Sun, 04 May
|Canberra
2025 German Film Festival Special Presentation: Two to One (Zwei zu Eins)
German box office hit comedy TWO TO ONE is a festival Special Presentation. The film is based on incredible true events set in 1990 of East Germans take advantage of the chaotic economic situation to pull off a highly entertaining heist of soon-to-be-worthless East German marks.
Time & Location
04 May 2025, 8:40 pm – 10:45 pm
Canberra, 2 Phillip Law St, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
About the event
Based on incredible true events and featuring a stellar ensemble including Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest), Max Riemelt, Ronald Zehrfeld, and Peter Kurth, German box office hit Two to One is a feel-good tale of friendship, family, money and justice. During the reunification process, in the summer of 1990, East German citizens had mere days to exchange their East German Ostmarks for new Deutschmarks, with the old currency about to become worthless.
Taking advantage of the chaotic time, a group of clever East Germans discover a hidden stash of millions of Ostmarks and retrieve as much money as they can carry. With wit and skill, they hatch an elaborate scheme with their neighbours to capitalise on the find and outsmart the system. But things take a turn for the worse when money starts circulating that never officially existed in the GDR (German Democratic Republic).
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