Director: Simon Verhoeven
2020, 115 minutes
Bartender Milo’s goal in life is to settle down with a dream woman and his own bar. Before that can happen, however, he has to convince the woman of his dreams that a cocain deal can be a source of raising money. A high-spirited romantic comedy about the nightlife of Berlin.
Simon Verhoeven
Simon Verhoeven was born in Munich on June 20 1972 as the son of actress Senta Berger and director Michael Verhoeven.
In 1999 he wrote "100 Pro", his first feature-length film as director, writer and composer. The film was nominated for the Förderpreis Deutscher Film. The comedy „Männerherzen“ starring Christian Ulmen, Til Schweiger and Nadja Uhl became a box office success and won the 2009 Bavarian Film Award for Best Screenplay. Verhoeven reassembled his cast for the 2011 sequel "Männerherzen...und die ganz, ganz große Liebe", which also succeeded. At the Bayerischer Filmpreis the comedy won the audience award.
In the next years, Simon Verhoeven very successfully directed commercials and made advertising spots for various large German corporations. In January 2016, another full length feature by Simon Verhoeven opened in the theaters: The thriller "Unfriend" is about a college student haunted by a seemingly demonic presence in a social network.
Verhoeven’s social comedy "Willkommen bei den Hartmanns" ("Welcome to Germany", 2016) about a German family taking in an African asylum seeker was a huge success. With over 3.8 million visitors, the film advanced to become the most successful German production of 2016. At the Munich Film Festival in 2017, it won the German Film Peace Prize ‘Die Brücke’ and the National Director's Prize; at the Bavarian Film Prize in 2017, it was awarded Best Production and the Audience Prize.
In 2019, Verhoeven began shooting his next feature film, the romantic comedy "Nightlife" (release date: February 2020) about a romantic date that unexpectedly turns into a wild hunt through Berlin's nightlife.
For age group 18 years and above.
Friday Films are the monthly screenings of German films at the Goethe-Instiute / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata. One film is screened every third Friday of the Month from 6.30 pm in the audirtorium of the Goethe-Institut. All films are in German language with English subtitles.
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