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What to Do in Case of Fire?

What to Do in Case of Fire?

Their friendship was over, and that's just the beginning.

20016.21h 41m

Overview

The humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former East Germany. At the end of the 80s, they went their separate ways with the exception of Tim and Hotte, who have remained true to their ideals and continue to fight the issues they did as a group. In 2000, with Berlin as Germany's new capital, an event happens forcing the group out of existential reason to reunite and, ultimately, come to terms with the reason they separated 12 years ago.

Directed by Gregor Schnitzler
Written by Stefan Dähnert, Anne Wild
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Top Cast

Til Schweiger

Til Schweiger

Tim

Doris Schretzmayer

Doris Schretzmayer

Flo

Sebastian Blomberg

Sebastian Blomberg

Maik

Nadja Uhl

Nadja Uhl

Nele

Matthias Matschke

Matthias Matschke

Terror

Martin Feifel

Martin Feifel

Hotte

Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch

Manowsky

Devid Striesow

Devid Striesow

Henkel

Barbara Philipp

Barbara Philipp

Pritt

Aykut Kayacık

Aykut Kayacık

Bülent

Themes & Keywords

berlin, germanybombfightpunk rocksquatterkreuzbergmansionchildhood friends

About What to Do in Case of Fire?

What to Do in Case of Fire? is a thriller, drama, comedy, action, romance film released in 2001 exploring themes of berlin, germany, bomb, fight, punk rock, squatter, kreuzberg. Directed by Gregor Schnitzler, it stars Til Schweiger, Doris Schretzmayer, Sebastian Blomberg. The humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former East Germany. At the end of the 80s, they went their separate ways with the exception of Tim and Hotte, who have remained true to their ideals and continue to fight the issues they did as a group. In 2000, with Berlin as Germany's new capital, an event happens forcing the group out of existential reason to reunite and, ultimately, come to terms with the reason they separated 12 years ago.

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