Bye Bye Germany

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Bye Bye Germany
Bye Bye Germany poster.jpg
Directed by Sam Garbarski
Starring Moritz Bleibtreu
Antje Traue
Distributed by
Release date
  • 10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)(BIFF)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesGermany
Belgium
Luxembourg
LanguagesGerman
English

Bye Bye Germany (German : Es war einmal in Deutschland...) is a 2017 internationally co-produced comedy film directed by Sam Garbarski. [1]

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Cast

Plot

Having survived the war and everything the Third Reich wanted to throw at them, David Bermann and his friends have only one plan in mind: to get to the States as soon as possible. But for that, they need money. Just when this design seems almost within his grasp, David gets fleeced of all his savings —and, all the dodgy shenanigans in his past finally catch up with him!

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90%, based on 21 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. [2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average rating of 65 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Magritte Awards [4] Best Screenplay Sam Garbarski Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Tania Garbarski Nominated
Best Production Design Véronique SacrezNominated
Best Costume Design Nathalie LeborgneWon
Norwegian International Film Festival Best FilmWon
RiverRun International Film Festival Audience AwardWon

References

  1. Kiang, Jessica (10 February 2017). "Berlin Film Review: 'Bye Bye Germany'". Variety . Penske Business Media . Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. "Bye Bye Germany (Es war einmal in Deutschland...) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  3. "Bye Bye Germany Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  4. Heyrendt, Hubert (11 January 2019). "Les nommés aux Magritte 2019 sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.