Now or Never
Genres
Overview
Three elderly ladies, Carla, Lilli and Meta, who, after their hard earned holiday money is stolen by bank robbers, decide to steal from their local bank. Along the way their are romances, arguments and a few other unexpected surprises.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2000-11-17
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6
Gudrun Okras
Carla
Elisabeth Scherer
Lilli
Christel Peters
Meta
Vladimir Weigl
Sven Krone
Martin Semmelrogge
Bruno
Corinna Harfouch
Flora
Thierry van Werveke
Josef
Til Schweiger
Krämer
Oliver Korittke
Verkäufer in der Imbissbude
Ingrid von Bothmer
Lissy Schmitz
Samuel Finzi
Dr. Rabe
Mark Keller
Knacki
Imke Büchel
Schwester Maria
Dietmar Horcicka
Sven Schnittke
Gerry Wolff
Erwin Kischke
Günter Lüdke
Paustian
René Genesis
Krause
Hannes Stelzer
Georg Meier
Andreas Kunze
Meiners
Rainer Bock
Makowski
Eva Ebner
Mager Sinn
Lars Büchel
Gefängniswärter
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