Born in Absurdistan
Born in Absurdistan - Crazy Immigration Movie
- Houchang Allahyari
- 1h 50m
- November 12, 1999 · Austria, Turkey
Overview
It all begins with a mistake, an error with serious consequences: in a hospital the new-born babies of an Austrian couple and a Turkish family of immigrant workers are mixed up and go home with the wrong parents. By the time the mistake comes to light, it emerges that the Turkish family, including the baby, has been deported. The despairing Austrian couple begins a confusing odyssey through Turkey in order to track down the unsuspecting family to their native village. But they are not at all convinced that the babies have been mixed up. It is decided that the only way to know for sure is to have a blood test done. It is decided that the blood work is done in Vienna due to the better medical resources, but that will be far from simple. It will involve an illegal smuggling of the Turks across the Austrian border.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 12, 1999
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German, Turkish
- Countries
- Austria, Turkey
- Production
- Epo-Film
- Cast
- Karl Markovics,Robert Hunger-Bühler,Meltem Cumbul,Julia Stemberger,Hermann Scheidleder,Josef Hader,Ahmet Uğurlu,Wolfgang Böck
- Director
- Houchang Allahyari
- Producer
- Dieter Pochlatko
- Cinematography
- Helmut Pirnat
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
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