Running on Empty
2006, German. Directed by Bülent Akinci.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Bülent AkinciDirector
- Jens HarzerBurkhard Wagner
- Susanne MennerGast
- Marina GalicCarolin Wagner
- Anna Maria MüheHeike
- Tom JahnWalter Rösler
- Mehdi NebbouRashid
- Hussi KutlucanHerr Wokalek
- Oliver MarloHerr Hauser
- Christian BlümelCharlie
- Patrizia MorescoFrau Wokalek
- Eva MannschottFrau Hufschmidt
- Birgit FunkeBusfahrerin
Details
- Released
- 14 February 2006
- Original title
- Der Lebensversicherer
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Bülent Akinci
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Running on Empty runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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What movies are like Running on Empty?
If you liked Running on Empty, try Head Full of Honey, Until the End of the World, Kings of the Road.
Who directed Running on Empty?
Running on Empty (2006) was directed by Bülent Akinci and stars Jens Harzer, Susanne Menner, Marina Galic.