The Return of The Neanderthal Man is a screwball comedy with a Freudian twist. The story of a young woman's quest to find the perfect mate, who is embodied in a 10,000 year old Neanderthal Man. A tongue in cheek look at relationships in our modern age, The Return of the Neanderthal playfully examines all of our preconceived notions about love and romance and turns them inside out and upside down.
Acting
Jon Chardiet commits fully to grunting heartthrob energy
Writing
Freudian puns that would make your therapist flinch
Costume
Neanderthal drag in contemporary Berlin is *chef's kiss*
Director
Florian Steinbiss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Steinbiss made this as a direct response to Germany's 2000s 'crisis of masculinity' discourse, literally embodying the backlash.
The Neanderthal prosthetics were so uncomfortable that Chardiet could only shoot 4-hour days, which accidentally made his performance more authentically cranky.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
DE
