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Christian Ditter (writer)
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Release Date:
8 June 2006 (Germany) more
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Plot:
Échange tells the story of HENRIK, who takes part in a student exchange program with France. The only... more | add synopsis
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A "must see" if you are German and took French in school more (2 total)

Cast

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François Goeske ... Henrik (as François Göske)
Paula Schramm ... Valerie
Lennard Bertzbach ... Johannes
Élodie Bollée ... Charlotte
Thaddäus Meilinger ... Niklas
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Dietrich Adam ... Thomas
Charlotte Baglan ... Aurélie
Virginie Bonnier ... Janine
Andreas Borcherding ... Vater Henrik
Melina Borcherding ... Fünftklässlerin
Tom Bracquart ... Sebastien
Camille Brunet ... Julie
Isabelle Cote ... Mutter Cyril

Cyril Descours ... Mathieu
Gérard Despouy ... Verkäufer
Aurélien Devers ... Jeu Fini
Éléonore du Page ... Sylvianne
Iason Konstantinou ... Beachboy 1
Vanessa Krüger ... Lena
Matila Malliarakis ... Jean-Luc
Antoine Morin ... Cyril
Simon Moser ... Lupo
Anthony Ogbomo ... Beachboy 2
Thomas Pesnelle ... Somelier
Baptiste Poisson ... Kleiner Bruder Cyril
Jules Poisson ... Großer Bruder Cyril
Patrice Poisson ... Vater Cyril
Paule Poisson ... Bruder Cyril
Philip Röder ... Mirko
Tibor Schäfer ... Spielberg
Josef Schwarz ... Anton
Sabrina Stehnicke ... Barbara
Maria-Theresa Storch ... Sarah
Melanie Tendel ... Julchen
Stefanie Tendel ... Jule
Christian Tramitz ... Nouvelleville
David Weiss ... McG
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Echangé (France) (DVD title)
Français pour débutant (France)
French for Beginners (International: English title) (literal title)
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Runtime:
Germany:98 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Henrik only has a very limited knowledge of French. The actor that plays him, 'François Göske', is actually half French and speaks the language fluently. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The guy who orders a beer and a coke at the bar at he "Oberstufenparty" doesn't pay. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Die wilden Hühner und die Liebe (2007) more
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Ein Wort more

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18 out of 20 people found the following review useful.
A "must see" if you are German and took French in school, 3 June 2006
7/10
Author: itchy_de from Germany

The story is simple: boy loves girl and to get her attention he must make some sacrifices - in this case that means traveling with her to France without knowing the language or the country. The acting is wonderful, Paula as Valerie and Francois as Hendrik are very credible.

The film is very romantic, with many vivid dialogs playing charmingly with both French and German clichés. Sometimes the story seems a bit too exaggerated but most of the time this movie is very enjoyable and does a great job in recalling the viewer of his own experiences with the French language and the country - if he has them.

However, if you don't know anything about France and never took French in school you will probably have a hard time understanding some aspects of the movie, unfortunately, those are the important aspects. Subtract those and the movie is only half as good, a romantic teenage love story with few differences to so many others. But if you have any connection to France or its language, you should see this movie, regardless if you like France or you hate it - there is stuff for both its lovers and haters.

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