rap music,germany,culture clash,language barrier,coming of age,tutor

Morris from America (2016)

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Nothing rhymes with Germany

A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin, Morris from America centers on Morris Gentry, a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis. to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water—a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.

Cast & Crew

Director
Chad Hartigan
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    Curtis Gentry Craig Robinson
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    Inka Meinert Carla Juri
  • Profile picture of Jakub Gierszał
    Per Jakub Gierszał
  • Profile picture of Levin Henning
    Bastian Levin Henning
  • Profile picture of Eva Löbau
    Katrin's Mother Eva Löbau
  • Profile picture of Patrick Güldenberg
    Sven Patrick Güldenberg
  • Profile picture of Kai Michael Müller
    Olaf Kai Michael Müller

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Keywords

  • rap music
  • germany
  • culture clash
  • language barrier
  • coming of age
  • tutor