A social satire in which a chauffeur accidentally becomes the editor of an online newspaper.
Acting
Michael Herbig's deadpan against Götz George's smarmy Chancellor.
Writing
Dietl's final film — bitter farewell to journalism he mocked for decades.
Director
Helmut Dietl
Michael Herbig
Max Zettl
Karoline Herfurth
Verena
Dieter Hildebrandt
Herbie Fried
Ulrich Tukur
Urs Doucier
Senta Berger
Mona Mödlinger
Götz George
Kanzler
Dagmar Manzel
Veronique von Gutzow
Harald Schmidt
Conny Scheffer
Sunnyi Melles
Jacky Timmendorf
Hanns Zischler
Gaishofer
Christoph Süß
Karl Georg Ludwig
Katy Karrenbauer
Swetlana
Daniel Zillmann
Holm
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dietl spent 30 years skewering German media; this was his poison-pen love letter to a dying industry. The fictional 'Morgenpost' barely exaggerates real Berlin tabloids.
Götz George's final screen role — the legendary actor died months after release, making his sleazy Chancellor weirdly valedictory. Herbig reportedly rewrote their final scene twice.
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