After the second world war two brothers, Theo and Karl Albrecht take over their mother's company and change it into a highly profitable ALDI self service basic groceries store expanding over many countries.
Acting
Christoph Bach's Karl simmers with quiet ruthless ambition.
Production
Painfully authentic 1940s-60s Germany — you can smell the scarcity.
Writing
The brothers' silences speak louder than their boardroom battles.
Director
Raymond Ley
Christoph Bach
Karl Albrecht
Arnd Klawitter
Theo Albrecht
Ronald Kukulies
Paul Kron
Peter Kurth
Hans-Joachim Ollenburg
Hannah Ley
Mia Albrecht
Adina Vetter
Cilly Albrecht
Anna Schimrigk
Ursula Genschow
Christoph Bertram
Sönke Rottmann
Rainer Furch
Geschäftsmann Schmidt
David Hürten
Dieter Küppers
Dennis Vehlen
Reporter (1971)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Albrecht brothers were so paranoid they used alias names and armored cars until their deaths. Theo was kidnapped in 1971 for 17 days — the film strategically avoids this entire chapter.
Theo and Karl split Aldi into Aldi Nord and Süd in 1960 over cigarette sales — a feud so petty it permanently divided Germany's discount map. The border between their territories is literally called the 'Aldi Equator.'
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