User:FishandChipper/The Kangaroo Chronicles (Film)
| The Kangaroo Chronicles | |
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| German | Die Känguru-Chroniken |
| Directed by | Dan Levi |
| Written by | Marc-Uwe Kling |
| Screenplay by | Marc-Uwe Kling |
| Based on | The Kangaroo Chronicles by
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| Starring | |
| Language | German |
The Kangaroo Chronicles (German: Die Känguru-Chroniken) is a 2020 German film comedy by Dani Levy about the characters of the novel The Kangaroo Chronicles by Marc-Uwe Kling, who himself wrote the screenplay. It is a combination of live-action film and computer animation. The film was released in German cinemas on 5 March 2020.
Plot[edit]
One day, when the doorbell rings of Marc-Uwe Kling, a small-time artist living in Berlin-Kreuzberg, he makes the acquaintance of a communist kangaroo that has taken over the flat opposite. As the police search for the animal, an unwanted flat-sharing arrangement develops for the anarchist Marc-Uwe.
A year later, they both discover that the right-wing populist Jörg Dwigs, a politician of the "Alternative zur Demokratie" (Alternative for Democracy) - AzD for short - and head of the "Unsere Heimat AG" (Our Homeland), has bought up the plot of land of the adjacent Görlitzer Park and wants to build his Europa Tower, a symbol of patriotism, there. A little later, the duo attracts the displeasure of a group of neo-Naziss, who chase them both to their house. As they flee, the kangaroo runs over Dwigs, who is also present, and steals his car keys in the process. As a result, the neo-Nazis smash Dwigs' car, assuming it belongs to Marc-Uwe, whereupon they are in debt to the right-wing populist. At the same time, the kangaroo removes a rabbit's foot from Dwigs' car key, which is of utmost value to the politician because it is the last memento of his deceased father.
When the kangaroo and Marc-Uwe, together with other neighbours, launch the "Anti-Social Network" and fight for the preservation of the park, Dwigs becomes aware of his rabbit's foot in the kangaroo's possession. He then sends the neo-Nazis and has the kangaroo and Marc-Uwe beaten up until they hand over his property. When they both go to see Dwigs afterwards, he reveals to them that he is also planning to demolish their house.
Through his psychotherapist, who is also Dwigs' therapist, Marc-Uwe discovers the right-wing populist's weak point: Dwigs has had some expert opinions falsified in order to conceal the fact that the costs for the Europa Tower are many times higher than the public knows. Marc-Uwe and his neighbour Maria, for whom he has romantic feelings, then decide to sneak into Dwigs' party in order to obtain evidence of the politician's fraud. Using invitations stolen by the kangaroo during the visit to Dwigs' headquarters, Marc-Uwe, the kangaroo and Maria gain access to the party. While the cabaret artist distracts the guests with a song he wrote himself, Maria and the kangaroo visit Dwigs' office. There they are able to download secret files from Dwigs' computer, which in retrospect turn out to be completely worthless, while the kangaroo cannot refrain from stealing the rabbit's foot one more time.
During the attempted escape from the party, the kangaroo steers one of Dwigs' cars into his pool, which is why Marc-Uwe is arrested by the police and temporarily sent to pre-trial detention. After his bail is paid through crowdfunding, the "anti-social network" gathers to sabotage the laying of the foundation stone of the Europa Tower. After this succeeds, Dwigs again sends the neo-Nazis into the apartment building. While the residents barricade themselves in, Marc-Uwe accidentally finds the incriminating evidence against Dwigs in a USB stick integrated in the rabbit's foot. Maria is able to put the newly acquired information on the net, whereupon Dwigs, his henchmen and the neo-Nazis are arrested by the police.
In one of the three post-credit scenes, it is revealed that Unsere Heimat AG has been bought by the Penguin.