Born in Absurdistan

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Karl Markovics

Stefan Strohmayer

Age : 60 | Popularity : 17%

Julia Stemberger

Marion Strohmayer

Age : 59 | Popularity : 8%

Meltem Cumbul

Emine Dönmez

Age : 53 | Popularity : 7%

Ahmet Uğurlu

Emre Dönmez

Age : 71 | Popularity : 7%

Wolfgang Böck

Herr Fuhrmann

Age : 71 | Popularity : 5%

Josef Hader

LKW-Fahrer

Age : 62 | Popularity : 4%

Robert Hunger-Bühler

Innenminister

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Hermann Scheidleder

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Helmut Pirnat
Directing	Director	Houchang Allahyari
Writing	Writer	Houchang Allahyari Agnes Pluch Tom-Dariusch Allahyari
Sound	Music	Herbert Tucmandl
	Sound	Mohsan Nasiri
Production	Producer	Dieter Pochlatko
	Production Manager	Gerhard Hannak
Editing	Editor	Charlotte Müllner
Art	Art Direction	Rudolf Czettel
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Margret Strobl
Department	Role	Name

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