Now or Never - Time is Money
Eighty-year-old Carla, 76-year-old Lilli and 74-year-old Meta all live by very modest means: Carla is in a retirement home, where alcohol and cigarettes are strictly forbidden; Lilli lives with her daughter and three grandchildren in a dilapidated old house; Meta is terrorized by her son. They find their solace in playing cards, where the kitty has the specific purpose of fulfilling one last desire: a trip at sea! But as the ladies go to deposit their savings in the bank, the bank is robbed and everything is gone. The solution: rob a bank themselves! Easier said than done. The side effects of old age are not exactly conducive to such adventurous endeavors.
An endearing tragicomedy about getting older, life and late-blooming love.
Festivals: Palm Springs IFF, Montreal World FF, Miami IFF
Key Information
| Original Title | Jetzt oder Nie |
| Genre |
General light drama Detective/Police Comedy |
| Produced by: | Mr. Brown, Senator Film Produktion |
| Year Of Production | 2000 |
| Duration | 01h34h00h00 min |
| Country Of Origin | Germany |
| Language Versions | German [OV], English [SUB TITLE], French [SUB TITLE] |
Cast & Crew
| Director/s | Lars Büchel |
| Cast | Tina Boeckenhauer Corinna Harfouch Mark Keller Gudrun Okras Christel Peters Elisabeth Scherer Til Schweiger Martin Semmelrogge Vladimir Weigl |
| Producer/s | Helga Baehr Til Schweiger |
| Writer/s | Lars Buechel Ruth Thoma |