Contra (film)

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Contra
Directed by Sönke Wortmann
Starring Christoph Maria Herbst
Nilam Farooq
Music by Martin Todsharow
Distributed by Constantin Film
Release date
  • 1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)(ZFF)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Contra is a 2020 German comedy film [1] [2] based on the French film Le Brio . [3]

Contents

Plot

Law professor Richard Pohl (Christoph Maria Herbst) makes a racist remark when student Naima (Nilam Farooq) arrives late for his lecture. To avoid disciplinary measures Pohl agrees to tutor Naima for a debating competition.

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References

  1. "Contra". Zurich Film Festival . Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. "Sönke Wortmann im Interview". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  3. Busche, Andreas (2021-10-27). "Sönke Wortmanns Komödie „Contra":". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-18.