Things could truly be better for regionally successful entrepreneur Manfred Brenner in the mid-1980s. For Brenner, however, there is no reason to worry, because he is firmly counting on a breakthrough with his newly founded company FlowTex. With innovative horizontal drilling systems, he wants to revolutionize underground pipeline construction. But at first the big success remains elusive. He finally succeeds by relying on drilling systems and orders that don't even exist, piling up loan upon loan and leasing contract upon leasing contract. He uses charm and persuasion, and for a long time no one notices that Brenner is building a fraudulent consortium of companies with just a few helpers and a lot of falsified documents.
Directed by Niki Stein
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Hans-Jochen Wagner
Manfred Brenner
Nina-Friederike Gnädig
Irene Brenner
Robert Schupp
Rüdiger Stoschek
Patrick von Blume
Rettinger
Reinhard Mahlberg
Chef des Tiefbauamts
Ralf Dittrich
Herr Mager
Hadi Khanjanpour
Al Sayed
Felix Eitner
Thomas Bärlach
Ben Braun
Markus Brenner
Jürgen Hartmann
Armin Pfortner
David Benito Garcia
Álvaro Garcia Lopez
Barbara Bernt
Frau Hübschle
Jürgen Haug
Erwin Brenner
David Liske
Merl
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