Karambolage

Karambolage

1989 · ★ 4.2 · Drama, TV Movie

Dr. Philipp Achtermann, a microbiologist from the GDR, was attending a conference in Frankfurt on business. On the return journey with his wife Nina, he allows himself a deviation from the prescribed route. On a side road near Lake Chiemsee, Achtermann's Wartburg collides with a West German BMW. At the wheel is Tom Maiwald, an architect.

Directed by Franz Peter Wirth · Written by Renate Garber

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