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Released 22 years ago.
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Go for Zucker
2004 1h 31m DE
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6.2
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★6.2TMDB · 61
Comedy
Synopsis
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Germany director Dani Levy filmed this comedy about Jewish life in today’s Germany along side the familiar east-west conflict. With it great success this film is a joyful comedy of humor and knowledge.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Henry Hübchen
Jackie Zucker
Hannelore Elsner
Marlene
Udo Samel
Samuel
Gołda Tencer
Golda
Steffen Groth
Thomas
Anja Franke
Jana
Sebastian Blomberg
Joshua
Elena Uhlig
Lilly
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dani Levy
- Writers
- Holger Franke, Dani Levy
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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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 Dani Levy, shot by Carl-Friedrich Koschnick. 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 Niki Reiser. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Elena Bromund 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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Henry Hübchen and Hannelore Elsner and Udo Samel carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0416331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dani Levy directs. Carl-Friedrich Koschnick behind the camera. Niki Reiser scores. Elena Bromund cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 22 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Dani Levy, shot by Carl-Friedrich Koschnick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Niki Reiser. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Elena Bromund shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Henry Hübchen and Hannelore Elsner and Udo Samel carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0416331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 17 themes, including "daughter", "farewell", "berlin, germany", "husband wife relationship".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Carl-Friedrich Koschnick
- Original score
- Niki Reiser
- Editing
- Elena Bromund
- Costume design
- Lucie Bates
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- 6
Also by
Dani Levy
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
WDR
DE
BR
DE
ARTE
FR
X Filme Creative Pool
DE
ARD
DE
Key crew
- Executive ProducerBarbara Buhl
- Line ProducerMarcos Kantis
- Executive ProducerBettina Ricklefs
- Executive ProducerAndreas Schreitmüller
- ProducerManuela Stehr
- EditorElena Bromund
- CastingRisa Kes
- Set DesignerChristian M. Goldbeck
- Costume DesignLucie Bates
- SoundElmar Wilms
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- daughter
- farewell
- berlin, germany
- husband wife relationship
- sibling relationship
- casino
- parent child relationship
- marriage crisis
- berlin wall
- culture clash
- loss of loved one
- pool billiards
- life planning
- jewish life
- single
- relationship
- extramarital affair
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-12-316
Also known as
International titles
- Go for Zucker!US
