A young man and his wife struggling to create a good life for themselves in a new country. Based on Louise Erdrich's novel 'The Master Butchers Singing Club'.
A political satire show following renown publicists Henryk M. Broder and Hamed Abdel-Samad.
They examine topics like racism, antisemitism, anti-Americanism, islamophobia, integration, religion, ecologism and conspiracy theories in Germany.
Hardly any piece of clothing embodies freedom, pragmatism and individuality as much as the Bluejeans. It is considered a symbol of the "American Dream" and is carried from arm to rich by almost every person. Despite their popularity, very few know the history of their invention. Around 1850, the German-Jewish peddler son Levi Strauss emigrated to America with his sister due to lack of prospects and anti-Semitism in the old Franconian homeland. His brothers are already doing a dry goods store there. When the big gold rush breaks out, Levi continues to San Fransicso, where he opens a textile goods business under his own name. The demand from the gold-diggers for hard-wearing pants is high. So the bustling businessman teams up with the ingenious Latvian tailor Jacob Davis, who came up with the idea of strengthening the seams of the pants with rivets. But a protection money patron dominates the port city and makes life difficult for them. And there are also difficulties with the patent.
Urmel plays in the castle - There is still a rumor in King Pumponell's kingdom that talking animals and Urmel live on a lonely, remote island. Museum and zoo director Dr. Zwengelmann will not rest until he has seen with his own eyes what he considers to be pure "fantasy". His niece Naftaline, who is keen to write a big report for her newspaper, also wants to know more about this mysterious island, the talking pig Wutz and the sensational Urmel. But if people found out about the talking animals from the newspaper, the island would soon be visited by many curious people. This must be prevented. Meanwhile, Urmel and Wutz hide out in King Pumponell's castle.
The first television project by Marc-Uwe Kling started in 2016 under the title "Bühne 36 - Känguru & Co." on Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb). Together with the "three others" Julius Fischer, Maik Martschinkowsky, and Sebastian Lehmann, Marc-Uwe Kling has been performing every two weeks on a literary stage for over ten years. Always with new short stories, songs, and spectacle. Now this consistently successful show is finally being adapted for television.