
Running on Empty
Drama
Overview
The dull daily routine of an insurance agent, who listlessly drives down the highway every day and conducts customer meetings while longing for his family, becomes a metaphor for a life that has come to a standstill and is threatened with being crushed by loneliness.
Top Cast


Jens Harzer
Jens Harzer
Burkhard Wagner
Jens Harzer
Burkhard Wagner


Susanne Menner
Susanne Menner
Gast
Susanne Menner
Gast


Marina Galic
Marina Galic
Carolin Wagner
Marina Galic
Carolin Wagner


Anna Maria Mühe
Anna Maria Mühe
Heike
Anna Maria Mühe
Heike


Tom Jahn
Tom Jahn
Walter Rösler
Tom Jahn
Walter Rösler


Mehdi Nebbou
Mehdi Nebbou
Rashid
Mehdi Nebbou
Rashid


Hussi Kutlucan
Hussi Kutlucan
Herr Wokalek
Hussi Kutlucan
Herr Wokalek


Oliver Marlo
Oliver Marlo
Herr Hauser
Oliver Marlo
Herr Hauser


Christian Blümel
Christian Blümel
Charlie
Christian Blümel
Charlie
Patrizia Moresco
Patrizia Moresco
Frau Wokalek
Patrizia Moresco
Frau Wokalek
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