Directed by:
Dani LevyComposer:
Niki ReiserCast:
Henry Hübchen, Hannelore Elsner, Udo Samel, Steffen Groth, Sebastian Blomberg, Elena Uhlig, Rolf Hoppe, Manfred Möck, Dani Levy, Renate Krößner (more)Plots(1)
GO FOR ZUCKER stars Henry Hübchen and Udo Samel as two brothers-- Jaeckie Zucker, a hard-living, hustling former East German celebrity sportscaster (Hübchen), and his quasi-Orthodox brother Samuel from the West (Samel). Jaeckie is up to his ears in debt again--facing jail, divorce and general ruin--when word comes that his mother has died, leaving an inheritance. But according to his mother's will, before he can cash in Zucker first must reconcile with his long-estranged brother, who is arriving the next day, family in tow, expecting to sit shiva for seven days. Can the secular Zucker and his non-Jewish wife pass as observant? And will he be able to sneak away to compete in a high-stakes pool tournament? The film also stars leading German actress Hannelore Elsner as Zucker's hard-pressed wife and the Warsaw-based Yiddish diva Golda Tencer as the religious brother's extravagantly pragmatic wife. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Henry Hübchen
Germany
Best movies:
Jakob the Liar (1974)
Das Große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck (1981) (TV movie)
Sun Alley (1999)
Hannelore Elsner
German Empire
Best movies:
No Place to Go (2000)
Time You Change (2010)
Der letzte Mentsch (2014)
Udo Samel
West Germany
Best movies:
The Seventh Continent (1989)
Die Rebellion (1993) (TV movie)
Faraway, So Close! (1993)
Steffen Groth
West Germany
Best movies:
A Friend of Mine (2006)
Go for Zucker! (2004)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Sebastian Blomberg
West Germany
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
Curveball (2020)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Elena Uhlig
West Germany
Best movies:
The Hippocratic Silence (2022)
Berlin ’36 (2009)
Rabbit Without Ears (2007)
Rolf Hoppe
German Empire
Best movies:
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Mephisto (1981)
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
Manfred Möck
East Germany
Best movies:
Never Look Away (2018)
Atomised (2006)
The State I Am In (2000)
Dani Levy
Switzerland
Best movies:
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
The People vs. Fritz Bauer (2015)
Killer Condom (1996)
Renate Krößner
Germany
Best movies:
Solo Sunny (1980)
Invincible (2001)
Go for Zucker! (2004)
Adriana Altaras
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
The Perfect Secret (2019)
Gate to Heaven (2003)
Killer Condom (1996)
Inga Busch
West Germany
Best movies:
Eight Miles High! (2007)
Offroad (2012)
I'm Your Man (2021)
Юрий Росстальной
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013) (series)
Ripley's Game (2002)
Anja Franke
West Germany
Best movies:
Go for Zucker! (2004)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Das Baby-Komplott (2001) (TV movie)
Kirsten Sprick
Best movies:
Go for Zucker! (2004)
Andreas Herder
West Germany
Best movies:
Wie Feuer und Flamme (2001)
Go for Zucker! (2004)
Siehst du mich? (2005) (TV movie)
Victoria Deutschmann
East Germany
Best movies:
Go for Zucker! (2004)
Papa auf Probe (2013) (TV movie)
Inga Lindström (2004) (series)
Axel Werner
Best movies:
System Crasher (2019)
Alaska.de (2000)
The Red Cockatoo (2006)
Suzanne Vogdt
Best movies:
Do Fish Do It? (2002)
Go for Zucker! (2004)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Holger Franke
German Empire
Best movies:
Antibodies (2005)
Go for Zucker! (2004)
Bright Night (2015)