International Series Competition
DAS MANKO
The Flaws
Swiss Premiere
Das Manko GbR
Germany
2026, 92'
Series : 4x25'
Onsite
Episodes 1-4/4 (92')
Episodes 1-4/4 (92')
Recommended Age
All ages
With
Sarah Bauerett, Jan Krauter, Carol Schuler
Due to a misunderstanding, the most incompetent employees at a German company are sent to a training program for model employees. A major comeback for burlesque.
Discretion and dedication: these are the only qualities of the small group of employees who are our protagonists. Having finally decided to fire them, their boss makes the big mistake of confusing them with his top performers and sending them to advanced training. This marks the beginning of a journey steeped in absurdity, created by the German collective Das Manko GbR. Under the guise of a burlesque farce with impeccable staging—in the pure tradition of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Jacques Tati—the series serves as a hilarious mirror of a society obsessed with productivity and alienated by the world of work. A fascinating curiosity with incredible charm.
Damien Brodard
Damien Brodard
Creation
Das Manko GbR
Direction
Arne Feldhusen
Screenplay
Sebastian Grünewald, Jonas Hien, Bastian Reiber, Julia Schubert, David Simon
Image
Mathias Schöningh
Editing
Benjamin Ikes
Music
Carsten Meyer
Sound
Johannes Schmelzer-Ziringer
Production
Razor Filmproduktion
With
Florian Anderer, Sarah Bauerett, Sebastian Grünewald, Jonas Hien, Christoph Jöde, Jan Krauter, Annika Meier, Bastian Reiber, Julia Schubert, Carol Schuler, David Simon
World sales
Beta Film (Dirk Schuerhoff), Beta Film Gmbh
Broadcaster
ZDF
Das Manko GbR
Germany
Previous works
Das Manko is its first work.
Monday 2 Nov.
17:00
Fonction:cinéma
Fonction:cinéma
Wednesday 4 Nov.
20:30
Fonction:cinéma
Fonction:cinéma
