

Kopf oder Zahl
2009-04-23 · 100 min · ★ 3.5
Two young crooks steal fabric, which is of course sorely missed. In addition to the former owners, an investigative journalist and a bad cop who smells a windfall are also on their trail. Meanwhile, a newly released con is forced by his ex's pimp to go back to the deepest depths. There he meets a former doctor who smuggles drugs for the mafia in order to send money to his daughter, whom he thinks is at home in Grozny, but who is actually working for the mafia just a few houses away.
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- Directors
- Benjamin Eicher, Timo Joh. Mayer
- Production companies
- Los Banditos Films
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ralf RichterRon
Heinz HoenigMilos
Mark KellerRichie
Jana PallaskeIrina
Saskia ValenciaValerie Kaiser
Claude-Oliver RudolphSchrotthändler Karl
Tyron RickettsPhil
Dirk HeinrichsThomas
AfrobAron
Martin SemmelroggeEule
Jenny ElversBlinde Prostituierte
Karin MikitylaMassadome Assadi
Uwe RohdeKameramann
Eralp UzunWahlid Assadie
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