Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.
Editing
Seamless loops that make 80 minutes feel breathless
Score
Tykwer's pulsing techno heartbeat that never lets up
Direction
Animation, photo-sequences, three timelines— maximalist control
Director
Tom Tykwer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Franka Potente actually ran most of her scenes—Tom Tykwer held the camera on a wheelchair being pulled by crew members to capture her real breathlessness.
The film helped define 1990s 'Berlin cinema' and influenced everything from 'Sliding Doors' to 'Bandersnatch'; Tykwer later directed 'Cloud Atlas' and the 'Babylon Berlin' pilot.
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