A bag with over 600,000 euros in cash, just like that in a towed car: When Maren, who works at a car depot, finds the bag, she cannot resist the temptation. She takes the money for herself. Her husband Dennis is shocked. But he is in a wheelchair after an accident. It will be a long time before he can walk again, and whether the insurance will pay is uncertain. The unexpected money is a blessing and gives Maren and Dennis a real perspective.

If there wasn’t someone who was missing the 600,000 euros. Someone who refuses to negotiate or pay a finder’s fee. Henning Karoske wants his money back. It doesn’t take him long to track Maren down. A bitter cat-and-mouse game begins between the two. And the opponent is much tougher than Maren suspects. Just like her, he fights for a new perspective on life. But Maren is also tougher than it seems and has talents that Henning could not have expected. It is by no means certain who will win this fight...

Cast

Angeliki Karoske
Artemis Chalkidou
Gerhard Schüler
Hilmar Eichhorn
Evi Lange
Annika Meier
Jenny
Lorna Ishema
Maren Neue
Rosalie Thomass
Henning Karoske
Thomas Loibl
Dennis Neue
Friedrich Mücke
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Jackpot

Emily Atef

  • Fiction
Production Country / Year
Germany 2020
Language
de. OF ohne UT
Format
Color, 88min
1.78:1 (16:9), Stereo

Director & Crew

Emily Atef

Born in Berlin. Studied at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. Active as a director and screenwriter.

Filmography

2003

  • SUNDAYS, Kurzfilm

2005

  • MOLLY’S WAY, Spielfilm    

2008

  • DAS FREMDE IN MIR, Spielfilm (hier war ein Leerzeichen zu viel, nach 2008)

2011

  • TÖTE MICH, Spielfilm  HOF 2011

2015

  • KÖNIGEN DER NACHT, Spielfilm  (heißt eigentlich KÖNIGIN, oder?)

2016

  • WUNSCHKINDER, TV-Film (hier war ein Leerzeichen zu viel, vor dem Komma)

2018

  • MACHT EUCH KEINE SORGEN, TV-Film  HOF 2018
  • 3 TAGE IN QUIBERON, Spielfilm

2019

  • Tatort - FALSCHER HASE TATORT, TV-Film (zwei Mal Tatort)

2020

  • JACKPOT, TV-Film HOF 2020
Writer
Frédéric Hambalek
Director of Photography
Bernhard Keller
Editor
Bernd Euscher
Production Designer
Beatrice Schultz
Costume Designer
Gioia Raspé
Casting Director
Anja Dihrberg
Sound
Magnus Pflüger
Sound Designer
Ansgar Frerich
Jonathan Ritzel
Music Composer
Christoph M. Kaiser
Julian Maas
Make-up
Jens Bartram
TV Commissioning Editor
Katharina Dufner
Producer
Sophie von Uslar

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