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Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run

Every second of every day you're faced with a decision that can change your life.

19987.31h 20m

Overview

Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.

Directed by Tom Tykwer
Written by Tom Tykwer
Produced by Stefan Arndt, Andreas Schreitmüller, Gebhard Henke
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5MRevenue: $7.7M

Top Cast

Franka Potente

Franka Potente

Lola

Moritz Bleibtreu

Moritz Bleibtreu

Manni

Herbert Knaup

Herbert Knaup

Father

Nina Petri

Nina Petri

Mrs. Hansen

Armin Rohde

Armin Rohde

Mr. Schuster

Joachim Król

Joachim Król

Norbert von Au

Ludger Pistor

Ludger Pistor

Mr. Meier

Suzanne von Borsody

Suzanne von Borsody

Ms. Jäger

Sebastian Schipper

Sebastian Schipper

Mike

Julia Lindig

Julia Lindig

Doris

Themes & Keywords

race against timeberlin, germanyfateexcited

About Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run is a action, drama, thriller film released in 1998 exploring themes of race against time, berlin, germany, fate, excited. Directed by Tom Tykwer, it stars Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup. Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.

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