On November 11, 2020, the Austrian film drama “Was we wanted” will be released exclusively on Netflix.
Elyas M'Barek plays one of the leading roles.
Even if the Austrian actor Elyas M'Barek has been seen in some more serious roles in recent years
(such as “This Stupid Heart”)
, he is known to many from comedies such as the
“Fack ju Goethe” series
.
That could change with the
new Netflix film “What We Wanted”
.
Together with Lavinia Wilson (“Grandchildren for Beginners”) * he plays an involuntarily childless pair of lovers.
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What is the drama "What we wanted" about?
The script for the film is based on the short story
“The Course of Things” by
the Swiss writer Peter Stamm.
Everything revolves around the
couple Alice (Lavinia Wilson) and Niklas (Elyas M'Barek)
, who actually lead a happy life.
Only one thing is missing for the two to seem perfect: a child of their own.
After numerous unsuccessful attempts
to fulfill
their wish with the help of
artificial insemination
, the couple is desperate.
Your doctor recommends that you take some time off so that you can change your mind.
In the
holiday in Sardinia
Alice and Niklas meet but in a family that embodies all that at first glance what they want themselves.
But the first impression is deceptive and the couple will soon have to rethink their view of life and love.
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"What We Wanted": Premiere on Netflix
Originally, the film,
directed by
Ulrike Kofler for the
first time, was
supposed to
start on November 6, 2020 in Austria.
Because of the corona pandemic and the closings of the cinemas, it is now running
exclusively
on Netflix.
From
November 11, 2020
, customers of the streaming platform in Germany
will
be able to access the drama.
And that could well be worth it: Austria is sending the critically acclaimed drama
into the running
as a candidate for the
Oscar in the category “Best International Film”
.
Elyas M'Barek
last played in the German comedy
"Nightlife"
together with
Frederick Lau
and
Palina Rojinski
.
There he embodies a bartender who wants to leave the nightlife behind and gets entangled in the criminal machinations of his friend.
Lavinia Wilson,
on the other hand, was last seen in the new season of the highly acclaimed series "Germany 89", in which she was already involved in the previous season.
How well the
two
work together, Netflix users can see for themselves on November 11th.
(lw) * tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network
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