ActionDramaThriller

Run Lola Run

- Every second of every day you're faced with a decision that can change your life.

Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.

Release Date : 1998-08-20

Language :GermanEnglishJapanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : X Filme Creative Pool

Production Country : Germany

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Lola

Original Name : Franka Potente

Gender : Female

Character Name : Manni

Original Name : Moritz Bleibtreu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father

Original Name : Herbert Knaup

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Hansen

Original Name : Nina Petri

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Schuster

Original Name : Armin Rohde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norbert von Au

Original Name : Joachim Król

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Meier

Original Name : Ludger Pistor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ms. Jäger

Original Name : Suzanne von Borsody

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Sebastian Schipper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doris

Original Name : Julia Lindig

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Kruse

Original Name : Lars Rudolph

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cleaning Person

Original Name : Andreas Petri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Croupier

Original Name : Klaus Müller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Casino Manager

Original Name : Utz Krause

Gender : Male

Character Name : Casino Cashier

Original Name : Beate Finckh

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ambulance Driver

Original Name : Volkhart Buff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ronnie

Original Name : Heino Ferch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Ute Lubosch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Woman

Original Name : Dora Raddy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blind Woman

Original Name : Monica Bleibtreu

Gender : Female

Character Name : Supermarket Security Guard

Original Name : Peter Pauli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Marc Bischoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Erzähler (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Hans Paetsch

Gender : Male

Reviews

ausher8

@ausher8

2021-06-23

Stupid criminal is stupid and expects his girlfriend to bail him out and fix his problems. We watch 3 different scenarios of her running around trying to come up with money. More stupid stuff happens and she screams to try to make things go her way. Yes, literally screams. Ridiculous

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-21

"Manni" (Moritz Bleibtreu) calls his girlfriend in distress to tell her that he's left DM100,000 on the subway and unless he can repatriate it by noon, he's going to have to rob somewhere else he is toast! What now ensues sees three scenarios play out as "Lola" (Franka Potente) tries to figure out a way to raise this fairly huge sum of cash in the twenty minutes allowed. Her dad is a bank manager - so perhaps he could help (willingly or otherwise)? Maybe she could chance a bet on a roulette wheel? Maybe she could not get there at all and let him do some robbing? What ever happens, she is going to have to do some running and timing is going to be crucial. It's filmed at break neck speed for the most part, with both characters simultaneously trying to find a solution to the predicament - and sometimes that produces some comedy, sometimes some tragedy, some furniture gets a bit trashed, some dirty laundry gets aired and the permutations all provide us with an answer - just maybe not the ideal one, or maybe yes - the ideal one. It's also quite a fun observation on just how frustrating tiny amounts of time can be when you are in a rush. This is well exemplified by the security guard at her dad's bank, but also by the traffic and the pedestrians and other obstructions that a few seconds of patience would easily (and probably just as quickly) overcome. It's quirky this film, it's short and focussed and I did enjoy it.