''Running on Empty'' (german: Der Lebensversicherer) is a 2006 German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Bülent Akinci Bülent Akıncı (born 10 March 1967) is a Turkish–German director and script writer. Since 1970 he lives in Berlin. In his youth he earned his money as musician, security guard and by selling insurances while he was finishing his graduation ce ...

. It was entered into the

28th Moscow International Film Festival The 28th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 2 July 2006. The Golden George was awarded to the Swedish film '' About Sara'' directed by Othman Karim. Jury * Andrzej Żuławski (Poland – Head of the Jury) * Alexei Uchite ...

where

Jens Harzer Jens Harzer (born 14 March 1972) is a German stage, film, and television actor. He began his career at the Munich Kammerspiele, and has been a member of the Thalia Theater (Hamburg), Thalia Theatre in Hamburg since 2009. He has appeared at the S ...

won the award for Best Actor.

Plot summary

Cast

as Burkhard Wagner *

Marina Galic A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...

as Carolin Wagner *

Anna Maria Mühe Anna Maria Mühe (born 23 July 1985) is a German actress. Biography Born in Berlin to actor Ulrich Mühe (1953–2007) and actress Jenny Gröllmann (1947–2006), she was invited by director Maria von Heland to a casting for ''Big Girls Don't C ...

as Heike *

Christian Blümel Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

as Charlie *

Mehdi Nebbou Mehdi Nebbou (born 10 January 1974) is a French actor. Biography Nebbou was born on 10 January 1974 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, to a German mother and an Algerian father. His brother is the film director Safy Nebbou. He started ...

as Rachid * Tom Jahn as Walter Rösler

References

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* * 2006 films 2006 drama films Films scored by Wim Mertens German drama films 2000s German-language films 2000s German films {{2000s-drama-film-stub