Bye Bye Germany

Bye Bye Germany
Directed by	Sam Garbarski
Starring	Moritz Bleibtreu Antje Traue
Release date	10 February 2017 (2017-02-10) (BIFF)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	Belgium Germany Luxembourg
Languages	German English

Bye Bye Germany (German: Es war einmal in Deutschland...) is a 2017 internationally co-produced comedy film directed by Sam Garbarski.[1]

Cast

• Moritz Bleibtreu as David Bermann
• Antje Traue as Special Agent Sara Simon
• Tim Seyfi as Fajnbrot
• Mark Ivanir as Holzmann
• Anatole Taubman as Fränkel
• Hans Löw [de] as Verständig
• Pál Mácsai as Szoros
• Tania Garbarski as Sonia

Plot

Having survived the war and everything the Third Reich wanted to throw at them, David Bermann and his friends have only one plan in mind: to get to the States as soon as possible. But for that, they need money. Just when this design seems almost within his grasp, David gets fleeced of all his savings —and, all the dodgy shenanigans in his past finally catch up with him!

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90%, based on 21 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average rating of 65 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Magritte Awards[4]	Best Screenplay	Sam Garbarski	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Tania Garbarski	Nominated
	Best Production Design	Véronique Sacrez	Nominated
	Best Costume Design	Nathalie Leborgne	Won
Norwegian International Film Festival	Best Film		Won
RiverRun International Film Festival	Audience Award		Won

References

1. Kiang, Jessica (10 February 2017). "Berlin Film Review: 'Bye Bye Germany'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
2. "Bye Bye Germany (Es war einmal in Deutschland...) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
3. "Bye Bye Germany Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
4. Heyrendt, Hubert (11 January 2019). "Les nommés aux Magritte 2019 sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.

External links

• Bye Bye Germany at IMDb