''I Love You, Baby'' is a 2000 German

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directed by

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with

Jasmin Gerat Jasmin Gerat (born 25 December 1978 in West Berlin) is a German actress. Gerat is the daughter of a Turkish father and a German mother. In 1994 she won the ''Bravo''-Girl competition. The next year, she placed second in The Look of the Year c ...

, Mark Keller,

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and

Burkhard Driest Burkhard Driest (; 28 April 1939 – 27 February 2020) was a German actor, writer and director, known for his acting work in Sam Peckinpah's ''Cross of Iron'' and Rainer Werner Fassbinder's ''Querelle''. He also wrote novels and screenplays. L ...

in the lead.

Synopsis

The film revolves around two con partners named Peter and Gwen who plan to steal money from the millionaire Walter Ekland by posing Peter as his long lost son and Gwen as Peter's wife who is undergoing treatment for cancer. Their plan gets in jeopardy when a detective named Decker, who knows their identities, decides to get a share of the money.

Cast

as Gwen * Mark Keller as Peter *

as Walter Ekland *

as Decker * Katja Burkard as Fernsehsprecherin * Prince Hughes as Real Decker * Mario Irrek as Richie Rich * Wolfram Kons as Fernsehsprecher * Lorenzo Bassa Mestre as Taxifahrer * Patrizia Moresco as Maria * Ralph Morgenstern as Sickenberger * Peter Rappenglück as Cookie * Pierre Shrady as Barkeeper *

Carlo Thränhardt Carlo Thränhardt (, ; born 5 July 1957) is a retired German high jumper. He excelled at indoor competitions, setting the world indoor record on three occasions between 1984 and 1988. His best mark of 2.42 metres ranks him second on the indoor ...

as Chauffeur

Reception

''I Love You, Baby'' was met with mixed reviews. Cineclub positively reviewed Nick Lyon's directorial approach. Some appreciated the picturesque locales and the screenplay. However, Schnitt gave it a negative review, calling it as a low grade television movie with numerous wide shots that actually kills the cinema audience.

References

External links

* 2000 films German action thriller films 2000 action thriller films Films directed by Nick Lyon 2000s German films 2000s German-language films {{action-thriller-film-stub