Männerpension
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Männerpension is a 1996 German comedy film directed by Detlev Buck
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) is confident about having found a striking new concept for the rehabilitation
of prisoners by offering them the chance to take a break from their sentence if only they can find themselves a trustworthy woman who takes care of them and moreover vouches for them. The convicts Steinbock (Til Schweiger
) and Hammer-Gerd (Detlev Buck
) succeed in doing so. However, since they are tough guys stamped by prison fights they have their issues when it comes to discipline and it is in particular hard for them to have a lady as boss. However, Steinbock falls in love with Emilia (Marie Bäumer) and Hammer-Gerd promotes Marens career as a singer. (Heike Makatsch
, who play Maren, would later in 2009 even play the German actress and singer Hildegard Knef
in a biopic called Hilde
.) Eventually they have go back behind bars but Emilia and Maren are now waiting for them.
and a Jupiter as best German film of the year.
Heike Makatsch, a TV presenter in her first role, was given a Bavarian Film Awards as best actress.
„Männerpension“ also received a Goldene Leinwand
(„Golden Screen“) for its results at the German box offices.
Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck is a German film director and actor.-Life and work:From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, Erst die Arbeit und dann?, he has remained one of the most important filmmakers working in Germany...
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Plot
Prison warden Dr. Fazetti (Leander HaußmannLeander Haußmann
Leander Haußmann is a German theatre and film director.The son of actor Ezard Haußmann and costume designer Doris Haußmann, he attended the Ernst Busch theatre school in Berlin....
) is confident about having found a striking new concept for the rehabilitation
Rehabilitation (penology)
Rehabilitation means; To restore to useful life, as through therapy and education or To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity....
of prisoners by offering them the chance to take a break from their sentence if only they can find themselves a trustworthy woman who takes care of them and moreover vouches for them. The convicts Steinbock (Til Schweiger
Til Schweiger
Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger is a German actor, director, and producer.He is one of Germany’s most successful filmmakers. Since 1968, when the FFA started counting, no other German actor has drawn more people to the cinemas. He runs his own production company, Barefoot Films, in Berlin.-Early...
) and Hammer-Gerd (Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck is a German film director and actor.-Life and work:From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, Erst die Arbeit und dann?, he has remained one of the most important filmmakers working in Germany...
) succeed in doing so. However, since they are tough guys stamped by prison fights they have their issues when it comes to discipline and it is in particular hard for them to have a lady as boss. However, Steinbock falls in love with Emilia (Marie Bäumer) and Hammer-Gerd promotes Marens career as a singer. (Heike Makatsch
Heike Makatsch
- Early life :Makatsch was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, the daughter of former German national ice hockey team goaltender Rainer Makatsch. She spent several months in New Mexico in 1988 in an effort to improve her English, and later studied politics and sociology at the University of Düsseldorf for...
, who play Maren, would later in 2009 even play the German actress and singer Hildegard Knef
Hildegard Knef
Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef was a German actress, singer and writer. She was billed in some English language films as Hildegard Neff or Hildegarde Neff.-Early years:...
in a biopic called Hilde
Hilde (film)
Hilde is a 2009 German biographical film directed by Kai Wessel and starring Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens and Monica Bleibtreu. It depicts the life of the German actress Hildegard Knef.-Cast:*Heike Makatsch: Hildegard Knef*Dan Stevens: David Cameron...
.) Eventually they have go back behind bars but Emilia and Maren are now waiting for them.
Reception
The film was awarded a BambiBambi (prize)
The Bambi - Deutschlands Wichtigster Medienpreis, often simply called Bambi Awards and stylized as BAMBI, are presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year",...
and a Jupiter as best German film of the year.
Heike Makatsch, a TV presenter in her first role, was given a Bavarian Film Awards as best actress.
„Männerpension“ also received a Goldene Leinwand
Goldene Leinwand
The Goldene Leinwand is an award created in 1964 by the HDF and the journal Filmecho/Filmwoche....
(„Golden Screen“) for its results at the German box offices.