When dishwasher Ingo, whose girl-friend has just left him, returns a borrowed bar stool to the Folkwang Acting School in Essen, he stumbles into the audition for next year's new students. He lets Johannes, the broke and unsuccessful applicant, stay with him. Ingo decides to go to Munich with Johannes, where he wants to try his luck once again. Hitchhiking, they get rides with very different drivers on the autobahn. They meet up with the smooth-talking Ali in the wayside dinner "Raststätte Spessart". Arriving in Munich, the trio tries to find cheap sleeping accommodation. They enter Ingo into the audition at Munich acting school. Moreover, Johannes falls in love with street artist Herta from Berlin. Written by emkarpf
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Jürgen Vogel
Ingo
Known for
The Wave
Stereo
Kai Wiesinger
Johannes
Known for
Maybe... Maybe Not
Backbeat
Gedeon Burkhard
Ali
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
The Last Train
Meret Becker
Herta
Known for
Babylon Berlin
The Signal
Armin Rohde
Bierchen
Known for
Run Lola Run
Contagion
Michael Mendl
Prüfer Essen
Known for
Dark
Downfall
Katharina Abt
Empfang
Known for
Alone in Berlin
Michael Kessler
Empfang
Known for
Look Who's Back
Manta, Manta
Magdalene Artelt
Margot
Also in
Tollgate
Miss Diamond
Werner Hansch
Conferencier
Also in
Rock My Heart
The Heartbreakers
Willi Thomczyk
Koch
Known for
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bang, Boom, Bang
Jürgen Sebert
Vorarbeiter
Also in
Sunday's Child Sometimes Runs Wild
Sönke Wortmann Director · Jürgen Egger Screenplay Torsten Breuer Composer
First release September 3, 1992 · Produced in Germany · Production WDR, BR
Production
GAP
Production
WDR
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BR
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Südwestfunk
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ARD
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OLGA FILM
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Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Germany
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Original title
Kleine Haie
Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · September 3, 1992
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