''Die Scheinheiligen'', or ''The Hypocrites'',Directory of World Cinema: Germany, Volume 10 p.115
edited by Michelle Langford 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

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n cinemas.

Plot

The local

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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

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named Theophile. With their help she regains popularity among the villagers and prevents the mayor's 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

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. A fight starts at the end of which the mayor has to abandon his plans.

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

References

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* 2001 comedy films 2001 films 2000s German-language films Films set in Bavaria German comedy films 2000s German films German-language comedy films {{2000s-Germany-film-stub