch as Mo
- Ernst Stötzner as President Lambrecht
- Meriam Abbas as Lial Hamid
- Mohamed Issa as Junis Hamid
- Stefan Gorski as Benjamin
- Lieke Hoppe as Johanna
- Fatima Naji as Grandmother
- Mustafa Sheikh as Ali
- Cristiano Papasimos as Abu
- Akim Schödel as Jamal