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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Das Staatsgeheimnis
20010 DE
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6.3
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★6.3TMDB · 3
Thriller
Synopsis
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Lars Schelling runs a sushi bar in Berlin that was financed by the mafia. They now want their money back. Then suddenly his mother dies, and the next day he almost falls into the hands of kidnappers. Why? There's a lot of money involved that the Stasi put aside after the fall of communism to bribe politicians. And Lars possesses - without suspecting it - the code word for the Swiss bank...
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Benno Fürmann
Lars
Nele Mueller-Stöfen
Nicole
Otto Mellies
Krassnitz
Michael Hanemann
Pape
Günter Junghans
Erhardt
Jutta Wachowiak
Irene
Maxi Mari Duck
Emmylou
Ill-Young Kim
Kim Chong
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Matthias Glasner
- Writers
- Margot Rothkirch, Michael Fengler
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Matthias Glasner directs. Benjamin Dernbecher behind the camera. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Matthias Glasner, shot by Benjamin Dernbecher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Benno Fürmann and Nele Mueller-Stöfen and Otto Mellies carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0298559 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Benjamin Dernbecher
- Production design
- Tom Hornig
- Sound
- Tomas Bastian
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Matthias Glasner
Production companies
Who made it
OLGA FILM
DE
Key crew
- MusicRainer Oleak
- Unit ManagerJohanna Wähnert
- ProducerMolly von Fürstenberg
- SoundChristian Wegner
- CastingSimone Bär
- Production ManagerAngela Gillner
- Production DesignTom Hornig
- Sound AssistantHeiko Birkenstock
- Property MasterAndreas Horstmann
- Key GripHolger Fey
- Sound DesignerTomas Bastian
- Unit ManagerIsabell Brandenburg
- Property MasterNele Gebhardt
- Assistant Production DesignNicole Heidel
- Costume DesignerAnette Guther
- GafferTommy Schulz
- Assistant DirectorFrank Stoye
- Still PhotographerJeanne Degraa
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV2001-10-25· Pro 7
