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Fashion Victims

Country: Germany, Language: German, 105 mins

Original Title

Reine Geschmacksache
  • Director: Ingo Rasper
  • Writer: Ingo Rasper; Tom Streuber
  • Producer: Kristine Knudsen; Boris Michalski

CGiii Comment

Don't be misled by the [terrible] title - this is not a camp, catwalk catastrophe.

Mid-life crisis and despair, a father's life starts to fall apart, bit by bit...witnessed by his long-suffering wife and gay son.

Beautifully observed with a wry humour that puts many big-budget films to shame.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Wolfgang Zenker, a middle-aged traveling ladies' fashion salesman is in dire straits: his deadly rival is threatening to steal his best customers and he's lost his driver's license. Desperate to stay one step ahead of his young enemy salesman, he cancels his son's holiday and employs him as an unwilling chauffeur. Things go from bad to worse - the bank is after him, the taxman catches up with him, his wife leaves him, his son announces he's gay and falls in love with his father's rival! Family and foe meet in an uproarious showdown where the bullets and misunderstandings fly.

Cast & Characters

Edgar Selge as Wolfgang Zenker;
Florian Bartholomai as Karsten Zenker;
Roman Knizka as Steven Brookmuller;
Franziska Walser as Erika Zenker;
Traute Hoss as Brigitta;
Horst Krause as Horst;
Gottfried Breitfuss as Polizist Gerhardt;
Lara Beckmann as Lucie;
Janna Wangenbach as Nicola;
Jessica Schwarz as Frau Pfeiffer;
Irm Hermann as Frau Retzlaff