

The Kangaroo Chronicles
2020-03-05 · 92 min · ★ 5.7
A communist kangaroo moves in with an artist in Berlin.
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Production details
- Directors
- Dani Levy
- Production companies
- X Filme Creative Pool, ZDF, Trixter Film, ARRI Media
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 5,081,127
Top Cast
Dimitrij SchaadMarc-Uwe Kling
Marc-Uwe KlingDas Känguru (voice)
Rosalie ThomassMaria
Henry HübchenJörg Dwigs
Adnan MaralFriedrich Wilhelm
Tim SeyfiOtto von
Carmen-Maja AntoniHerta
Bettina LamprechtJeanette
David BrücknerJimmie Åkesson
Daniel ZillmannDer Dicke
Moritz KatzmairDer Kleine
Fred Aaron BlakeDer Große
Janina Agnes SchröderDie mit den Haaren
Paulus MankerTherapeut
Lena DörrieJulia Müller
Katrin PollittPolizistin
Nils DörgelohPolizist
Axel WernerRichter
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The cabaret artist Marc-Uwe and the kangaroo are faced with a problem: Lisbeth, the mother of Maria has taken a wrong turn somewhere and is now denying the climate crisis on the Internet. How can she be brought to her senses? The two make a bet with each other: If they don't manage to bring Maria's mother to her senses, they will lose their apartment. So Marc-Uwe and the marsupial embark on a trip to the Conspiracy Convention in Bielefeld and shortly thereafter become part of a tangible conspiracy led by conspiracy guru Adam Krieger and his followers. As the two flatmates talk their heads off, it's no longer just about their apartment for Marc-Uwe and the kangaroo, it's more than that: it's a matter of life and death!

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