An independent tragicomedy, Run If You Can is the debut feature for director Brüggemann who, along with his sister, also wrote the compelling screenplay. Forced to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, Ben is deeply desperate, despite his humor and vivaciousness. When he meets Christian, his new assistant, Ben treats him like every other helper he’s had. Things suddenly change when Christian meets Annika, “the cello player” whom Ben has been observing from his window for years. The three become close friends, putting Annika in the middle of an emotional, and somehow dangerous, ménage à trois. While conquering Annika is nothing very serious for career-focused Christian, Ben’s love for Annika reminds him of his past and forces him to face his most remote fears. A character-driven story, Run If You Can owes much of its power to the actors’ performances, especially Robert Gwisdek’s outstanding interpretation of Ben.
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Run If You Can Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Amelie Kiefer
She was 23, now 37 years old
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as Lisa |
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Jacob Matschenz
He was 26, now 40 years old
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as Christian |
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Leslie Malton
She was 51, now 66 years old
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as Regina. Bens Mutter |
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Sven Taddicken
He was 36, now 50 years old
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as Angestellter im Computerladen |
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Robert Gwisdek
He was 26, now 40 years old
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as Benjamin 'Ben' |
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Anna Brüggemann
She was 29, now 43 years old
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as Annika |
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Franziska Weisz
She was 30, now 44 years old
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as Mareike |
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Daniel Drewes
He was 38, now 52 years old
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as Arzt |
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Jörg Bundschuh
He was 56, now 71 years old
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as Herr Wiener |
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Dietrich Brüggemann
He was 34, now 48 years old
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as Detlef Hagemann |
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Arne Gottschling
He was 25, now 39 years old
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as Sanitäter |
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Alexander Hörbe
He was 42, now 56 years old
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as Sanitäter |
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Michael Sens
He was 47, now 61 years old
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as Cellolehrer |
Run If You Can Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Alexander Sass as Director of Photography. He was 33 (now 47) years old
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Camera |
