Directed by:
Thomas JahnCinematography:
Gero SteffenComposer:
Christian NeanderCast:
Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, Thierry van Werveke, Moritz Bleibtreu, Huub Stapel, Leonard Lansink, Ralph Herforth, Hark Bohm, Jürgen Becker (more)Plots(1)
Two terminal patients leave their hospital beds for the open highway in this German road movie, a popular success in Germany. When cancer victim Rudi (Jan Josef Liefers) meets Martin (Til Schweiger), who has a brain tumor, they knock back tequila one night and decide to head north to experience life at the seashore, something Rudi has hoped to do his entire life. However, the car they've stolen belongs to two thieves and contains a million marks. Soon they're being pursued by both thugs and cops. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Til Schweiger
West Germany
Best movies:
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Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
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Jan Josef Liefers
East Germany
Best movies:
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Thierry van Werveke
Switzerland
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Moritz Bleibtreu
West Germany
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The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
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Huub Stapel
Netherlands
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Leonard Lansink
West Germany
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Ralph Herforth
West Germany
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Hark Bohm
German Empire
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Jürgen Becker
West Germany
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Markus Knüfken
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Florian Fitz
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Tyron Ricketts
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Hannes Jaenicke
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Christiane Paul
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Willi Thomczyk
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Corinna Harfouch
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Cornelia Froboess
German Empire
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Veronika Voss (1982)
Rutger Hauer
Netherlands
Best movies:
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Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen
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Muriel Baumeister
Austria
Best movies:
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Tatort (1970) (series)