Run If You Can (Renn, wenn Du kannst) 14 years old

Run If You Can

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
Amelie Kiefer She was 23, now 37 years old as Lisa
Jacob Matschenz He was 26, now 40 years old as Christian
Leslie Malton She was 51, now 65 years old as Regina. Bens Mutter
Sven Taddicken He was 36, now 50 years old as Angestellter im Computerladen
Robert Gwisdek He was 26, now 40 years old as Benjamin 'Ben'
Anna Brüggemann She was 29, now 43 years old as Annika
Franziska Weisz She was 30, now 44 years old as Mareike
Daniel Drewes He was 38, now 52 years old as Arzt
Jörg Bundschuh He was 56, now 71 years old as Herr Wiener
Dietrich Brüggemann He was 34, now 48 years old as Detlef Hagemann
Michael Sens He was 47, now 61 years old as Cellolehrer
Arne Gottschling He was 25, now 39 years old as Sanitäter
Alexander Hörbe He was 42, now 56 years old as Sanitäter

Run If You Can Crew

Name Department
Alexander Sass as Director of Photography. He was 33 (now 47) years old Camera
Run If You Can poster
Run If You Can (14 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
  • Runtime: 112 minutes