Männerpension

Männerpension Jailbirds
Directed by	Detlev Buck
Produced by	Claus Boje
Screenplay by	Detlev Buck, Eckhard Theophil
Starring	Til Schweiger Detlev Buck Marie Bäumer Heike Makatsch Leander Haußmann
Music by	Detlef Petersen
Cinematography	Slawomir Idziak
Editing by	Peter R. Adam
Studio	Boje Buck Produktion GmbH
Distributed by	Central Film
Release date(s)	February 1, 1996
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Männerpension (literally translated „Boarding House for Men“) is a 1996 German comedy film directed by Detlev Buck.

Plot

Prison warden Dr. Fazetti (Leander Haußmann) is confident about having found a striking new concept for the rehabilitation of prisoners by offering them the chance to take a break from their sentence if only they can find themselves a trustworthy woman who takes care of them and moreover vouches for them. The convicts Steinbock (Til Schweiger) and Hammer-Gerd (Detlev Buck) succeed in doing so. However, since they are tough guys stamped by prison fights they have their issues when it comes to discipline and it is in particular hard for them to have a lady as boss. However, Steinbock falls in love with Emilia (Marie Bäumer) and Hammer-Gerd promotes Maren's career as a singer. (Heike Makatsch, who play Maren, would later in 2009 even play the German actress and singer Hildegard Knef in a biopic called Hilde.) Eventually they have go back behind bars but Emilia and Maren are now waiting for them.

Reception

The film was awarded a Bambi and a Jupiter as best German film of the year.
Heike Makatsch, a TV presenter in her first role, was given a Bavarian Film Awards as best actress.
„Männerpension“ also received a Goldene Leinwand („Golden Screen“) for its results at the German box offices.

External links

• Männerpension at the Internet Movie Database

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.