Synopsis
What To Do In Case of Fire? tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former eastern Germany. At the end of the 80s they went their separate ways with the exception of Tim and Hotte, who have remained true to their ideals and continue to fight the issues they did as a group. In 2000, with Berlin as Germany's new capital, an event happens forcing the group out of existential reason to reunite and, ultimately, come to grips with the reason they separated 12 years ago.
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Cast
- Til SchweigerTim
- Doris SchretzmayerFlo
- Sebastian BlombergMaik
- Nadja UhlNele
- Matthias MatschkeTerror
- Martin FeifelHotte
- Klaus LöwitschManowsky
- Devid StriesowHenkel
- Barbara PhilippPritt
- Aykut KayacıkBülent
Recommendations
- 75
Christian Science Monitor
This energetically acted, creatively directed comedy-drama has every ingredient for success except a satisfying finale. - 75
Boston Globe
Like Schumacher, director Gregor Schnitzler is more preoccupied with his characters' looks than their behavior. You might not buy the ideas. But you'll definitely want the T-shirt. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Enthralling, entertaining feature. - 63
New York Post
It's all entertaining enough, but don't look for any hefty anti-establishment message in what is essentially a whip-crack of a buddy movie that ends with a whimper. - 60
L.A. Weekly
If the screenwriters never satisfactorily reconcile these charming misfits with the unsettling fact that they're also bomb planters, albeit clumsy ones, they make up for it with smart, character-driven dialogue that's brought to life by an equally sharp ensemble. - 50
New Times (L.A.)
Schnitzler's film has a great hook, some clever bits and well-drawn, if standard issue, characters, but is still only partly satisfying. The problem may very well be one of cultural translation. - 50
Village Voice
A blitz of anti-authoritarian poses so feel-good you'd think someone was selling you sneakers. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
The group's credo, "Live free, stay high," only confirms your worst suspicions about their real motives. And that makes it hard to feel any nostalgia for the good old days or condemn the members who came to their senses and moved on.
