3 Türken und ein Baby

3 Turks and a Baby (3 Türken und ein Baby) (translated)

Movie · 2015 · 3 people

Sinan Akkuş wrote and directed the 2015 German comedy 3 Türken und ein Baby, a title also written 3 Türken & ein Baby and rendered in English as 3 Turks and a Baby. The film is in German and lasts 99 minutes. Its best-known names are the German rapper Eko Fresh and the actors Kida Khodr Ramadan and Kostja Ullmann, with Jytte-Merle Böhrnsen also billed among the main players. In 2015 the film was nominated for the Civis Media Prize for Integration.

It follows the three Yıldız brothers, Celal, Sami and Mesut, who share a house and a messy bachelor routine. That routine is turned upside down when a little baby arrives in their lives and they have to look after it. The cast also features Axel Stein, Frederick Lau, Christoph Maria Herbst, Jacob Matschenz, Rainer Ewerrien and Dagmar von Kurmin.

The film premiered on January 13, 2015 at the Main-Taunus-Zentrum and opened in German cinemas on January 22, 2015. It later reached audiences in a number of countries through Netflix, and in Germany it was available there from September 1, 2018. In Brazil the film is titled 3 Turcos e um Bebê and its Spanish title is Tres turcos y una bebé, while in Türkiye it goes by its original German name.

DirectorSinan Akkuş
3 Turks and a Baby (3 Türken und ein Baby) 3 Turks and a Baby (3 Türken und ein Baby)

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A comedy in which everything turns upside down when a baby arrives in three brothers' home. The chaos of a messy bachelor life meeting baby care is a good subject for a family laugh. Teenagers and adults can watch it comfortably. Before watching with small children, it is worth checking the language and jokes first. The film is in German and reached viewers in many countries through Netflix.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Sinan Akkuş's film is a German comedy centred on three brothers named Yıldız: Celal, Sami and Mesut. That it was shot in German and is known by its original German title even in Türkiye shows how generations with a migrant background now tell their own stories between two languages and two cultures. Its 2015 nomination for the Civis Media Prize for Integration suggests it was read in that light too. The story of bachelor brothers tested by a baby lightly probes ideas about family, responsibility and manhood. Yet instead of deepening these themes it mostly takes comedy's easy road and leaves the question of identity in the background.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Written and directed by Akkuş, the film is a familiar take on the "clueless men and a baby" template; you need not have seen many films to guess how the formula will play out. Over 99 minutes, the script moves the upheaval of Celal, Sami and Mesut's messy bachelor routine through all the expected stops. The performances of Kida Khodr Ramadan and Kostja Ullmann, plus the presence of Eko Fresh, give it some energy, and actors such as Christoph Maria Herbst, Axel Stein and Frederick Lau back up the comedy. Still, the storytelling leans on situation comedy instead of exploring the characters' inner lives, and makes little effort to find a cinematic voice of its own. Putting characters with a migrant background at the centre of an ordinary family comedy, though, is a step not to be underestimated.

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