Born in Absurdistan (1999)
1h 50m
Running Time
November 12, 1999Release Date
Born in Absurdistan (1999)
1h 50m
Running Time
November 12, 1999Release Date
Plot.
It all begins with a mistake, an error with serious consequences: in a hospital the new-born babies of an Austrian couple and a Turkish family of immigrant workers are mixed up and go home with the wrong parents. By the time the mistake comes to light, it emerges that the Turkish family, including the baby, has been deported. The despairing Austrian couple begins a confusing odyssey through Turkey in order to track down the unsuspecting family to their native village. But they are not at all convinced that the babies have been mixed up. It is decided that the only way to know for sure is to have a blood test done. It is decided that the blood work is done in Vienna due to the better medical resources, but that will be far from simple. It will involve an illegal smuggling of the Turks across the Austrian border.
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Cast & Crew.
Julia Stemberger
Marion Strohmayer
Karl Markovics
Stefan Strohmayer
Meltem Cumbul
Emine Dönmez
Wolfgang Böck
Herr Fuhrmann
Ahmet Uğurlu
Emre Dönmez
Josef Hader
LKW-Fahrer
Karoline Zeisler
Schwester Siglinde
Robert Hunger-Bühler
Innenminister
Franz Friedrich
Ministerialrat Hoffmann
Edith Nordegg
Frau Hoffmann
Houchang Allahyari
Director
Tom-Dariusch Allahyari
Writer
Agnes Pluch
Writer
Gerhard Hannak
Production Manager
Dieter Pochlatko
Producer
Rudolf Czettel
Art Direction
Herbert Tucmandl
Composer
Mohsan Nasiri
Sound
Helmut Pirnat
Cinematographer
Margret Strobl
Costume Design
Charlotte Müllner
Editor
Hermann Scheidleder
Details.
Release DateNovember 12, 1999
Original NameGeboren in Absurdistan
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Genres
Wiki.
Born in Absurdistan is an Austrian film by Houchang Allahyari. The film was shot in spring and summer of 1999 in Vienna, Drasenhofen and Turkey. The comedy produced by Epo-Film was sponsored by the Austrian Film Institute, the Vienna Film Fund and the ORF-Film-TV-Agreement. In November 1999 the film premiered in Vienna.