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Jürgen Tonkel has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s.
The English Teacher
2013
Comedy · Drama
When 30-ish rich kid Lenny has to take care of 15-year-old David, who’s suffering from heart disease, it’s the beginning of a wild adventure. Lenny fearlessly breaks all the rules to fulfill his young friend’s every wish.
Dir. Marc Rothemund · With Philip Noah Schwarz, Elyas M'Barek, Nadine Wrietz
Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Then the gay team from Berlin arrives and Tobi is totally confused. The evening before the races begin, the storm that breaks out is more than meteorological.
Dir. Marco Kreuzpaintner · With Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
In this black comedy set in small-town Bavaria, 11-year-old Sebastian thinks you can never be too young to be a murderer. He's convinced that he killed his mother on the day he was born and is certain he's already been condemned to purgatory. Deciding he might be able to knock off a few years of his sentence by doing good deeds, Sebastian sets out to find a wife for his father Lorenz. When Lorenz and Sebastian's schoolteacher Veronika fall madly in love with each other, it seems the heavens must be smiling. There's just one hitch: Veronika is married.
Dir. Marcus H. Rosenmüller · With Markus Krojer, Fritz Karl, Jürgen Tonkel
An English teacher brings soccer to a German school in the 19th Century.
Dir. Sebastian Grobler · With Daniel Brühl, Burghart Klaußner, Thomas Thieme
Comic artist Brösel trades a magic pen that helps him come up with funny stories for the promise to fulfill one of Rumpelstiltskin's wishes. The resulting animated films show episodes of the life of Werner, a plumber apprentice and motorbike enthusiast and his friends. They are interspersed with the live-action portions.
Dir. Niki List · With Klaus Büchner, Rötger Feldmann, Andi Feldmann
