What if finding a fortune destroyed everything? This German thriller asks: how dirty will your hands get for the ones you love?
A bag with over 600,000 euros in cash, just like that in a towed car: When Maren, who works at a car depot, finds the bag, she cannot resist the temptation. She takes the money for herself. Her husband Dennis is shocked. But he is in a wheelchair after an accident. It will be a long time before he can walk again, and whether the insurance will pay is uncertain. The unexpected money is a blessing and gives Maren and Dennis a real perspective.
Acting
Rosalie Thomass carries every terrible decision on her face
Direction
Atef makes 88 minutes feel like a collapsing lung
Writing
No villains, just people drowning slowly
Director
Emily Atef
Rosalie Thomass
Maren
Thomas Loibl
Henning
Friedrich Mücke
Dennis
Hilmar Eichhorn
Gerhard
Kerem Can
Pascal
Lorna Ishema
Jenny
Maximilian Hildebrandt
Benno
Justine del Corte
Verkehrssünderin
Franziska Ritter
Frau vom Ordnungsamt
Ramona Kunze-Libnow
Susi
Maria Magdalena Wardzinska
polnische Polizistin
Barbara Colceriu
Autofahrerin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Atef deliberately cast actual wheelchair users in supporting roles, building an authentic ecosystem of disability representation rarely seen in German cinema.
The 600,000 euro prop cash was so realistic that German customs briefly seized it during location transport, ironically proving the film's point about suspicious fortunes.
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