" FINNISH TANGO " , German movie .

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A movie from Germany that is set to play the Berlin And Beyond festival of German-language flicks at the Castro Theater www.castrotheatre.com appears to be about someone who tries to get himself declared as falling among the AS so he can move into a group home , from the description , althogh the phrase " disabled " is all that the description uses .
Has it been written about elsewhere in English ?

"Finnish Tango is a comedy that tells the story of a man, who – on his quest of finding the easy way out – discovers his own humanity.

Alex is a passionate but unsuccessful musician. Nothing more, nothing less. He is neither the nice guy, nor a good friend, not even a reliable partner, and definitely no one who takes responsibility in life. After a tragic accident, Alex suddenly finds himself without a band and without a plan, but with a mountain of debt and raging metal players breathing down his neck.

While searching for a job, he comes across a theater group of handicapped people, who are searching for another actor for an upcoming play. Alex invents a handicap, steals a handicapped ID, gets the part and moves in with the group, who open their arms, hearts and minds to him. He wins them over, most of them at least, with his music – heartbreaking tango melodies. But Rudolph, a highly intelligent, suicidal and fatally ill misanthropist, doesn’t really trust him and puts Alex to the test."

...sounds interesting

can't remember now, a google search.