Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run (German: Lola rennt, lit. "Lola Runs") is a 1998 German experimental thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer. The story follows a woman named Lola (Franka Potente) who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutschmarks in twenty minutes to save the life of her boyfriend Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu).

Run Lola Run
Original German release poster
Directed byTom Tykwer
Written byTom Tykwer
Produced byStefan Arndt
Starring
Narrated byHans Paetsch
CinematographyFrank Griebe
Edited byMathilde Bonnefoy
Music by
Production
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Distributed byProkino Filmverleih
Release date
  • 20 August 1998 (1998-08-20)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Budget$1.75 million
Box office$22.9 million

Run Lola Run screened at the Venice Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. Following its release, the film received critical acclaim and several accolades, including the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, Best Film at the Seattle International Film Festival, and seven awards at the German Film Awards. It was also selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, though it was not ultimately nominated.

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