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Stankowskis Millions (2011)

In 1991, the mood in East Germany is gloomy. Unemployment and poverty among the population in the GDR are high. Many people blame the Treuhand for the misery. Werner Stankowski, a trained computer scientist and computer specialist, is unable to find work despite hundreds of applications. His wife considers him a failure and leaves him for a rich man from the West. Only his best friend Rudi, who is also unemployed, sticks by him. Rudi's wife Gerda keeps the family afloat with a poorly performing erotic mail order business. Werner then gets a job interview with a computer company in Munich. The Wessis denounce Werner during the interview and humiliate him with Stasi slogans.....

  • TV Movie
  • Comedy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Wolfgang StumphWolfgang StumphWerner Stankowski
  • Photo of Christian TramitzChristian TramitzRené Vonderecken
  • Photo of Jörg SchüttaufJörg SchüttaufRudi Kloske
  • Photo of Petra KleinertPetra KleinertIris Stankowski
  • Photo of Gustav Peter WöhlerGustav Peter WöhlerGunter Novak
  • Photo of Floriane DanielFloriane DanielAnja Brokämper
  • Photo of Gerit KlingGerit KlingPetra Kloske
  • Photo of Karin ThalerKarin ThalerVeronika Datzmeyer
  • Photo of Frederick LauFrederick LauFrank Kramer
  • Photo of Laura-Charlotte SyniawaLaura-Charlotte SyniawaLaura Stankowski

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