Manila (2000)

Regisseur:

Romuald Karmakar

Drehbuchautoren:

Romuald Karmakar (writer)
Bodo Kirchhoff (writer)

Premierendatum:

29. Juni 2000 (Deutschland)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

So weit sie auch reisen, sie bleiben immer ein Schwein

Plot:

Due to a delayed flight a group of German flight passengers have to wait in the hall of the airport of Manila...

Plot Keywords:

Airport | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Filmpreise:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Money does not make you civilised

Besetzung

Eddi Arent	...	Eddi
Ana Capri	...	Cora
Margit Carstensen	...	Regine Görler
Michael Degen	...	Walter
Sky Dumont	...	Jochen Osterfeld
Herbert Feuerstein	...	Passenger
Chin Chin Gutierrez	...	Maribel
Nina Heimlich	...	Kerstin
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Elizabeth
Ces Quesada	...	Mercy
Peter Rühring	...	Knut Görler
Martin Semmelrogge	...	Franz
Jürgen Vogel	...	Rudi
Manfred Zapatka	...	Herbert

Länge:

113 Min

Produktionsland:

Deutschland

Sprache:

Deutsch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Germany:16 (w)

Drehorte:

Bad Oldesloe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Firma:

Cobra Film GmbH

Money does not make you civilised

A rather unflattering depiction of rich first world tourists and business people (in this case Germans, but I think it would apply to anyone) stuck in a third world airport departure lounge due to a flight delay.

Slow, repetitive, and in many cases overstated, you do eventually get the feeling that you are also stuck somewhere , waiting for something to happen. The film does however make the point that even people from economically affluent and well organised countries remain at heart uncivilised and crude, and when left to themselves with nothing to do (and enough to drink), the thin veneer of civility and refinement will peel away and expose their barbarism.

There are a few good laughs, and film will appeal to people concerned about the unequal distribution of wealth between the rich "north" and the poor "south" of the globe, and the seedier aspects of exploitation such as "sex tourism", but overall the film lacks substance and interesting surprises.