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Kiss Me Kosher

Deutschland 2019/2020 Spielfilm

Kiss Me Before It Blows Up

During her stay in Israel, German biologist Maria falls in love with bar owner Shira. The latter has a close relationship with her grandmother Berta, who is not particularly enthusiastic when Shira tells of her new love affair. The fact that her granddaughter is dating a German of all people is in fact a red rag for Berta. But this doesn't impress Shira much, and after a short stay at home in Germany and without further ado, Maria moves in with Shira. It doesn't take long either until - actually due to a misunderstanding - the marriage proposal follows. In order to help with the wedding preparations, Maria's parents arrive from Germany and get to know Shira's family. While all parents support the wedding, Grandma Berta vehemently tries to prevent the marriage, and that is not the only reason why shortly after Maria's parents' arrival a turbulent family feud ensues. And then there is also the Palestinian Ibrahim, Berta's lover, who wants to keep this not quite conventional love secret at all costs...

Credits

Director

  • Shirel Peleg

Screenplay

  • Shirel Peleg

Director of photography

  • Giora Bejach

Editing

  • Heike Parplies

Music

  • Jasmin Reuter

Cast

  • Moran Rosenblatt
    Shira Shalev
  • Luise Wolfram
    Maria Müller
  • Rivka Michaeli
    Berta Posnansky
  • Juliane Köhler
    Petra Müller
  • Bernhard Schütz
    Hans Müller
  • Irit Kaplan
    Ora Shalev
  • John Carroll Lynch
    Ron Shalev
  • Salim Dau
    Ibrahim Hamati
  • Eyal Shikratzi
    Liam Shalev
  • Aviv Pinkas
    Ella Shalev

Production company

  • Fireglory Pictures (Berlin)

Producer

  • Christine Günther
  • Chevy K. Chen

Alle Credits

Director

  • Shirel Peleg

Assistant director

  • Lisa Hauss

Screenplay

  • Shirel Peleg

Director of photography

  • Giora Bejach

Still photography

  • Tomer Appelbaum

Production design

  • Ido Dolev

Make-up artist

  • Ingrid Zybert

Costume design

  • Rachel Ben Dahan

Editing

  • Heike Parplies

Sound

  • Antje Volkmann

Casting

  • Limor Shmila
  • Suse Marquardt
  • Alexandra Koknat

Music

  • Jasmin Reuter

Cast

  • Moran Rosenblatt
    Shira Shalev
  • Luise Wolfram
    Maria Müller
  • Rivka Michaeli
    Berta Posnansky
  • Juliane Köhler
    Petra Müller
  • Bernhard Schütz
    Hans Müller
  • Irit Kaplan
    Ora Shalev
  • John Carroll Lynch
    Ron Shalev
  • Salim Dau
    Ibrahim Hamati
  • Eyal Shikratzi
    Liam Shalev
  • Aviv Pinkas
    Ella Shalev
  • Sarah Markowitz
    Rachel Schneider-Yarkoni
  • Naama Amit

Production company

  • Fireglory Pictures (Berlin)

in co-production with

  • Erfttal Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co KG (Siegburg)
  • Arte Deutschland TV GmbH (Baden-Baden)
  • Südwestrundfunk (SWR) (Baden-Baden)

Producer

  • Christine Günther
  • Chevy K. Chen

Producer (TV)

  • Brigitte Dithard (SWR / Debüt im Dritten)
  • Barbara Häbe (ARTE)

Executive producer

  • Jim Hickox
  • Klaus Dohle

Associate producer

  • Markus Reinecke
  • Denise Neustadt

Production coordinator

  • Anja Neuhaus

Original distributor

  • X Verleih AG (Berlin)

Funding

  • MFG Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg mbH (Stuttgart) (Drehbuch)
  • Beauftragte/r der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien - Filmförderung (Berlin)
  • Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB) (Potsdam)
  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (Berlin)
Duration:
106 min
Format:
DCP
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 26.06.2020, 199861, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 07.09.2020, Berlin/Brandenburg, Jüdische Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 10.09.2020

Titles

Additional titles
  • Weiterer Titel (DE) Kiss Me Before It Blows Up
  • Originaltitel (DE) Kiss Me Kosher
  • Arbeitstitel (DE) Kann denn Liebe koscher sein
  • Arbeitstitel (DE) Marrying Grandma

Versions

Original

Duration:
106 min
Format:
DCP
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 26.06.2020, 199861, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 07.09.2020, Berlin/Brandenburg, Jüdische Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 10.09.2020

Awards

FBW 2021
  • Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
Jüdisches Filmfestival Berlin & Brandenburg 2020
  • Gershon-Klein-Filmpreis, Bester deutscher Film mit jüdischer Thematik
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