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A film that was reportedly over ten years in the making, Männersache represents the long-awaited onscreen pairing of two German comics: Dieter Tappert, and standup sensation Mario Barth. Barth stars as Paul, the assistant in a Berlin pet shop who harbors not-so-quiet aspirations of establishing himself as a stand-up comedian. In time, he manages to achieve this goal, but does so by aggressively making fun of his best friend Hotte (Tappert) and his sexy girlfriend, Susi (Anja Kling). Paul's potshots and putdowns score with audiences across Deutschland, but in the process he risks losing the ones he loves the most, and must quickly choose between career priorities and personal ones. Uwe Ochsenknecht and Juergen Vogel contribute guest roles.