Tricked

2000 1h 33m DE

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A teenager who does not have a good relationship with their parents, travels with them to Africa. During the flight, she notes that his father flirts with a stranger while her mother sleeps. Upon arrival she meets a handsome diving instructor for which she feels a powerful attraction and enrolls in a course to be near him. But in her first dive she suffers an assassination attempt. A surfer saves her from drowning, but when she returns to the hotel no one misses her. Her parents are having dinner with her exact double ...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mira Bartuschek
Nina Rehberg
Miroslav Nemec
Herrmann
Jutta Speidel
Renate
Ken Duken
Steve
Eva Habermann
Maureen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rainer Matsutani
Writers: Eckhard Vollmar, Rainer Erler
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rainer Matsutani, shot by Rod Stewart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bettina Staudinger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mira Bartuschek and Miroslav Nemec and Jutta Speidel carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0268280 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rainer Matsutani directs. Rod Stewart behind the camera. Bettina Staudinger cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Rainer Matsutani, shot by Rod Stewart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Bettina Staudinger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mira Bartuschek and Miroslav Nemec and Jutta Speidel carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0268280 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.