Run Lola Run

Watch: Run Lola Run

6/7/20241h 21m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ Every second of every day you're faced with a decision that can change your life. ~

Overview:

Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.

Director:

Tom Tykwer

Status:

Released

Language:

German

Buget:

$1,530,000.00

Revenue:

$7,660,911.00

Key words:

daughter
race against time
berlin, germany
homeless person
casino
red hair
nun
supermarket
ambulance
subway
money
fate
time loop

Cast

Franka Potente

~ as ~

Lola

Moritz Bleibtreu

~ as ~

Manni

Herbert Knaup

~ as ~

Father

Nina Petri

~ as ~

Mrs. Hansen

Armin Rohde

~ as ~

Mr. Schuster

Joachim Król

~ as ~

Norbert von Au

Ludger Pistor

~ as ~

Mr. Meier

Suzanne von Borsody

~ as ~

Ms. Jäger

Sebastian Schipper

~ as ~

Mike

Julia Lindig

~ as ~

Doris

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Reviews (2)

a
ausher8
Written 6 year(s) ago
5
Stupid criminal is stupid and expects his girlfriend to bail him out and fix his problems. We watch 3 different scenarios of her running around trying to come up with money. More stupid stuff happens and she screams to try to make things go her way. Yes, literally screams. Ridiculous
CinemaSerf
Written 7 month(s) ago
7
"Manni" (Moritz Bleibtreu) calls his girlfriend in distress to tell her that he's left DM100,000 on the subway and unless he can repatriate it by noon, he's going to have to rob somewhere else he is toast! What now ensues sees three scenarios play out as "Lola" (Franka Potente) tries to figure out a way to raise this fairly huge sum of cash in the twenty minutes allowed. Her dad is a bank manager - so perhaps he could help (willingly or otherwise)? Maybe she could chance a bet on a roulette wheel? Maybe she could not get there at all and let him do some robbing? What ever happens, she is going to have to do some running and timing is going to be crucial. It's filmed at break neck speed for the most part, with both characters simultaneously trying to find a solution to the predicament - and sometimes that produces some comedy, sometimes some tragedy, some furniture gets a bit trashed, some dirty laundry gets aired and the permutations all provide us with an answer - just maybe not the ideal one, or maybe yes - the ideal one. It's also quite a fun observation on just how frustrating tiny amounts of time can be when you are in a rush. This is well exemplified by the security guard at her dad's bank, but also by the traffic and the pedestrians and other obstructions that a few seconds of patience would easily (and probably just as quickly) overcome. It's quirky this film, it's short and focussed and I did enjoy it.