Willkommen im Westerwald
5.8
Ahmad is an Iraqi asylum seeker with uncertain residence status in Germany. The bureaucracy has sent him to the Westerwald, near the sleepy village of Weilershagen. When Ahmad meets the pub owner Katja there, he charms her with his passion for American line dancing. The two of them not only infect the village policeman Ulli, they set off a veritable chain reaction in the village. Soon an enthusiastic line dance formation is formed, which trains for the German championships with ambition but in great secrecy. Because not everyone in Weilershagen wants to accept that an asylum seeker, of all people, is bringing new impetus to the village. And Ahmad's toleration is all too easy to jeopardize. Especially when love and jealousy drive a wedge into the conspiratorial dance community.
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Lisa Martinek
Katja
Also in
Tornado - Der Zorn des Himmels
Blaumacher
Pasquale Aleardi
Ahmad al Mansur
Known for
Resident Evil
Rabbit Without Ears
Tomy Wigand
Beate Langmaack
Katrin Goetter
Johann von Bülow
Ulli Bullwieser
Known for
Labyrinth of Lies
Frantz
Manfred Hattendorf
Lambert Hamel
Hermann Bullwieser
Known for
My Führer
Sascha Schwingel
Irene Rindje
Christine Holzer
Known for
Four Minutes
Bettina Schwarz
Sophie
Also in
Ex 2: Still Friends
The Errand of Angels
Anna Böttcher
Friederike Landwehr
Known for
Ruby Red
Erkan and Stefan
Tomy Wigand Director · Beate Langmaack Writer
First release August 6, 2008 · Produced in Germany · Production teamWorx, Südwestrundfunk
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SWR
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teamWorx
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Südwestrundfunk
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teamWorx Produktion für Kino und Fernsehen GmbH
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Germany
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · August 6, 2008
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Germany
April 6, 2012 · Physical
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