Gut zu Vögeln

Gut zu Vögeln is a German romantic comedy film directed by Mira Thiel and starring Anja Knauer and Max von Thun. Advertised as "an anti-romantic comedy", it was released in Germany on 14 January 2016.

Gut zu Vögeln
German theatrical poster
Directed by	Mira Thiel
Written by	Mira Thiel Judith Bonesky Friederich Oetker
Starring	Anja Knauer Max von Thun
Music by	Riad Abdel-Nabi
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	14 January 2016 (2016-01-14)
Country	Germany
Language	German

The film's title is a sexual pun: in German, "Gut zu" means "good to", "Vögeln" means "birds", but the unisonous "vögeln" is a colloquialism for having coitus.

Plot

Merlin is a young society reporter whose fiancé cancels their wedding shortly before the big day. Devastated, she lets her friends convince her to move into her brother's old room in a flat with two men, Jacob and Nuri. As she struggles to rebuild her life in the aftermath of the breakup, Jacob, a womanizing bartender with attachment issues, begins to coach her in the art of "short-term relationships". When the guys go on a trip to Mallorca, Merlin and her brother's pregnant girlfriend, Clara, decide to follow them and chaos ensues.

Cast

• Anja Knauer as Merlin
• Max von Thun as Jacob
• Max Giermann as Simon
• Katharina Schlothauer as Clara
• Samy Challah as Nuri
• Ulrich Gebauer as Lillith
• Kai Wiesinger as Tillmann
• Christian Tramitz as Lord Bradbory
• Oliver Kalkofe as Dr. Adam
• Jochen Nickel as Gunnar
• Sonja Kirchberger as Sonja
• Joyce Ilg as Hannah
• Birte Glang as Nessi
• Anna Julia Kapfelsperger as Sue
• Hasan Ali Mete as Nuri's Dad
• Özay Fecht as Nuri's Mom
• Markus Knüfken as J.T.
• Susan Sideropoulos as Sandy
• Megan Gay as Jil Hagen
• Frederic Heidorn as Hulk
• Livia Matthes as Maja
• Lotto King Karl as DJ Holger

Jürgen Vogel has an uncredited cameo appearance in the film.

Production

Gut zu Vögeln was produced by Viafilm in cooperation with Rat Pack Filmproduktion and Constantin Film Produktion.^[1]

The script was co-written by director Mira Thiel and her friend Judith Bonesky, based on their experiences as roommates in a student flat. The titular sexual pun was pinned on their refrigerator.^[2]

A first official trailer was released in mid-October 2015.^[3]