Lina Braake (1975)

1h 28m · 11 Jul 1975

Comedy Drama

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After the death of the owner of the house Lina Braake is living in, the house is accrued to the bank. During the complete refurbishment of the building, the 81-year old woman is thrown out of her flat and is put in an old people′s home. There she meets 84-year old Gustaf. Together, the lively seniors come up with a plan to trick the bank with a smart credit fraud and take their revenge. They need the money to buy a country house on Sardinia and leave Germany for good. Although their coup proves to be successful, the bank soon finds Lina. But due to her old age she cannot be tried anymore.

Movie ID	36679
Genre	Comedy, Drama
Director	Bernhard Sinkel
Main cast	Lina Carstens, Fritz Rasp, Herbert Bötticher, Erica Schramm, Benno Hoffmann, Ellen Mahlke, Oskar von Schab, Gustl Datz
Release date	11 July 1975
Release year	1975
Language	German
Duration	88 min (1h 28m)
Rating	7.6 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	Bernhard Sinkel Filmproduktion