Friday Film Fest: Toni Erdmann (2016)

Toni Erdmann is a comedy about a father-daughter estrangement, played brilliantly by Peter Simonischek as Winfried Conradi, a retired music teacher and Sandra Hüller as his daughter Ines who is on business in Bucharest, Romania and who has to deal with the unexpected visit of her father. When Winfried’s old age hippie ideas clash with the modern management style of his daughter, he reappears as a different person named Toni Erdmann with false teeth, a black wig and a big ego pretending to be a personal consultant. Funny moments and dramatic scenes are the result. The film will be shown in German with German subtitles.