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Running on Empty

Running on Empty

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

14 February 2006

Country

Germany

Cast

Jens Harzer

Jens Harzer

Burkhard Wagner

Susanne Menner

Susanne Menner

Gast

Marina Galic

Marina Galic

Carolin Wagner

Anna Maria Mühe

Anna Maria Mühe

Heike

Tom Jahn

Tom Jahn

Walter Rösler

Mehdi Nebbou

Mehdi Nebbou

Rashid

Hussi Kutlucan

Hussi Kutlucan

Herr Wokalek

Oliver Marlo

Oliver Marlo

Herr Hauser

Christian Blümel

Christian Blümel

Charlie

Patrizia Moresco

Patrizia Moresco

Frau Wokalek

Eva Mannschott

Eva Mannschott

Frau Hufschmidt

Birgit Funke

Birgit Funke

Busfahrerin

Irina Potapenko

Irina Potapenko

Larissa

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