Erkan and Stefan

Erkan and Stefan

2000 · 83 min · ★ 4.6 · Comedy

Editor Eckernförde has come into the possession of an audiocassette that contains a recording of the last minutes of deceased politician Uwe Barschel. The circumstances of his untimely death have never been completely resolved - until now. Unfortunately, the editor's daughter Nina accidentally takes the tape with her to Munich, where she is about to visit her paralyzed Mom in a sanatorium. When this information reaches the CIA and the BND, both organizations compete to get hold of the tape. Meanwhile Erkan & Stefan, two loveable wannabe supercheckers from Munich, are assigned as bodyguards for Nina - of course, they are expected to mess up their job, so that the tape can be retrieved. But the two friends prove to be a bit more streetwise than CIA or BND ever expected.

Directed by Michael Herbig · Written by Günter Knarr

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John Friedmann Erkan
Florian Simbeck Stefan
Alexandra Neldel Nina Eckernförde
Manfred Zapatka Herr Eckernförde, Ninas Vater
Christian Tramitz BND-Mann
Anna Böttcher Bunny
Tim Wilde Agent Bendig
Siegfried Terpoorten Manfred Carstens
Luc Feit Melzer
Monika Manz Mutter Stefan
Peter Rappenglück Horst
Marek Włodarczyk Pitbull Rado

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