Directed by:
Sebastian SchipperCinematography:
Oliver BokelbergCast:
Daniel Brühl, Jürgen Vogel, Sabine Timoteo, Michael Wittenborn, Peter Kurth, Oktay Özdemir, Steffen Groth, Jan-Ole Gerster, Jens Münchow, Bernardus MandersPlots(1)
Karl and Hans could hardly be more different. Karl is a young, introverted mathematician who is on his way to becoming the star of an insurance agency. Success seems to fall into his lap; he's earning good money, has a super flat. The only thing is that he doesn't seem to care about anything; he has never felt what it is to be happy. His boss desperately tries to get some reaction out of him and sends him off to estimate the risk factor in the tricky rental car business. Karl gets himself a job with a car rental in order to secretly observe the situation. There he meets Hans. Bubbling over with energy and drive, Hans takes Karl into his own world, a world of fast cars, fun and friendships, and the world of Stelle, his princess, the girl he loves and wants to marry. When Hans gets Karl to go on a wild car chase completely naked in two Porsches, Karl finally feel something like happiness and a real friendship with Hans. But he also feels something like love, because he's never met a woman like Stelle before. Just when Karl is beginning to experience life and happiness for the first time, his friendship with Hans is put to a severe test ... (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
![Daniel Brühl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/061/166061154_6ab18f.png)
Daniel Brühl
Spain
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
![Jürgen Vogel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790903_lewix1.jpg)
Jürgen Vogel
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Life Is All You Get (1997)
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
![Sabine Timoteo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/139/158139992_0b4e47.jpg)
Sabine Timoteo
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Collini Case (2019)
The Free Will (2006)
A Friend of Mine (2006)
![Michael Wittenborn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/348/162348223_7db1bb.jpg)
Michael Wittenborn
West Germany
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
The German Lesson (2019)
Toni Erdmann (2016)
![Peter Kurth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/759/168759770_xso4zq.jpg)
Peter Kurth
East Germany
Best movies:
A Friend of Mine (2006)
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
Wolfsburg (2003)
![Oktay Özdemir](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/358/160358893_d32c7f.jpg)
Oktay Özdemir
Best movies:
A Friend of Mine (2006)
Tough Enough (2006)
King of Thieves (2003)
![Steffen Groth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/455/168455797_v6arjt.jpg)
Steffen Groth
West Germany
Best movies:
A Friend of Mine (2006)
Go for Zucker! (2004)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
![Jan-Ole Gerster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/014/419/14419861_77fa61.jpg)
Jan-Ole Gerster
West Germany
Best movies:
A Friend of Mine (2006)
![Jens Münchow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/000/160000833_39fc85.jpg)
Jens Münchow
West Germany
Best movies:
Armin (2007)
A Friend of Mine (2006)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
Bernardus Manders
Netherlands
Best movies:
A Friend of Mine (2006)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Bella und der Feigenbaum (2013) (TV movie)