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Lina Braake (1975)

Lina Braake (1975)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1975, July 11
Directors: Bernhard Sinkel
Countries: Germany
Production: Bernhard Sinkel Filmproduktion, WDR, WDR
Cast: Fritz Rasp, Rainer Basedow, Wilfried Klaus, Benno Hoffmann, Ellen Frank, Erica Schramm, Herbert Bötticher, Lina Carstens, Walter Sedlmayr, Gustl Datz, Ellen Mahlke, Oskar von Schab

Overview:

After the death of the owner of the house Lina Braake is living in, the house is accrued to the bank. During the complete refurbishment of the building, the 81-year old woman is thrown out of her flat and is put in an old people′s home. There she meets 84-year old Gustaf. Together, the lively seniors come up with a plan to trick the bank with a smart credit fraud and take their revenge. They need the money to buy a country house on Sardinia and leave Germany for good. Although their coup proves to be successful, the bank soon finds Lina. But due to her old age she cannot be tried anymore.