Directed by:
Bastian GüntherCinematography:
Michael KotschiComposer:
Jens HafemannCast:
Charly Hübner, Wolfram Koch, Walter Kreye, Manfred Zapatka, Teresa Harder, Charlotte Bohning, Michael Abendroth, Sybille Schedwill, Jürgen Rißmann (more)Plots(1)
The motorways of the German Ruhr form the point of intersection for four people trying to chase their forgotten ideals. One of them is Georg, a football league team's trainer. He must win the evening's game if he is to keep his job. He is about to be given the push and learns just how much the machinations of football business can start to turn against you. Roving tele vision reporter Dieter is on the hunt day and night in search of sensational images. Although he loves his son, who lives with his ex-wife Rita, he doesn't spend enough time with him. A day together and a terrible experience serve to bring father and son closer together once more. Bigoted bath lift salesman Jörg drifts further and further towards isolation. He is beginning to realise that he cannot keep up his double life any more. Today it would appear that everything is conspiring against him. Not only is he worried about losing his job; his personal life is also stuck in a rut. German Schlagersinger Heinz's best days are already behind him. Nowadays his only appearances are at shopping mall jubilees and similar events. Although his fans still think of him as a celebrity, he really belongs to a different era and this makes it hard for him to keep up appearances. All four people are insecure heroes just trying to hang on - until the going gets too tough ... (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Charly Hübner
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
3 Days in Quiberon (2018)
Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger (2006) (TV movie)
Wolfram Koch
France
Best movies:
Ansichten eines Clowns (1976)
The Captain (2017)
Night Before Eyes (2008) (TV movie)
Walter Kreye
German Empire
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Maximum Speed - Renn' um dein Leben! (2002) (TV movie)
Manfred Zapatka
German Empire
Best movies:
The Collini Case (2019)
The Free Will (2006)
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
Teresa Harder
West Germany
Best movies:
Wings of Desire (1987)
The Wave (2008)
The Constant Gardener (2005)
Charlotte Bohning
West Germany
Best movies:
Die Anruferin (2007)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Vollidiot (2007)
Michael Abendroth
Austria
Best movies:
Bungalow (2002)
The Coming Days (2010)
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family (2008) (TV movie)
Sybille Schedwill
West Germany
Best movies:
The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
The Treasure of the White Falcons (2005)
Guys and Balls (2004)
Jürgen Rißmann
West Germany
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Barefoot (2005)
Sources of Life (2013)
Thomas Douglas
Zambia
Best movies:
The Billion Dollar Code (2021) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Spencer (2021)
Tilo Nest
West Germany
Best movies:
Kaspar Hauser (1993)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Christian Tasche
West Germany
Best movies:
Solino (2002)
The Year of the First Kiss (2002)
Ein Tick anders (2011)
Wolfgang Rüter
West Germany
Best movies:
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Christopher Reinhardt
Germany
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Ein starkes Team (1994) (series)
Harald Koch
West Germany
Best movies:
Iron Sky (2012)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Susanne-Marie Wrage
West Germany
Best movies:
Vom Atmen unter Wasser (2008) (TV movie)
If Not Us, Who? (2011)
Flug in die Nacht - Das Unglück von Überlingen (2009) (TV movie)
Regine Schroeder
West Germany
Best movies:
Tatort (1970) (series)
Der Letzte schöne Tag (2011) (TV movie)
Skin and Bones (2019) (TV movie)