This is "Hardcover", written and directed by Christian Zübert. He cast Lucas Gregorowicz for the title character, probably because the two also worked together on the pretty well-known "Lammbock". And there are also some pretty well-known German actors in here such as Möhring, von Dohnányi, Hübner and Semmelrogge in a small cameo right at the beginning. This film is a crime comedy. That's a genre, which is not too frequent, so if you like these, this deserves a look. I personally thought that Gregorowicz wasn't really memorable here, also his character's actual motivation to stay with the criminal becomes forgettable quickly, but Wotan Wilke Möhring played his part well and I am usually not the biggest fan of him. Von Dohnányi I am not so sure. It's certainly a very crass character, but a bit too much in your face for my opinion, but that is often the case for this actor I believe. The movie runs for 90 minutes and is also a decent lesson on friendship. Zübert did fine with the writing apart from the central character (never ever would he agree to get shot), included some funny and smart references on several occasions and all in all I recommend this film. Easily one of the better German films from 2008.
Review of Hardcover
