Christoph, 31, a good-looking but frustrated single man and proud owner of a Renault Twingo, dreams of a grandiose career as a writer. But so far he hasn't managed to write more than a few penny dreadful novels for the publishing house "Kemper und Bergmann", which publishes the crime series about the hero Nick Sturm. And since there's not enough money to go around, he has to hire a car from the car rental...
Acting
Wotan Wilke Möhring's pathetic charisma carries every scene
Writing
Meta-commentary on bad writing that's secretly clever
Director
Christian Zübert
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Dominik
Justus von Dohnányi
Chico
Anna Dereszowska
Ewa
Charly Hübner
Klaus Heinemann
Lisa Maria Potthoff
Sandy
Sybille J. Schedwill
Chefin Autovermietung
Jan Sosniok
Nick Sturm
Martin Semmelrogge
Dealer
Filip Peeters
Jürgens
Lucas Gregorowicz
Christoph
Sebastian Kroehnert
Sir Fuckalot
Bas Keijzer
Höllander
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film satirizes Germany's massive 'Heftroman' industry—pulp crime series churned out monthly for decades, often ghostwritten by desperate creatives.
Director Christian Zübert later won the German Film Award for 'Lammbock'—proving he knows his way around criminals who think they're smarter than they are.
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