Run Lola Run
Every second of every day you're faced with a decision that can change your life.
Overview
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.
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Available Languages
English
US
Title: Run Lola Run
"Every second of every day you're faced with a decision that can change your life."
Deutsch
DE
Title:
"Jeden Tag, jede Sekunde triffst Du eine Entscheidung, die Dein Leben verändern kann"
Český
CZ
Title: Lola běží o život
"Rozdíl mezi životem a smrtí může záviset na jediném okamžiku"
Italiano
IT
Title: Lola corre
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Türkçe
TR
Title: Koş Lola
"Her gün, her saniye yaşamımızı değiştirecek kararlar veririz."
Français
FR
Title: Cours, Lola, cours
"Elle a 20 minutes pour trouver 100.000 Marks, et sauver l'homme de sa vie"
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Reviews
Stupid criminal is stupid and expects his girlfriend to bail him out and fix his problems. We watch 3 different scenarios of her running around trying to come up with money. More stupid stuff happens and she screams to try to make things go her way. Yes, literally screams. Ridiculous
"Manni" (Moritz Bleibtreu) calls his girlfriend in distress to tell her that he's left DM100,000 on the subway and unless he can repatriate it by noon, he's going to have to rob somewhere else he is toast! What now ensues sees three scenarios play out as "Lola" (Franka Potente) tries to figure out a way to raise this fairly huge sum of cash in the twenty minutes allowed. Her dad is a bank manager - so perhaps he could help (willingly or otherwise)? Maybe she could chance a bet on a roulette wheel? Maybe she could not get there at all and let him do some robbing? What ever happens, she is going to have to do some running and timing is going to be crucial. It's filmed at break neck speed for the most part, with both characters simultaneously trying to find a solution to the predicament - and sometimes that produces some comedy, sometimes some tragedy, some furniture gets a bit trashed, some dirty laundry gets aired and the permutations all provide us with an answer - just maybe not the ideal one, or maybe yes - the ideal one. It's also quite a fun observation on just how frustrating tiny amounts of time can be when you are in a rush. This is well exemplified by the security guard at her dad's bank, but also by the traffic and the pedestrians and other obstructions that a few seconds of patience would easily (and probably just as quickly) overcome. It's quirky this film, it's short and focussed and I did enjoy it.
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Media
Featurette
Mark Kermode reviews Run Lola Run (1998)
Featurette
Franka Potente takes us behind the scenes of Lola’s iconic hair.
Featurette
Franka Potente on making RUN LOLA RUN