Big Manni (2019)
Things could truly be better for regionally successful entrepreneur Manfred Brenner in the mid-1980s. For Brenner, however, there is no reason to worry, because he is firmly counting on a breakthrough with his newly founded company FlowTex. With innovative horizontal drilling systems, he wants to revolutionize underground pipeline construction. But at first the big success remains elusive. He finally succeeds by relying on drilling systems and orders that don't even exist, piling up loan upon loan and leasing contract upon leasing contract. He uses charm and persuasion, and for a long time no one notices that Brenner is building a fraudulent consortium of companies with just a few helpers and a lot of falsified documents.
Director: Niki Stein
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Hans-Jochen Wagner as Manfred Brenner |
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Nina-Friederike Gnädig as Irene Brenner |
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Robert Schupp as Rüdiger Stoschek |
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Patrick von Blume as Rettinger |
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Reinhard Mahlberg as Chef des Tiefbauamts |
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Ralf Dittrich as Herr Mager |
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Hadi Khanjanpour as Al Sayed |
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Felix Eitner as Thomas Bärlach |
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Ben Braun as Markus Brenner |
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Jürgen Hartmann as Armin Pfortner |
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David Benito Garcia as Álvaro Garcia Lopez |
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Barbara Bernt as Frau Hübschle |
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Jürgen Haug as Erwin Brenner |
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David Liske as Merl |
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Georg Alfred Wittner as Alfred Hoppe |
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Johanna Bronkalla as Haushälterin |
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Christoph Hufenbecher as Polier |
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Stefan Wendel as Markus Eckhard, Steuerfahnder |
| Directing | Niki Stein | Director |