“Borat”-style Hitler comedy tops German box-officeOctober 29, 2015 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A comedy about the return of Hitler has stormed to the top of the German box office, knocking Pixar's Inside Out off the number one spot, Digital Spy reports. Look Who's Back is based on the satirical novel by Timur Vermes and has already made around $13m. Shot in the same style as Borat, it follows Hitler as he wakes up in present-day Berlin, with no memory of the events after 1945. Although no one believes he's the real thing, his YouTube rants soon develop a mass following, and land him his own TV show. "Germans should be able to laugh at Hitler, rather than viewing him as a monster, because that relieves him of responsibility for his deeds and diverts attention from his guilt for the Holocaust," director David Wnendt told The Guardian. "But it should be the type of laugh that catches in your throat and you're almost ashamed when you realise what you're doing." Photo: Mythos/Constantin Film Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |