The starting point is the small (and real) town of Daxenbrunn, which has the misfortune of being located right on the highway to Salzburg. But Mayor Matthias and his friend and district administrator Dr. Seigis see the seemingly unfavorable geographical location as an opportunity to fill the empty coffers -- "Hendl, mehr sog I ned". A highway grill is supposed to redevelop the area, but in addition to the building permit, the land is also needed, and this is defended to the death by the old and stubborn farmer's wife Magdalena (great: Maria Singer) with weapons (!). Events come thick and fast when, almost simultaneously and independently of each other, art carver Johannes and asylum seeker Theophile turn up in the sleepy village and turn the local order upside down with their unflinching attitude.
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Cast
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Maria Singer
Magdalena Trenner
Also in
Waldhaus
Ein unheimlich starker Abgang
Johannes Demmel
Johannes
Michael Emina
Theophile
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Andreas Lechner
Pfarrer Anton Selbertinger
Also in
Landauer
Anekdote aus dem letzten preußischen Kriege
Wolfgang Fischer
Polizist Bene
Also in
o.k.
Café Meineid
Alfred Jaschke
Polizist Django
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Sepp Schauer
Landrat Dr. Seigis
Known for
Grave Decisions
Werner Rom
Bürgermeister Matthias
Also in
Dahoam is Dahoam
Löwengrube
Thomas Kronthaler Director · Martin Unterberger Composer Stefan Auer Composer
United States release July 2, 2001 · Produced in Germany
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · July 1, 2001
Theatrical
United States · July 2, 2001
Theatrical
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