Am Ruder (2017)
Michael Schröder is the owner of a fitness studio that is not running. His marriage to the aristocratic and wealthy lawyer Elisabeth also only exists on paper. She lives out her love affair with lover Cornelius openly, but a divorce is unthinkable for Elisabeth for reasons of reputation. Because Michael is up to his neck financially, she gets him a loan. When he arrives at the bank, he is taken hostage during a robbery. The masked bank robber turns out to be a female bank robber. Nina seems aggressive, tired of life and unpredictable. The grueling wait for ransom money and a getaway car eventually turns hostage and hostage-taker into a fated couple. Michael even knows who they can demand more money from. But then everything gets out of hand.
Director: Stephan Wagner
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Wotan Wilke Möhring as Michael |
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Julia Koschitz as Nina |
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Godehard Giese as Cornelius |
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Dirk Borchardt as Jens Goede |
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Simon Licht as Enrico Brunnemeyer |
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Inga Birkenfeld as Elisabeth Schröder von Hagen |
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Thelma Buabeng as Marlin Duve |
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Rainer Piwek as Timo Hartmann |
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Hubertus Hartmann as Martin Glasner |
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Gonca de Haas as Frau Gülcan |
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Sebastian Achilles as Scharfschütze 1 |
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Johann Fohl as Scharfschütze 2 |
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Roman Kanonik as Inkassomann 1 |
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Nils Schulz as Kalli |
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Stefanie Wermeling as Babsi |
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Roland Wolf as Polizist 1 |
| Directing | Stephan Wagner | Director |
| Writing | Jakob Arjouni | Short Story |
| Production | Stephan Wagner | Producer |
| Art | Annette Lofy | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Petra Kilian | Costume Design |
| Editing | Susanne Ocklitz | Editor |
| Production | Marc Schötteldreier | Casting |
| Sound | Ali N. Askin | Music |