Film

Run Lola Run 1998

Directed by Tom Tykwer

  • Action, Drama, Thriller
  • 80 min
  • R

Every second of every day you're faced with a decision that can change your life.

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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Relentless, plot-driven, contemporary and spare.

  • contemplativerelentless
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • sparerichly built
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