Overview
- The comedy centers on a club meeting that spirals after a proposal to buy a second grill for members with Turkish backgrounds.
- Set largely in a clubhouse, court and forecourt, the film preserves its theatrical roots with tight locations and pointed exchanges.
- Hape Kerkeling plays chairman Heribert Bräsemann alongside Fahri Yardim as Erol, with Christoph Maria Herbst, Anja Knauer and Friedrich Mücke in key roles.
- Critics highlight Erol as the emotional anchor confronting entrenched prejudice, using the club as a microcosm of broader social tensions.
- Running 100 minutes and rated FSK 12, the film opens in German cinemas from January 15.