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Cast
Mia Aegerter
as Melanie Rickenbacher
Pablo Aguilar
as Kolumbus
Dominik Burki
as Willi Hubacher
Heidy Forster
as Grossmutter
Patrick Frey
as Dr. Tobler
Anne Hodler
as Agathe
Kamil Krejčí
as Betreibungsbeamter
Jean-Christophe Nigon
as Botschafter
Alexandra Prusa
as Melanies Mutter
Peter Niklaus Steiner
as Hausbesitzer Spiess
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2005
Runtime1h 27m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, TV Movie
Votes1
DirectorSascha Weibel
WritersMaria Scheibelhofer, Sascha Weibel
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLeben auf Kredit
About Leben auf Kredit
Melanie is planning the big deal with antique Mayan sculptures. The charming student always spends more money than she earns. To plug the financial hole, she has taken out loans on her beloved grandmother's farm - without his knowledge and with two different banks at the same time. But Willi Hubacher from the cantonal bank and private banker Doctor Tobler are on to her. They give Melanie six weeks to pay back the 160,000 francs - otherwise the farm will be put up for auction, and Melanie's flatmate Kolumbus finally gets the antiques delivered. Melanie already knows a buyer: her admirer, the French ambassador.
Directed by Sascha Weibel, Leben auf Kredit leans on a strong ensemble — Mia Aegerter, Pablo Aguilar, Dominik Burki — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 2005.
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