Kartoffelsalat – Nicht fragen!

Kartoffelsalat – Nicht fragen!
Kartoffelsalat – Nicht fragen!
Directed by
Written by
Starring	; Otto Waalkes;
Music by	Otto Waalkes
Release date	23 July 2015;
Running time	81 minutes
Language	German

Kartoffelsalat – Nicht fragen! (lit. "potato salad – don't ask!") is a 2015 German low-budget horror comedy film. Directed by (de), it unites an ensemble cast of German YouTube personalities and actors with a strong record of comedic roles like Otto Waalkes, who also serves as co-producer and composer of the musical score.^[1]^[2]

Described as a spoof of the Fack ju Göhte franchise and similar high school teen films, Kartoffelsalat received generally negative reviews.^{[citation needed]}

Synopsis[]

Having been a victim of bullying, life at his new school does not take a turn to the better for Leo Weiß (played by (de). In order to no longer be the misfit and to exercise power over his fellow students, he secretly infects them with a zombie virus. As he is the only one who knows that a training in dancing, handicrafts or mathematics can transform them back to normal, Leo soon becomes the school's highly acclaimed hero.

Cast[]

Kartoffelsalat features a number of German YouTube personalities and webvideo producers, for most of whom this marks their first appearance in a feature-length film:

(de), known for his YouTube comedy sketches and parodies under the pseudonym Freshtorge.[1] Leading actor and skript writer.
(de), professional actress with strong YouTube activities.
(de) (Dagmara Ochmanczyk), broadcaster of styling and fashion tips on YouTube.[2]
Bianca Heinicke (de), of fashion and lifestyle themed YouTube channel ("BibisBeautyPalace").
(de), YouTube comedian ("Halfcast Germany").
Philipp Laude, Matthias Roll and Oğuz Yılmaz, who make up the YouTube comedy group (de).[3]
(de), who produces videogame-themed webvideos under the YouTube pseudonym "iBlali."

The cast is completed by long-standing German (comedy) actors like Otto Waalkes, Tobias Schenke, Martin Schneider and Katy Karrenbauer.

Production details[]

The film's title "Kartoffelsalat" (German for potato salad) does not have any connection to the plot, which is why the subheading "nicht fragen" (don't ask) was added.^[1] It was mainly filmed on location at the secondary school in Wesselburen that was once attended by Torge Oelrich.^[2]

The film was heavily promoted on YouTube by its participants. It premiered on 23 July 2015 in 500 cinemas in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. On its first weekend, Kartoffelsalat was watched by 119,000 people, which made it the fifth-most viewed movie performance in Germany and helped to already bring in the production cost.^[3]

Reception[]

According to Michael Pate, the director, the film is heavily tailored to meet the expectations of its target audience, those who also follow the cast members' YouTube channels, and that the opinion of film critics would be of no importance.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Mühl, Melanie. "Worüber die Youtube-Generation lacht". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Stadler, Moritz. "Weltpremiere des YouTuber-Films: Kartoffelsalat für den Nachwuchs". spiegel.de. Spiegel Online. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ Menzel, Lukas. "Kartoffelsalat lockt 119 000 Zuschauer in die Kinos". broadmark.de. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

External links[]

Kartoffelsalat – Nicht fragen! at IMDb

[faz-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Mühl, Melanie. "Worüber die Youtube-Generation lacht". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[spiegel-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Stadler, Moritz. "Weltpremiere des YouTuber-Films: Kartoffelsalat für den Nachwuchs". spiegel.de. Spiegel Online. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[3] Menzel, Lukas. "Kartoffelsalat lockt 119 000 Zuschauer in die Kinos". broadmark.de. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

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