Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
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Cast
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| Daniel Brühl | ... | Jan | |
| Julia Jentsch | ... | Jule | |
| Stipe Erceg | ... | Peter | |
| Burghart Klaußner | ... | Hardenberg (as Burghart Klaussner) | |
| Peer Martiny | ... | Villenbesitzer Jürgen | |
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Petra Zieser | ... | Villenbesitzerin |
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Laura Schmidt | ... | Tochter Laura |
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Sebastian Butz | ... | Sohn |
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Oliver Bröcker | ... | Aggressiver Globalisierungsgegner |
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Knut Berger | ... | Globalisierungsgegner |
| Hanns Zischler | ... | Vermieter | |
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Claudio Caiolo | ... | Paolo |
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Bernhard Bettermann | ... | Jules Chef |
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Sylvia Haider | ... | Neureiche Frau 1 |
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Claudia Jakobshagen | ... | Neureiche Frau 2 |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Berlin student Jule is hoplessly indebted due to an accident she caused, uninsuredly hitting a rich businessman's limousine. Evicted from her flat she moves in with her boyfrend Peter and soon learns that Peter and his flatmate, Jan, are breaking into luxurious mansions at night. Instead of stealing or vandalizing, though, they carefully and ornately rearrange furniture and valulables and leave obscure messages. Jule convinces Jan, who has a crush on her, to pay a visit to the villa of her creditor. Written by Armin Ortmann {armin@sfb288.math.tu-berlin.de}
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Release Date:
25 November 2004 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$10,075, 24 July 2005Gross USA:
$175,493Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$8,152,859Company Credits
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[while being dragged away by the Polizei]
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Written by Bader, Rasch, Dehr, Gilkyson, Miller
Performed by Freddy Quinn
Published by Connelly Musikverlag
Released by Universal Music
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The song "Where's The Real Sky" is credited to Jeff Cole on the soundtrack and was mentioned in the movie as a favorite artist of Jan and Jule. Jeff Cole is a pseudonym for the score-writer, Andreas Wodraschke. The singer is his friend Sam Genders of London. See more »Goofs
Despite Jan, Peter and Jule all standing on the top deck of the yacht when cruising out of the harbor, a person can be seen in the cabin of the yacht in a side shot. See more »Quotes
Aggressiver Globalisierungsgegner: The State supports Capitalism![while being dragged away by the Polizei]
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Crazy Credits
There is an additional take after the credits related to the last project of the three protagonists. See more »Alternate Versions
All foreign (non-German) theatrical versions omit a scene in the ending. The reason for this is that the scene had not been finished at the time the movie was shown at the Cannes film festival. But the distribution rights had already been sold to 44 countries and the director didn't want to force local distributors to take the new ending. See more »Soundtracks
HeimwehWritten by Bader, Rasch, Dehr, Gilkyson, Miller
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I have to issue a few words of warning first:
Don't see this movie after you have just enjoyed a really good Hollywood-production (as I did). Because if you do you may at first be put off a little bit by the quality of this digital productions that does not quite come up to 35mm-standards.
You will notice this for about 10 seconds.
Two hours later however you won't quite understand anymore what exactly it was you liked so much about this great Hollywood-movie that suddenly seems to be so shallow, so void of real issues and characters ...
This is a wonderful, wonderful gem of a movie that won't bore you even for a second and will keep you thinking for days and days.
I don't want to go into the plot here (see for yourself), just that: This is NOT a movie that can be summed up in one statement. It is a film about political activism, love, friendship, ideals in life and how we betray them, the generation if 1968 and what became of them, the dynamics of small groups and, and, and...
To wrap so much relevant issues into a gripping, highly entertaining and even funny story for me is a real miracle in scriptwriting. The dialogues are outstanding.
Of course the main reason this movie works so well is the fantastic cast. All four main characters are absolutely phenomenal and of course Danny Bruehl and Julia Jentsch show again that they are the best German actors of their generation.
This movie touches you emotionally, gives you food for thought and entertains immensely at the same time. For me it is the best movie I have seen this year.
This is what cinema should be like.