Bye Bye Germany

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Bye Bye Germany
Directed bySam Garbarski
StarringMoritz Bleibtreu
Antje Traue
Release date
  • 10 February 2017 (2017-02-10) (BIFF)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Germany
Luxembourg
LanguagesGerman
English

Bye Bye Germany (German: Es war einmal in Deutschland...) is a 2017 internationally co-produced comedy film directed by Sam Garbarski.[1]

Cast[edit]

Plot[edit]

Having survived the war and everything the Third Reich wanted to throw at them, David Bermann and his friends have only one plan in mind: to get to the States as soon as possible. But for that, they need money. Just when this design seems almost within his grasp, David gets fleeced of all his savings —and, all the dodgy shenanigans in his past finally catch up with him!

The story takes place in 1946. Detail nerds will be slightly disappointed by the appearance of a bright red 1950 Plymouth during an early scene. The comedy that follows makes this prop error easily forgiven.

Reception[edit]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90%, based on 21 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average rating of 65 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Accolades[edit]

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Magritte Awards[4] Best Screenplay Sam Garbarski Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Tania Garbarski Nominated
Best Production Design Véronique Sacrez Nominated
Best Costume Design Nathalie Leborgne Won
Norwegian International Film Festival Best Film Won
RiverRun International Film Festival Audience Award Won

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kiang, Jessica (10 February 2017). "Berlin Film Review: 'Bye Bye Germany'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Bye Bye Germany (Es war einmal in Deutschland...) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bye Bye Germany Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  4. ^ Heyrendt, Hubert (11 January 2019). "Les nommés aux Magritte 2019 sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.

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