Die Känguru-Chroniken
- 2020
- 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
3.4K
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Comedy based on the radio comedy and the bestselling books and audio-books by Marc-Uwe Kling.Comedy based on the radio comedy and the bestselling books and audio-books by Marc-Uwe Kling.Comedy based on the radio comedy and the bestselling books and audio-books by Marc-Uwe Kling.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Marc-Uwe Kling
- Das Känguru
- (voice)
- …
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- TriviaThe final scene after the credits, in which the kangaroo says that it doesn't have to have the final word, is the exact copy of the same ending of the original book. Onthe last page of the book there is only one line, saying that the kangaroo doesn't have to have the last word.
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits the kangaroo is standing at the peephole and is spraying the K on the screen. Also The kangaroo admires the singers of the closing song while Marc-Uwe is complaining that the kangaroo has to have the final word, to which the kangaroo replied (with its final word): "No, I don't".
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Kangaroo Conspiracy (2022)
- SoundtracksHeimat, das bist Du
Performed by Henry Hübchen and Bettina Lamprecht
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Not so funny
There are 3-4 good laughs and that's it. The script is weak, the directing much more (the film does not find his rhythm in the first half an hour, almost every scene is with music that pushes itself into the foreground, the style of this movie resembles a children's film), the only good thing is the look and movement of the kangaroo.
The director Dani Levy, who is repeatedly overrated as a comedy director, did not understand what is so funny about the chronicles. The kangaroo's absurdity only works when the rest of the world seems normal. But when the whole world goes crazy, like in Levy's film, a kangaroo with communist statements doesn't stand out anymore.
And you don't have to be a communist or a kangaroo or both to demonstrate against the insane demolition and high-rise plans - the main drama in the film.
All in all a nice film for children and teenagers. As an adult you look in vain for the wit of the story that the books by Marc-Uwe Kling definitely have.
The director Dani Levy, who is repeatedly overrated as a comedy director, did not understand what is so funny about the chronicles. The kangaroo's absurdity only works when the rest of the world seems normal. But when the whole world goes crazy, like in Levy's film, a kangaroo with communist statements doesn't stand out anymore.
And you don't have to be a communist or a kangaroo or both to demonstrate against the insane demolition and high-rise plans - the main drama in the film.
All in all a nice film for children and teenagers. As an adult you look in vain for the wit of the story that the books by Marc-Uwe Kling definitely have.
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- achim-21
- Mar 6, 2020
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- Also known as
- The Kangaroo Chronicles
- Filming locations
- Berlin, Germany(location)
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- Gross worldwide
- $5,081,127
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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