What to Do in Case of Fire (2001)
"Was tun, wenn's brennt?" (original title)

What To Do In Case of Fire? tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still... See full summary »

Director:

Gregor Schnitzler

Writers:

Stefan Dähnert, Anne Wild

Stars:

Til Schweiger, Martin Feifel, Sebastian Blomberg

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Til Schweiger	...	Tim
Martin Feifel	...	Hotte
Sebastian Blomberg	...	Maik
Nadja Uhl	...	Nele
Matthias Matschke	...	Terror
Doris Schretzmayer	...	Flo
Klaus Löwitsch	...	Manowsky
Devid Striesow	...	Henkel
Barbara Philipp	...	Pritt
Aykut Kayacik	...	Bülent
Hubert Mulzer	...	Polizeipräsident
Oliver Mommsen	...	Konrad
This Maag	...	Schmitz
Johanna von Halem	...	Assistentin Agentur
Sandra Nedeleff	...	Maklerin

Storyline

What To Do In Case of Fire? tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former eastern Germany. At the end of the 80s they went their separate ways with the exception of Tim and Hotte, who have remained true to their ideals and continue to fight the issues they did as a group. In 2000, with Berlin as Germany's new capital, an event happens forcing the group out of existential reason to reunite and, ultimately, come to grips with the reason they separated 12 years ago.

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Plot Keywords:

bomb | squatter | 2000s | terrorist | lawyer | 

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Taglines:

The past can be a ticking bomb. Especially if you placed it there yourself.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some drug use and language

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

31 January 2002 (Germany)

Also Known As:

What to Do in Case of Fire

Filming Locations:

Am Kufpergraben/Museumsinsel, Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$530,519 (Germany) (1 February 2002)

Gross:

$964,784 (Germany) (8 February 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Claussen & Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH, Deutsche Columbia TriStar Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

As the group enters the train station "Ostkreuz" at the end of the movie, it's night and the sky is black. When they reach the platform, the sun is shining.

User Reviews

this was a German "Friends"- complete crap, I felt violated by the ending

This was so so bad, they tried so hard at every moment to be Hollywoood... this was crap. I felt betrayed by the time it was over. Just cliche after cliche. Run fast from this Hollywood wannbe movie. The characterers were never developed, the plot was a farce and noting worked. Even parts that seemed to be redeeming turned out crap... it's a bad joke.... do not see this thing.