Run If You Can (2010)
Forced to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, Ben is deeply desperate, despite his humor and vivaciousness. When he meets Christian, his new assistant, Ben treats him like every other helper he’s had. Things suddenly change when Christian meets Annika, “the cello player” whom Ben has been observing from his window for years. The three become close friends, putting Annika in the middle of an emotional, and somehow dangerous, ménage à trois. While conquering Annika is nothing very serious for career-focused Christian, Ben’s love for Annika reminds him of his past and forces him to face his most remote fears.
Director:
Dietrich Brüggemann
Writers:
Anna Brüggemann, Dietrich Brüggemann.
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Robert Gwisdek as Benjamin |
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Jacob Matschenz as Christian |
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Anna Brüggemann as Annika |
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Daniel Drewes as Doctor |
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Amelie Kiefer as Lisa |
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Franziska Weisz as Mareike |
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Michael Sens as Cello Teacher |
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Leslie Malton as Regina |
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Jörg Bundschuh as Mr. Wiener |
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Sven Taddicken as Computer Store Clerk |
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Alexander Hörbe as Paramedic |
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Arne Gottschling as Paramedic |
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Christian Ehrich as Nurse |
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Dietrich Brüggemann as Detlef Hagemann |
| Directing | Dietrich Brüggemann | Director |
| Writing | Anna Brüggemann | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dietrich Brüggemann | Screenplay |
| Editing | Vincent Assmann | Editor |
| Camera | Alexander Sass | Director of Photography |