Die Scheinheiligen

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Die Scheinheiligen
Directed by	Thomas Kronthaler
Produced by	Ismael Feichtl
Written by	Thomas Kronthaler
Starring	Maria Singer Johannes Demmel Michael Emina Andreas Lechner Werner Rom
Music by	Martin Unterberger Stefan Auer
Cinematography	Micki Stoiber
Editing by	Bernd Schlegel
Release date(s)	11 November2001
Running time	79min.
Country	Germany
Language	German
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Die Scheinheiligen is a German low-budget comedy film, written and directed by Thomas Kronthaler and based on a true incident in his hometown of Irschenberg. It became popular particularly in Bavarian cinemas.

[edit] Plot

The local government of Irschenberg are planning the construction of a motorway exit with a fast-food restaurant, for which they need the property of Magdalena Trenner, a rich old woman who is unpopular in the village until she takes in a traveling carpenter, Johannes, and later an asylum seeker named Theophile. With their help she regains popularity among the villagers and prevents the mayors numerous plots to get his hands on her land from succeeding. When she dies the mayor thinks he has won, but Johannes tricks them into believing she left a will leaving her entire property to the local scouts. A fight starts at the end of which the mayor has to abandon his plans.

[edit] Cast

Maria Singer as Magdalena Trenner
Johannes Demmel as Johannes
Michael Emina as Theophile
Andreas Lechner as the priest
Werner Rom as the mayor
Wolfgang Fischer as policeman Bene