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The Goldfish (Germany 2019, 1h 51min), comedy written and directed by Alireza Golafshan, starring Tom Schilling (Oh Boy; Never Look Away), Jella Haase (Suck Me Shakespeer; Berlin Alexanderplatz), Birgit Minichmayr (The White Ribbon; Downfall), Luisa Wöllisch, Kida Khodr Ramadan (4 Blocks) and others
An unlikely band of misfits come together for the greater good: tax evasion.
On the way to an appointment, Oliver — a successful portfolio manager — gets into a devastating crash on the highway. He wakes up from the tragedy as a paraplegic, forced to undergo months of rehab to prepare for life in a wheelchair. As he attempts to escape his ‘handicap prison’ with bad WiFi, he stumbles upon a shared apartment for the disabled called the Goldfish Group. As he risks his assets being stolen, he comes up with the perfect idea — using his new friends and a disability bus to smuggle illegal money across the border.
Alireza Golafshan is a German-Iranian writer and director of several short films and features. His career began as a First Assistant Director on short films like Silent River (2011), Trying to Breathe Calmly (2012) and Behinderte Ausländer (2014). The Goldfish is his debut feature, presented as part of the section “Lola at Berlinale.”
German rating: 12+
Nominee Best Actress (Jella Haase), Bambi Awards
Bavarian Film Award Best Young Direction
Nominee Best Film, Romy Gala, Austria
The Goethe-Institut Toronto is happy to collaborate with the second ICFF Drive-In Cinema, a safe, unique and inclusive summer event in Toronto. ICFF and its partners are presenting a selection of films celebrating Canada’s diverse communities with a special 'Focus Italia.’
Part of the Goethe Institut's focus on German film
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