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Running on Empty

The dull daily routine of an insurance agent, who listlessly drives down the highway every day and conducts customer meetings while longing for his family, becomes a metaphor for a life that has come to a standstill and is threatened with being crushed by loneliness.

1h 40m2006

Drama

German

Crew and Cast

Bülent AkinciDirectorJens HarzerJens HarzerBurkhard WagnerSusanne MennerSusanne MennerGastMarina GalicMarina GalicCarolin WagnerAnna Maria MüheAnna Maria MüheHeikeTom JahnTom JahnWalter RöslerMehdi NebbouMehdi NebbouRashidHussi KutlucanHussi KutlucanHerr WokalekOliver MarloOliver MarloHerr HauserChristian BlümelChristian BlümelCharlie
Patrizia MorescoFrau WokalekEva MannschottEva MannschottFrau Hufschmidt
Birgit FunkeBusfahrerinIrina PotapenkoIrina PotapenkoLarissa

Storyline

The dull daily routine of an insurance agent, who listlessly drives down the highway every day and conducts customer meetings while longing for his family, becomes a metaphor for a life that has come to a standstill and is threatened with being crushed by loneliness.

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Info

Original title
Der Lebensversicherer
Status
Released
Released
14 February 2006
Runtime
1h 40m

Production

Director
Bülent Akinci
Writers
Bülent Akinci
Countries
Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German