Where to Watch Axel the Hero

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Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Axel the Hero' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Axel the Hero' right now, here are some specifics about the Ostlicht Filmproduktion, ARD Degeto drama flick.

Released , 'Axel the Hero' stars Johannes Kienast, Christian Grashof, Emilia Schüle, Sascha Alexander Geršak The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a user score of 43 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 3 experienced users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .