Advertising Rules!

Advertising Rules!

2001 · 108 min · ★ 5.9 · Comedy

Edward Kaminsky, an aging ad man, wants a golden parachute from his agency; he must first land the Opel auto contract. Rosa, a youth with wealthy parents, wants to establish herself as an artist. The clumsy and enthusiastic Viktor, not quite honest, wants work. When he wanders into Kaminsky's meeting with Opel and says something about irony, the Opel director wants him in on the campaign. Then he steals an idea from Rosa that the Opel director loves. Before Rosa discovers he's expropriated her idea, Rosa and Viktor become lovers. Father-son feelings materialize between Kaminsky and Viktor. Can the impulsive Viktor hold it together before Rosa learns the truth and flies away?

Directed by Lars Kraume · Written by Thomas Schlesinger

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Alexander Scheer Victor Vogel
Götz George Edward Kaminsky
Chulpan Khamatova Rosa Braun
Maria Schrader Johanna von Schulenberg
Vadim Glowna Werner Stahl
Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp Günter Pflüger
Nele Mueller-Stöfen Michelle
Guntram Brattia Benjamin Schwarz
Gudrun Landgrebe Mutter von Rosa
Steffen Münster Till
Andreas Schmidt Alfi
Hans Löw Boiler

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