FINNISH TANGO

FINNISCHER TANGO

Directed by Buket Alakus

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21 4:45PM CASTRO

Alex has no girlfriend, no investments, and no parents who are willing to lend a hand. But he does have his accordion, which he plays with his buddies in a band. Their tour isn’t going well, and one evening he finds himself pulling his accordion out of their wrecked van and walking away from all that was. Penniless and alone, while seeking a job Alex comes to find out that if he were to get a hold of an identification pass that proves he is disabled, certain life necessities would be taken care of—he could move into a group home for the disabled, for instance. Living in a community requires some care and responsibility, however, and he eventually rises to the occasion.
A warm-hearted tragicomedy, FINNISH TANGO’s range spans melancholy, laughter, warm-heartedness, world-weariness, and friendship.

IN PERSON: EIKE BESUDEN

additional screening in Point Arena

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US Premiere

Country
Germany
Year
2008
Run Time
35mm, 90min.,
German with English subtitles
Cast
Christoph Bach
Mira Bartuschek
Fabian Busch
Nele Winkler
Fabian Busch
Michael Schumacher
Daniel Zillmann
Christian Naethe
Sven Pippig
Camera
Daniela Knapp
Screenwriter
Marcus Hertneck
Jan Berger
Printsource
media luna entertainment
Email
info@medialunaentertainment.de

Awards
German Film Festival Ludwigshafen 2008: Audience Award

Director

Buket Alakus
was born in 1971 in Istanbul and grew up in Hamburg. After finishing her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin in 1995, she attended Hamburg University’s Institute of Theater from 1996-98. Her films include: the shorts MARTIN (1995), SCHLÜSSEL (1996), TANGO (1997), KISMET (1998), her award-winning feature debut ANAM (2000), OFFSIDE (EINE ANDERE LIGA, 2004), FREUNDINNEN FÜRS LEBEN (TV, 2005), the children’s series KINDER.DE (2006), and FINNISH TANGO (FINNISCHER TANGO, 2008).