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The Art of Being a Man

The Art of Being a Man is the first film of Matthias Drawe and a no-budget movie. Drawe shot the feature with Russian black and white stock smuggled from East Berlin to West Berlin. In order to pay for the stock, he used East German marks – a currency that was worthless outside of East Germany – inherited from his East German grandmother. Despite the meager funds, this small buddy-movie became a cult classic in student circles.

Plot Summary
Vanity, polygamy, weltschmerz. The young Turk R. and his German buddy M., proud denizens of Berlin-Kreuzberg, try their hands at the Art of Being a Man. They manage to set up a love nest in the cabin of a Ferris wheel, use an exotic walnut shampoo to ensure the shininess of their hair, and can recite 100 cocktail recipes by heart.

Both have two girlfriends each, believing that the male of our species is polygamic by nature. They can prove this undeniable fact with quotes from great philosophers, but since they know the irritability of modern women, keep this knowledge to themselves.

Eventually, the two-timing gentlemen get caught, and all hell breaks loose. Fearing dire consequences, they escape to Warsaw until the dust settles – only to be entangled in a new web of love interests.

Cast
Rasit Tuncay as R. Matthias Drawe as M. Sissi Salomon as S. Silvia Castillo as L. Vera Ucello as E. Veronica Weiss as V.