Contra

2020 [GERMAN]

Action / Comedy

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 100%
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 3827 3.8K

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Plot summary

With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arrives late for his lecture. Unfortunately for him, a video of his verbal outburst spreads like wildfire on the Internet, and the university’s president, Lambrecht, is called to deal with the incident. But Pohl is not dismissed. Instead, he is put to the task of helping Naima prepare for an important debating competition. The lecturer and the student could not be more different, yet they are thrown together to work as a team.

Top cast

Nilam Farooq as Naima Hamid
Ernst Stötzner as Präsident Prof. Dr. Alexander Lamprecht
Michael Abendroth as Vorsitzender Disziplinarausschuss
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951.79 MB
1280*534
German 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 43 min
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1.91 GB
1920*800
German 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 43 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kosmasp 8 / 10

Together

No pun intended - Christoph Maria Herbst is on top of his game ... he clearly has the mightier than though down to a ... I am not sure what a professor would call it? But he nails it - while you could argue he is pigeon holed (I think that is what it's called when someone seems to be playing a variation of the same person/character) ... he is so good in doing just that ... that you clearly should not mind him doing just that.The movie is meant to be the vehicle for the female star - but while they seem to be at the opposite side of the spectrum ... and they are quite different (not just background wise) ... they do need each other. I do not think the movie has many surprises for the viewer ... but it is told in a very interesting and well thought of manner ... and it works on exactly the level it tries to connect with the viewer. Tried to watch it in cinemas back then, but was not able to ... caught it on the web (streaming)
Reviewed by lnhldbrndt 6 / 10

Good try, I guess?

While overall it was a nice movie to watch I do find it silly and at moments simply annoying.

Surprisingly it's mostly not the chauvinistic and racist professor, except in the first scenes (he shows surprising character growth), but the underdog. Not only was the plot extremely unbelievable (completely changing herself and a seemingly new skill (she should have already learned in the German school system, where debates are a mandatory part of the curriculum) in a matter of weeks) it also felt forced at certain points, especially her presented world view. She also aspires to be a lawyer, but can neither explain herself well nor is seen studying more than once. While she has a problem with everyday racism (as she should) she can't argue against it and instead just asks him to repeat himself, as if that would magically make him see his distorted world view. She also has a very altruistic and naive ideology, that not once gets disproven. She harms her own life and career and fails at the end just for plot points. In the end she is the reason why a still (if somewhat improved) professor keeps his job just because of a exception he made against his own will, goes against the overall wholesome (if repetitive) agenda.

Plot: 4 Characters: 7 Script: 4 Visuals: 9 Purpose: 8 My opinion: 6.

Reviewed by Streaming-Kati 7 / 10

High quality film with ironic homor - serious subject matter

Finally a nice, high-quality and funny movie with Christoph Maria Herbst, as "usual" with pithy sayings as a convinced cynic who says what many think, but above all Nilam Farooq does a really great job, she really inspired me. Although the main theme of racism, equal opportunities and prejudice uses the usual clichés, it succeeds here in an entertaining, funny and also touching way and lives from the dialog. Not over the top or silly, but addresses the seriousness in an ironic way. The setting of a university with a debating competition and the battle themes is refreshing. Really a nice surprise.

------------- Conclusion: Worth seeing.

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