Directed by:
Johannes NaberScreenplay:
Johannes NaberCinematography:
Sten MendeComposer:
Johannes NaberCast:
Sebastian Blomberg, Virginia Kull, Dar Salim, Thorsten Merten, Michael Wittenborn, Marcus Calvin, Franziska Brandmeier, George W. Bush (a.f.) (more)VOD (1)
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Although he already has searched Iraq unsuccessfully for weapons of mass destruction as a member of a UN mission, German bio-weapons expert Arndt Wolf is still obsessed with the idea that Saddam Hussein is hiding something. Nobody around him is interested in this topic any more. This changes abruptly when an Iraqi asylum seeker claims to have been involved in the manufacture of biological weapons. The German Federal Intelligence Service summons Dr. Wolf to ascertain the legitimacy of the claims made by the informant, who has been given the code name “Curveball”. Meanwhile, the 9/11 attacks have shaken the world and put Americans on edge... Johannes Naber shrewdly observes the burgeoning friendship between two unlikely men who find themselves engulfed by the absurd drama they have set in motion. Moreover, as we are warned from the outset, this is – unfortunately – a true story. Naber’s outrage is contagious. Even those previously aware of the facts cannot be anything but dumbstruck as the surreal sequence of events unfold that were to lead to the 2003 Iraq invasion. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Sebastian Blomberg
West Germany
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
Curveball (2020)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Virginia Kull
USA
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
Nancy (2018)
The Empty Man (2020)
Dar Salim
Iraq
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
The Covenant (2023)
Head Full of Honey (2014)
Thorsten Merten
East Germany
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
Vom Atmen unter Wasser (2008) (TV movie)
The Elementary Particles (2006)
Michael Wittenborn
West Germany
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
A Friend of Mine (2006)
Toni Erdmann (2016)
Marcus Calvin
West Germany
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
The Magic Voyage (1992)
Off Beat (2004)
Franziska Brandmeier
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
Schimanski (1997) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
George W. Bush (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Curveball (2020) - a.f.
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) - a.f.
The Big Short (2015) - a.f.
Joschka Fischer (a.f.)
West Germany
Best movies:
Curveball (2020) - a.f.
Donald Rumsfeld (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Curveball (2020) - a.f.
War Dogs (2016) - a.f.
The Report (2019) - a.f.
Gerhard Schröder (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Curveball (2020) - a.f.
Sonne und Beton (2023) - a.f.
David A. Hamade
Lebanon
Oli Bigalke
West Germany
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
Run Boy Run (2013)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Jeff Burrell
USA
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
Jack Strong (2014)
Race (2016)
Dirk Böhling
West Germany
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
The Golden Glove (2019)
The Last Execution (2021)
Jörg Wischnauski
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
The Golden Glove (2019)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Colin Powell (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Curveball (2020) - a.f.
Official Secrets (2019) - a.f.
The Kingdom (2007) - a.f.