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Omar Sharif in a German heist thriller? The casting alone commits crimes.
TMDB
35
IMDb
57

Going Public (2005)

low-budget chaosEurotrash adrenalinebankers gone wild

Overview

Thriller

Eddy and Bruno are ordered to break into the villa of one of Germany's most powerful bankers in order to steal a file that can prove his criminal activities. The unscrupulous banker does not shy away from murder just to keep his years of fraud secret and to enforce his greed for power and money. A race against death begins...

Flag of DEDEGerman
Content warning
burglaryhigh finance
corporate corruptiongreed as violencethe little guys vs. the machinemoral compromise

Standout Aspects

Acting

Omar Sharif collecting that check with zero shame

Production

Shot-on-DV aesthetic that screams 2005 German TV

Writing

Banker villains written like cartoon Scrooge McDuck

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel better about your own life choices·Streaming: Perfect for 2am 'what is this' energy·Friends: Riff with your crew on the dubbing choices
Heads up:Violence: Casual murder for financial documents, it's that kind of party
Harald Holzenleiter

Director

Harald Holzenleiter

ReleasedJul 15, 2005
Runtime1h 21m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feellight
Lifetime Entertainment

Top Cast

Rufus Beck

Rufus Beck

Bruno

Manfred Lehmann

Manfred Lehmann

Eddy

Hans Georg Panczak

Hans Georg Panczak

Wirtschaftsprüfer Stefan Borchert

Tina Ruland

Tina Ruland

Bärbel

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Mahmout Aziz

Stefan Holm

Stefan Holm

Gisbert Rüschkamp

Gisbert Rüschkamp

Udo Schenk

Udo Schenk

Konzernchef Dr. Roland Loewe

Dirc Simpson

Dirc Simpson

Rettberg

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Omar Sharif was reportedly doing European TV movies in this era to fund his bridge tournament habit.

Cultural

This is peak 'Deutschland 2005'—direct-to-video thrillers made to fill RTL late-night slots.

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