Axel the Hero
5.5
Axel lives in a poor village where people work days at the chicken farm and gamble their last pennies at night. It's made Manne, the farm and casino owner, a very powerful man. Axel's debts are so great he has to do whatever Manne says. So he works in Manne's villa but can at least see his childhood love Jenny, who is now Manne's girlfriend. Axel seeks refuge in his imagination. He has rebuilt the entire village as a model in his cottage. Here, he is king, his word is law. Here, he saves Jenny from Manne and sends him running. One day Axel finds a friend, his neighbor Heiner, a strange guy who constantly quotes Karl May and talks happily with his chicken. Only by joining forces will they bring Manne's empire crashing down.
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Cast
17 people
Johannes Kienast
Axel
Known for
My Extraordinary Summer with Tess
Christian Grashof
Heiner
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Marcel Lenz
André Bergelt
Hendrik Hölzemann
Emilia Schüle
Jenny
Known for
Treadstone
High Society
Guido Schwab
Sascha Alexander Geršak
Manne
Known for
Das Boot
Nothing Bad Can Happen
Oliver Bröcker
Börde
Known for
Free Fall
The Edukators
Adrian Zwicker
Eule
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
Imogen Kogge
Tante Vera
Known for
Phoenix
Requiem
Katharina Wackernagel
Frau Kowalski
Known for
The Miracle of Bern
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Hendrik Hölzemann Director · André Bergelt Writer Lars R. Liebold Cinematographer
First release January 25, 2018 · Produced in Germany · Production ARD, ARD Degeto
Production
Ostlicht Filmproduktion
Production
ARD
Production
ARD Degeto
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Axel der Held
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 25, 2018
Premiere · Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Germany · August 15, 2019
Theatrical
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