Old, white man: an amusing fight against clichés in everyday life!

Old, white man: an amusing fight against clichés in everyday life!

in a world in which terms such as "old, white man" are often considered negative, filmmaker Simon Verhoeven brings a fresh air to the cinema with his new comedy "old white man". The main character, played by Jan Josef Liefers, is the brave family man Heinz Hellmich, who desperately tries to escape the cliché. But the more he struggles, the more he taps into the fat in modern life.

Heinz, who has so far met all social expectations, faces the challenge of rethinking his views to save his job. His boss, Dr. Steinhofer, played by Michael Maertens, makes it clear to him that old -fashioned jokes and discriminatory comments are no longer acceptable. In search of a way to present himself as progressive, Heinz plans an important dinner with his wife Carla (Nadja Uhl) and the most influential personalities, which drives him to the brink of madness and even leads to Berlin, where he visits his daughter Mavie (Sarah Mahita).

A meeting of the cultures

Verhoeven uses the comedy to let different characters collide. Heinz and Carla believe that they are tolerant, but fight with the right expression. Your living room, with dusty DVDs, becomes the symbol of your difficulties: "Do we actually have something that is not old and white?" Asks Heinz desperately. The parents of daughter Leni (Momo Beier), who are passionate about climate change, are opposed to this. Dr. Steinhofer sees diversity only as a source of profit, which the management consultant Lian Bell (Yun Huang) puts in rage.

The challenges of modern society

The line-up is supplemented by the technology junkie Älex (Elyas M’Barek), which ensures additional tensions with its compulsive self-optimization. Grandpa Georg (Friedrich von Thun) is also there, who cannot do anything with modern terms such as gender language. The film, which lasts almost two hours, illuminates the difficulties of cooperation and does not remain with controversy. Verhoeven describes the "old, white man" as a concept of struggle and asks to openly discuss and be self -critical. In the end, after many misunderstandings, all characters sit together at the table and laugh - also about themselves.