Kiki & Tiger
- Director: Alain Gsponer
- Writer: Alex Buresch; Alain Gsponer
- Producer: Florian Rothenberger; Rima Schmidt; Lilian R*ber
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1997. Tiger, a Serb living in Germany is best friends with an illegal Albanian refugee, Kiki. A natural hustler, Kiki sweet-talks his way into odd jobs and women's hearts. The bond between the two men appears unbreakable, but the combination of Tiger's malicious father, who despises Albanians, and Kiki's new German girlfriend conspires to draw them apart. Then fate steps in and Kiki is deported, but the final straw comes when Tiger's father threatens to send Tiger to fight in the Balkans. An emotional roller coaster, Gsponer's film casts a cold light on the reality of refugees' lives in Europe today. Powerfully acted, this is an auspicious feature debut for such a young director.
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Cast & Characters
Lenn Kudrjawizki as Tiger;
Stipe Erceg as Kiki;
Marek Wlodarczyk as Milo, Tigers father;
Malina Ebert as Sofie;
Thomas Goersch as Policeman;
Tristan Materna as Serbe;
Alexej Boris as Damir;
Christian Patzold as Chef;
Moritz Brendel as Serb;
Geraldine Graber as Civil servant;
Barbara von Munchhausen as Chief of the bowling alley;
Krystof Zlatnik as Boy on the bowling alley