V8 - Start Your Engines

2013 1h 46m DE

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 10

AdventureActionFamily

Synopsis

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Four very unequal children at the age of 6 until 11 are chosen to become the new soap box racing team to compete at the secret "Castle", where all the world champions of racing have participated, when they were kids. A selective group of boys and one girl have nothing in common but their passion for cars and racing. Their first big challenge is to unite as a team by becoming friends, only then they will have a chance of winning.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Georg Sulzer
David Michele
Maya Lauterbach
Luca Michele
Samuel Jakob
Robin Veit Acht
Klara Merkel
Kiki Lilou
Emilio Sakraya
Naik I. Dadidas
Tom Hoßbach
Weber die Spinne
Nick Romeo Reimann
Hell GTI
Heiner Lauterbach
Rasmus V. Acht

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joachim Masannek
Writers: Joachim Masannek
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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MONEY

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Earned back only 26% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "V8 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joachim Masannek, shot by Benjamin Dernbecher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrej Melita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Georg Sulzer and Maya Lauterbach and Samuel Jakob carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2408134 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Joachim Masannek directs. Benjamin Dernbecher behind the camera. Andrej Melita scores. Claus Wehlisch cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 26% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Part of the "V8 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Joachim Masannek, shot by Benjamin Dernbecher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Andrej Melita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Claus Wehlisch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Georg Sulzer and Maya Lauterbach and Samuel Jakob carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2408134 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.