Theft, fraud and crooked business! | Goethe-Cinema 2024
The Goethe-Institut Ottawa's monthly thematic film series on German cinema at Saint Paul University (223 Main St, Amphiteatre):
COUP
Germany | 2019 | 81 mins
Dokufiction
Director: Sven O. Hill
With: Daniel Michel, Tomasz Robak, Paula Kalenberg, Rocko Schamoni, Leonard Kunz, Laurens Walter, Fabienne Elaine Hollwege
Summer 1988: a 22-year-old bank employee, family man and rocker discovers a security gap at his employer´s bank - a prestigious, time-honored bank. He embezzles millions and clears off with the money to Australia. His life as a millionaire can now begin. But the love of his life is not prepared to follow him with their son. "I stole the money for you! For us! What shall I do now?" In a mixture of feature film, documentary and animated film, the film tells the true and unbelievable story of an unusual bank employee based on original interviews.
- Source: German Films
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