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Go for Zucker is a film of genre Comedy directed by Dani Levy with Henry Hübchen
Go for Zucker (2004)
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Add to a movie listAlles auf Zucker! (English: Go for Zucker) is a German comedy film, released internationally in 2004. It can be seen as part of the "Ossi-Wessi" confrontation within Germany. Directed by Dani Levy, the cast includes Henry Hübchen, Hannelore Elsner, Udo Samel, Gołda Tencer and Steffen Groth.
Director Dani Levy, himself Jewish, has made an ironic comedy about modern Jewish identity in present-day Germany. Henry Hübchen stars as Jaecki Zucker.
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Menacé de prison par l’huissier et de divorce par sa femme, Jaeckie Zucker compte sur une victoire à un tournoi de billard pour s’en sortir. Jusqu’au jour où il apprend le décès de sa mère. Son frère Samuel et sa famille s’apprêtent à débarquer à Berlin pour l’enterrer. Or, Jaeckie Zucker, de son vrai nom Jakob Zuckermann, ne veut rien avoir à faire avec eux. Mais c’est sans compter la dernière volonté de la défunte : ses fils n’hériteront qu’à condition de se réconcilier et d’observer, avec leurs familles, les sept jours de deuil traditionnels…Actors
Henry Hübchen
(Jackie Zucker)
Hannelore Elsner
(Marlene)
Udo Samel
(Samuel)
Gołda Tencer
(Golda)
Inga Busch
(Irene)
Renate Krößner
(Linda)
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