Summaries

Three friends from Hamburg spend one last night on the town before one of them leaves the city forever.

In the port town of Hamburg, Germany, Floyd decides that he's shipping out to South Africa and Singapore now that his two-year probation for an unspecified juvenile offense has been completed. When he shares the news with his devoted friends Chubby, a mechanic, and Ricco, a fast-food cook and would-be b-boy, they can't comprehend their thoughtful friend's willingness to trade camaraderie for a wider view of the world. Overcoming their anger and bewilderment, the guys decide to spend one last night with Floyd, but the problem, as always, is how to find some fun. A succession of fast-food restaurants, parking garages, and local watering holes chronicles the inherent boredom of life in the provinces. But a run-in with a convention of dragster-racing Elvis impersonators sends the boys and their friend Telsa Julia Hummer on a series of adventures that veers from the farcical to the almost-tragic.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • friendship between men
  • city
  • urban setting
  • male friendship
  • hamburg germany
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Sep 29, 1999
Countries of origin Germany
Language German Italian
Filming locations Alter Elbtunnel, St. Pauli, Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany
Production companies X-Filme Creative Pool Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) ARTE

Box office

Budget $2500000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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