Norbert Witte, once the king of the only amusement park of the former GDR, today he is behind bars in Germany. When fleeing bankruptcy in Berlin, Norbert Witte and his family secretly shipped their rollercoasters to Peru. Things went wrong here too. In a desperate attempt, Norbert tried to smuggle cocaine to Germany. Three years later his 23 years old son Marcel was sentenced to 20 years in a Peruvian prison. Now the father is doing everything he can in order to free his son. From the director of Panzerknacker - Brink Bandit.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
- Perspective German Cinema - Berlin International Film Festival 2010
- In Competition - Lichter Filmtage Frankfurt
CREDITS
WRITER & DIRECTOR
Peter DörflerPRODUCERS
Benny Drechsel
Karsten Stöter
Kurt Otterbacher
Bert Schmidt
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Peter DörflerEDITING
Peter Dörfler
Vincent Pluss
SOUND DESIGN
Frank Bubenzermusic
Bernd SchultheisCOMISSIONING EDITOR
Martin PieperSUPPORTED BY
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Hessische Filmförderung
PRODUCED BY
Rohfilm
Strandfilm
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH
ZDFIN COLLABORATION WITH
ARTE