Achterbahn

"If you risk it all, who pays the price?"

Jul 2 2009 N/A 1h 29m
Documentary

Norbert Witte, once the king of the only amusement park of the former GDR, today he is behind bars in Germany. When fleeing bankruptcy in Berlin, Norbert Witte and his family secretly shipped their rollercoasters to Peru. Things went wrong here too. In a desperate attempt, Norbert tried to smuggle cocaine to Germany. Three years later his 23 years old son Marcel was sentenced to 20 years in a Peruvian prison. Now the father is doing everything he can in order to free his son.

Plot

Norbert Witte, once the king of the only amusement park of the former GDR, today he is behind bars in Germany. When fleeing bankruptcy in Berlin, Norbert Witte and his family secretly shipped their roller coasters to Peru. Things went wrong here too. In a desperate attempt, Norbert tried to smuggle cocaine to Germany. Three years later his 23 year old son Marcel was sentenced to 20 years in a Peruvian prison. Now the father is doing everything he can in order to free his son.

Written by

Peter Dörfler

Directed by

Peter Dörfler

Cast

Marcel Witte, Norbert Witte, Pia Witte

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Rohfilm, Strandfilm-Produktions GmbH

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

1 win total

Scores
# of Votes
189
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA