Axel the Hero (2019)

Plot Summary

Axel lives in a poor village where people work days at the chicken farm and gamble their last pennies at night. It's made Manne, the farm and casino owner, a very powerful man. Axel's debts are so great he has to do whatever Manne says. So he works in Manne's villa but can at least see his childhood love Jenny, who is now Manne's girlfriend. Axel seeks refuge in his imagination. He has rebuilt the entire village as a model in his cottage. Here, he is king, his word is law. Here, he saves Jenny from Manne and sends him running. One day Axel finds a friend, his neighbor Heiner, a strange guy who constantly quotes Karl May and talks happily with his chicken. Only by joining forces will they bring Manne's empire crashing down.

Full Cast & Characters

Johannes Kienast

Axel

Christian Grashof

Heiner

Emilia Schüle

Jenny

Sascha Alexander Geršak

Manne

Oliver Bröcker

Börde

Adrian Zwicker

Eule

Imogen Kogge

Tante Vera

Katharina Wackernagel

Frau Kowalski

Bibiana Beglau

Eva

Gitte Reppin

Ginger

Philippe Graber

Max Eipp

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