Summary
An allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water shortage, go on a sex strike that threatens the young couple's first night of love.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 83Audiences 71GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer83%
Audience score74%
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most comedies, −13 min on the typical 100
typical 10087Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 49 countries
+39Released
2008
January 20, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
RussianMade in
- Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
12 of 12
Max MauffTemelko
Kristýna PodzimkováAya
Assun PlanasTemelko's Mother- ISIlko StefanovskiGuri - Temelko's Father
Nino ChkheidzeGroßmutter- IIIvane IvantbelidzeShooting Gallery Guy
- AAAni AmiridzeShooting Gallery Guy's Daughter
Hendrik ArnstLandlord- OKOtto KuhnleBarber
Hijran NasirovaBarber's Wife- AKAzelarab KaghatBaker
Monica CalleDoctor's Wife
Directing · 1
- Veit Helmer Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 3
- Zaza Buadze Writer
- Gordan Mihić Writer
- Servet Ahmet Golbol Writer
Production · 4
- Linda Kornemann Producer
- Suse Marquardt Casting
- Jessica Horváthová Casting
- Elnura Jivazade Line Producer
Editing · 1
- Vincent Assmann Editor
Sound · 4
- Shigeru Umebayashi Original Music Composer
- Martin Frühmorgen Sound, Sound Designer
- Immo Trümpelmann Sound, Sound Designer
- Robert Jäger Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 3
- Erwin Prib Production Design
- Vaja Djalaghania Production Design
- Sergej Bulavin Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Mehriban Efendiyeva Costume Design
- Serap Bahadir Costume Design
- Teo Kavelashvilli Costume Design
- Madonna Chanturia Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Lars Löhn Additional Music
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