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Kokowääh

Kokowääh

Movie · 2011 · 15 people

Til Schweiger directed the German comedy Kokowääh from 2011, co-wrote the screenplay with Béla Jarzyk and took the lead role himself; according to sources he also produced it. The film opened in the German-speaking territories of Germany, Austria, South Tyrol and Switzerland on February 3, 2011. It is known as Padre a la fuerza in Spain, Soblaznitel in Russia and Coq au vin in France.

The title has an unusual origin: Kokowääh is a German spelling that imitates the sound of the French dish name coq au vin (rooster in wine). Alongside Schweiger, the cast features his daughter Emma Schweiger, Jasmin Gerat and Samuel Finzi; Numan Acar, Meret Becker, Mišel Matičević, Sönke Möhring, Katharina Thalbach and Friederike Kempter are also named in the cast. Another of Schweiger's daughters, Luna Schweiger, makes a brief appearance.

The music was composed by Dirk Reichardt. The film led to a sequel: Kokowääh 2 was released on February 7, 2013, with Schweiger returning as director, co-writer and producer. In France the sequel is known as Coq au vin 2.

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Numan Acar Numan Acar Film actor · 52 years old Fahri Yardım Fahri Yardım Actor · 46 years old Til Schweiger Emma Schweiger Jasmin Gerat Samuel Finzi Meret Becker Mišel Matičević Sönke Möhring Luna Schweiger Katharina Thalbach Sanny van Heteren Birthe Wolter Mimi Fiedler Friederike Kempter

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Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Til Schweiger is director, co-writer and lead here, and according to sources producer too. A commercial comedy made so single-handedly has a chance of holding a consistent tone, but it also risks keeping excesses an outside eye might have trimmed. Casting his own daughters looks like a choice aimed at a home-made warmth; whether that reads as sincerity or self-absorption is up to the viewer. Still, a sequel arriving two years later with the same team suggests the formula found its audience, at least at home. An instructive example for anyone curious how mainstream German comedy is put together.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The title alone is a small lesson in culture: Kokowääh is the French dish coq au vin spelled the way it sounds to a German ear. A French recipe turning into the name of a German comedy is a reminder of how thoroughly Europe's languages and kitchens have blended. The film changes names as it travels, too: in France it becomes Coq au vin again, while in Spain it goes out as Padre a la fuerza, roughly 'father by force'. Each distributor approaching its audience through a different door is an interesting glimpse of how comedy gets repackaged from country to country.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

It is a comedy, and Schweiger's daughters are in the cast. That alone does not make it a children's film, though. German comedies can sometimes be aimed at adults in language and subject. In my view, checking the age rating before a family viewing is a must. If you do watch it, even the fact that its name comes from a dish makes a nice talking point with the kids.

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