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Two to One

Two to One

The best things in life are free.

20246.31h 56m

Overview

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a communist family discovers a bunker full of money soon to be worthless. With the help of their neighbors, they embark on a race against time to enter the capitalist world in style.

Directed by Natja Brunckhorst
Written by Natja Brunckhorst
Produced by Paul Zischler, Martin Rehbock, Susanne Mann
Box Office0Revenue: $4.2M

Top Cast

Sandra Hüller

Sandra Hüller

Maren

Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt

Robert

Ronald Zehrfeld

Ronald Zehrfeld

Volker

Peter Kurth

Peter Kurth

Markowski

Martin Brambach

Martin Brambach

Lunkewitz

Uwe Preuss

Uwe Preuss

Dieter Kulitzka

Ursula Werner

Ursula Werner

Käthe

R

Robert Höller

Neighbor

L

Lotte Keiling

Dini

Kathrin Wehlisch

Kathrin Wehlisch

Janette

Themes & Keywords

german democratic republicmoney launderingeast germany1990sgerman reunification

About Two to One

Two to One is a comedy, drama, crime, romance film released in 2024 exploring themes of german democratic republic, money laundering, east germany, 1990s, german reunification. Directed by Natja Brunckhorst, it stars Sandra Hüller, Max Riemelt, Ronald Zehrfeld. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a communist family discovers a bunker full of money soon to be worthless. With the help of their neighbors, they embark on a race against time to enter the capitalist world in style.

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