Finally in theaters in 2 days: Trailer for the excellent “One For The Road” with Frederick Lau!

For our initiative “German cinema is (still) great!” Every month we choose a German film that we particularly liked, inspired or fascinated, to editorially accompany the cinema release – regardless of size – as a blockbuster! This month the choice fell on “One For The Road”, which will be released in German cinemas on October 26, 2023:

Construction manager Mark (great and authentic: Frederick Lau) actually just wants to park his car a little straighter than the one he got from the pub – on foot of course! – come home. But then suddenly a blue light comes on behind him – the rag is gone for the time being and he also has a preparation course for the MPU (= colloquially “idiot test”) on his cheek. Mark doesn’t want to admit that he has a problem – but he still agrees to a bet with his best friend Nadim (great: Burak Yigit): not a drop of alcohol until the MPH…

One for the road

By
Markus Goller

Of
Frederick Lau,
Nora Tschirner,
Burak Yigit

Starting date

October 26, 2023

Demonstrations (250)

Frederick Lau on the FILMSTARTS podcast!

Every film we select for ‘German cinema’ is [doch] great!”, you will also receive your own podcast episode from us (you can listen to Canvas Love where there are podcasts, or right here after this paragraph). For the movie love episode of “One For The Road” we have Frederick Lau as our guest: In the humorous interview with FILMSTARTS editors Christoph Petersen and Björn Becher, the conversation also turns to his international cinema hit ‘Victoria’ – and why he still demands that his director Sebastian Schipper release the even better version of the cult film, even seven years after the theatrical release:

For us, “One For The Road” is a real highlight – funny, moving, but not overly didactic. That is the conclusion our 4 star review:

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