Twin brothers: one gambles with gangsters, the other beds lobbyists. Family dinner's gonna be awkward.
One of them is a cab entrepreneur with a Berlin snout, the other an ambitious politician in a fine suit - and the dissimilar twin brothers Jochen and Christian Lichtenberg haven't spoken to each other for a long time. Now they are both in trouble: gambler Jochen has betting debts with the gruff Mr. Fleischer, Christian is left by his wife after a fling with a leggy lobbyist. In the chaos that now befalls them both, the Lichtenbergs finally get closer again...
Acting
Axel Prahl's snarling cabbie vs. his polished twin
Writing
Sharp Berlin dialect clashing with political jargon
Director
Matthias Tiefenbacher
Axel Prahl
Jochen Lichtenberg -
Anja Kling
Chantal
Armin Rohde
Herr Fleischer -
Manfred Zapatka
Dr. Theo Zeisig
Susanna Simon
Dorothea Lichtenberg
Tanja Wedhorn
Leila Krüger
Antoine Monot Jr.
Otto
Jan Georg Schütte
Dr. Harald Bahrenfeld
Hans Martin Stier
Duke
Dietrich Adam
Bundestagspräsident
Horst Kotterba
Redaktionsleiter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Axel Prahl plays both twins, shot with body doubles and editing tricks—he reportedly developed distinct walks for each brother.
The 'Berliner Schnauze' dialect Jochen speaks was controversial; some critics praised authenticity while others found it cartoonish. The film taps into Germany's obsession with Ost-West sibling rivalry post-reunification.
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