What to Do in Case of Fire?
“Their friendship was over, and that's just the beginning.”
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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Cast
32 people
Til Schweiger
Tim
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
This Means War
Doris Schretzmayer
Flo
Known for
The Dark Side of the Moon
Sebastian Blomberg
Maik
Known for
Anatomy
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Nadja Uhl
Nele
Known for
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Men in the City
Matthias Matschke
Terror
Known for
Pastewka
Die Geschichte der Menschheit - leicht gekürzt
Martin Feifel
Hotte
Known for
Pagan Peak
Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy
Klaus Löwitsch
Manowsky
Known for
The Marriage of Maria Braun
World on a Wire
Devid Striesow
Henkel
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Counterfeiters
Barbara Philipp
Pritt
Known for
Dark
Babylon Berlin
Aykut Kayacık
Bülent
Known for
Almanya: Welcome to Germany
The Little Ghost
Hubert Mulzer
Polizei Chef
Known for
Beyond Silence
No More School
Oliver Mommsen
Konrad
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Gregor Schnitzler Director · Stefan Dähnert Author Anne Wild Author
United States release July 19, 2002 · Produced in Germany · Languages German, Spanish
Production
Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion
Production
Sony Pictures Releasing International
Production
Germany
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Original title
Was tun, wenn's brennt?
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · November 1, 2001
Theatrical
United States · July 19, 2002
Theatrical
Austria
February 1, 2002 · Digital
Brazil
June 20, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
August 30, 2003 · Digital
Switzerland
January 31, 2002 · Digital
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