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Alles auf Zucker! (2004)

Alles auf Zucker! poster
Directed by
Dani Levy
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
6
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 60 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Jewish man in modern Germany tries to win a pool tournament to pay off his debts. He must also navigate the tension between his secular life and his religious family.

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What happens

Alles auf Zucker! (German: Go for Zucker!) is a German comedy film, released internationally in 2004. It can be seen as part of the "Ossi-Wessi" confrontation within Germany. Directed by Dani Levy, the cast includes Henry Hübchen, Hannelore Elsner, Udo Samel, Gołda Tencer and Steffen Groth. Director Dani Levy, himself Jewish, has made an ironic comedy about modern Jewish identity in present-day Germany. Henry Hübchen stars as Jaecki Zucker. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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