Das Manko “The Flaws” is a four-part German comedy series set in the white-collar world. It is nearly dialogue-free.
The story centers on a group of office workers whose actual jobs are never quite clear and who exhibit a peculiarly intense herd mentality. If one person goes out for a smoke, everyone else follows suit in the far too small, glass-walled smoking room. Then, when the first one freaks out about the company announcement that it’s schnitzel day, everyone else follows like lemmings to the cafeteria.
The boss has HR consultants in-house who, after individual interviews with employees, recommend that he separate this group that is far too close-knit. However, the boss mixes up the two crucial files containing the names and chooses the weakest performers.
