Ivo is a former pro footballer and jailbird with nothing to lose. He is a betting natural and his talent and background attract the interest of Dejan, the leader of a dangerous underworld family.
Acting
Frederick Lau's simmering desperation is magnetic.
Direction
Modersohn squeezes dread from empty stadiums and backrooms.
Director
Timon Modersohn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frederick Lau and Oliver Masucci reunited here after both rising through German TV crime dramas.
The film deliberately mirrors German football's 2006 betting scandal, using Ivo's fixed matches as metaphor for rigged social mobility.
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