13 Semester is a German comedy film from 2009. The subtitle (caption) „Der frühe Vogel kann mich mal” indicates that some students are not happy about the ‘early bird’. 13 semesters is longer than the standard period of study.The film is about two friends, Moritz and Dirk, who move from a small village in the state of Brandenburg to Darmstadt to study mathematical economics at the Technische Universität (TU).