Drama · Germany · 2006 · 1h 40m

Running on Empty

Der Lebensversicherer

Running on Empty poster
Director
Bülent Akinci
Cast
Jens Harzer as Burkhard Wagner Susanne Menner as Gast Marina Galic as Carolin Wagner Anna Maria Mühe as Heike Tom Jahn as Walter Rösler Mehdi Nebbou as Rashid
Crew
Henner Besuch — Director of Photography Inge Schneider — Editor Wim Mertens — Original Music Composer Bülent Akinci — Screenplay Benedikt Lange — Production Design Dagmar Fabisch — Costume Design
Synopsis

The dull daily routine of an insurance agent, who listlessly drives down the highway every day and conducts customer meetings while longing for his family, becomes a metaphor for a life that has come to a standstill and is threatened with being crushed by loneliness.

Mood & Themes
waitresshighwaylife insuranceinsurance agentroad movie
Key Collaborators
Bülent Akinci Director Henner Besuch Director of Photography Inge Schneider Editor Wim Mertens Original Music Composer Bülent Akinci Screenplay Benedikt Lange Production Design Dagmar Fabisch Costume Design
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