The satirical film is about the liquidation of a sewing machine combine by the Treuhandanstalt (THA) in the town of Altenburg in Thuringia. The company is ailing. The (corrupt) officer in charge at the THA wants to close the company and give the property to the West German entrepreneur Theo Krautinger for just one Deutschmark. Plant manager Blacher and his accountant Bienlein thwart this plan by presenting a Korean investor. This investor is in fact the Vietnamese temporary worker Hua ... The film was partly shot on the premises of the THA.
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22 people
Sophie von Kessel
Nina Lensky
Known for
The Dragon Ring
Rolf Hoppe
Theo Krautinger
Known for
Three Wishes for Cinderella
Mephisto
Sascha Arango
Konrad Sabrautzky
Siegfried Kienzle
Peter Lohmeyer
Harry Schlenz
Known for
The Miracle of Bern
Killer Condom
Norbert Sauer
Tilo Prückner
Finke
Known for
The NeverEnding Story
Iron Sky
Laila Stieler
Karin Baal
Ingeborg Schoenbein
Known for
What Have You Done to Solange?
Lola
Andreas Rüdiger
Justus Blacher
Irm Hermann
Isolde Krautinger
Known for
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Konrad Sabrautzky Director
First release August 31, 1995 · Produced in Germany · Production ARTE, Westdeutsche Universum-Film GmbH
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ZDF
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ARTE
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Westdeutsche Universum-Film GmbH
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Germany
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · August 31, 1995
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No release date listed for United States.
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