
Things We Lost in the Fire(2007)
A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.


He lived the junkie's life as a heroin addict. Triathlon transformed him. Biopic of the record breaking Ironman Andreas Niedrig.

Max Riemelt
Andreas Niedrig

Jasmin Schwiers
Sabine Niedrig

Uwe Ochsenknecht
Oscar

Axel Stein
Kurt

Robert Gwisdek
Motte
Ismail Deniz
Ismail

Udo Schenk
Vater

Leslie Malton
Mutter

Numan Acar
Salih

Julia Dietze
Pia
Run for Your Life! is a drama, documentary film released in 2008 exploring themes of heroin, junkie, ruhr, iron man gth. Directed by Adnan Köse, it stars Max Riemelt, Jasmin Schwiers, Uwe Ochsenknecht. He lived the junkie's life as a heroin addict. Triathlon transformed him. Biopic of the record breaking Ironman Andreas Niedrig.
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