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What to Do in Case of Fire?
What to Do in Case of Fire?
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What to Do in Case of Fire?

Original Title: Was tun, wenn's brennt?

2001
1h 41m
Thriller
Drama
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

2001

Runtime

1h 41m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"Their friendship was over, and that's just the beginning."

The humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former East Germany. At the end of the 80s, they went their separate ways with the exception of Tim and Hotte, who have remained true to their ideals and continue to fight the issues they did as a group. In 2000, with Berlin as Germany's new capital, an event happens forcing the group out of existential reason to reunite and, ultimately, come to terms with the reason they separated 12 years ago.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 41m
Nov 1, 2001
Digital Release
Jan 31, 2002
Languages
German
Spanish
Director
Gregor Schnitzler
Gregor Schnitzler
Production
Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion
Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion
Production Countries
Germany
Official Website

Top Cast

32 Cast Members

Til Schweiger

Til Schweiger

Tim

Doris Schretzmayer

Doris Schretzmayer

Flo

Sebastian Blomberg

Sebastian Blomberg

Maik

Nadja Uhl

Nadja Uhl

Nele

Matthias Matschke

Matthias Matschke

Terror

Martin Feifel

Martin Feifel

Hotte

Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch

Manowsky

Devid Striesow

Devid Striesow

Henkel

Barbara Philipp

Barbara Philipp

Pritt

Aykut Kayacık

Aykut Kayacık

Bülent

Hubert Mulzer

Hubert Mulzer

Polizei Chef

Oliver Mommsen

Oliver Mommsen

Konrad

This Maag

Schmitz

Johanna von Halem

Agency Assistant

Sandra Nedeleff

Sandra Nedeleff

Real Estate Agent

Hanna Rudolph

Malerin

Jamie Schuricht

Melli

Tim-Owe Georgi

Undersecretary of State

Franz Gröning

Staatsanwalt

Paula Paul

Paula Paul

Journalistin

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