Alles auf Zucker!

Name: Alles auf Zucker!
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2005-01-06
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Henry Hübchen, Hannelore Elsner, Udo Samel, Golda Tencer, Steffen Groth

IMDb ID: tt0416331 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.7 (2,909 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

A Journalist of Jewish descent in Berlin feels that he is a loser of the political changes in Germany after 1989. When his mother dies, he has to meet his brother to whom he has not talked for years and to meet all his other famil...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesGermany: Alles auf Zucker!
Spain: El Juego de Zucker
Hungary: Fogadj Zuckerre! (Alternative Title)
United States: Go for Zucker
World-wide: Go for Zucker: An Unorthodox Comedy (English)
World-wide: Go for Zucker! (English)
France: Monsieur Zucker joue son va-tout
Poland: Siła złego na jednego
Brazil: Todos Contra Zucker!
Romania: Totul pentru Zucker
Germany: Zucker (Working Title)
Hungary: Zucker a nyerő!
Italy: Zucker! ...come diventare ebreo in 7 giorni
Germany: Zum Tode von Hannelore Elsner: Alles auf Zucker (TV Title)
Russia: Знакомство с Цукерами
Go for Zucker: An Unorthodox ComedyContent RatingUnratedRelease Date2005-01-06Runtime95 minutesMetascore60IMDb Popularity0User Reviews14Critic Reviews41Countries / RegionsGermanyLanguagesGermanKeywordsdeception
jewish culture
naked old man
old man nudity
male nudityFilming LocationsBerlin, GermanyProduction CompaniesX-Filme Creative Pool
ARTE
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)Official SitesOfficial site (Germany) - http://www.zucker-derfilm.de/
Official site (United States) - http://firstrunfeatures.com/cs_goforzucker.htmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416331/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0416331.jpgUpdated At2025-08-23T16:00:30

Directors

Dani Levy

Writers

Dani Levy
Holger Franke

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Henry Hübchen | Character: Jakob 'Jaeckie Zucker' Zuckermann
Actor: Hannelore Elsner | Character: Marlene Zuckermann
Actor: Udo Samel | Character: Samuel Zuckermann
Actor: Golda Tencer | Character: Golda Zuckermann
Actor: Steffen Groth | Character: Thomas Zuckermann
Actor: Anja Franke | Character: Jana Zuckermann
Actor: Sebastian Blomberg | Character: Joshua Zuckermann
Actor: Elena Uhlig | Character: Lilly Zuckermann
Actor: Rolf Hoppe | Character: Rabbi Ginsberg
Actor: Inga Busch | Character: Irene Bunge
Actor: Antonia Adamik | Character: Sarah Zuckermann
Actor: Renate Krößner | Character: Linda
Actor: Axel Werner | Character: Eddy Dürr
Actor: Rhada Hammoudah | Character: Janice
Actor: Tatjana Blacher | Character: Tatjana
Actor: Jurij Rosstalnyj | Character: Ukrainer Matzjak
Actor: Bernd Stegemann | Character: Gerichtsvollzieher Schmöcker
Actor: Tino Lau | Character: Hüne
Actor: Ulrich Voß | Character: Betrunkener Gast
Actor: Andreas Herder | Character: Krankenpfleger 1
Actor: Marc Bischoff | Character: Krankenpfleger 2
Actor: Holger Franke | Character: Wirt - Billardkneipe
Actor: Manfred Möck | Character: Fahrer (Leichenwagen)
Actor: Victoria Deutschmann | Character: Barfrau
Actor: Peter König | Character: Polizist
Actor: Adriana Altaras | Character: Verkäuferin
Actor: Sven Markholz | Character: Telegrammbote
Actor: Klaus Müller | Character: Friedhofsaufseher
Actor: Rolf Hahn | Character: Polizist in der Klinik
Actor: Suzanne Vogdt | Character: Ärztin in der Klinik
Actor: Frank Willner | Character: Jakob 'Jaeckie Zucker' Zuckermann - Billard-Double
Actor: Kirsten Sprick | Character: Taxifahrerin
Actor: Klaus Wowereit | Character: Self, Regierender Bürgermeister von Berlin
Actor: Dani Levy | Character: Pool-Spieler

[Directors Group]
Name: Dani Levy | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Dani Levy | Role: Writer
Name: Holger Franke | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Barbara Buhl | Role: Producer
Name: Marcos Kantis | Role: Producer
Name: Bettina Ricklefs | Role: Producer
Name: Andreas Schreitmüller | Role: Producer
Name: Manuela Stehr | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Niki Reiser | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Carl-Friedrich Koschnick | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Elena Bromund | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Risa Kes | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Christian M. Goldbeck | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Eva Stiebler | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Lucie Bates | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Kathleen Asmuss | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Susanne Bock | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sabine Hehnen-Wild | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sabine Lidl | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Andreas Dobers | Role: Production Manager
Name: Manuel Kreuzpaintner | Role: Production Manager
Name: Boris Mang | Role: Production Manager
Name: Mark Nolting | Role: Production Manager
Name: Franziska Strutz | Role: Production Manager
Name: Sonja B. Zimmer | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Patrick Durst | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Arndt Wiegering | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Christian Anslinger | Role: Art Department
Name: Roman Berger | Role: Art Department
Name: Lars Dicht | Role: Art Department
Name: Monica Suarez | Role: Art Department
Name: Wolfgang Wrede | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Pit Kuhlmann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jörn Poetzl | Role: Sound Department
Name: Oliver Schnug | Role: Sound Department
Name: Arno Wilms | Role: Sound Department
Name: Elmar Wilms | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Björn Friese | Role: Special Effects
Name: Endres Löber | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Wolf Bosse | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Philipp Fehling | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Thomas Hiebler | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gunnar Radeloff | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Christian Tröger | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Jason Oettle | Role: Stunts
Name: Rainer Werner | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Isabelle Arnold | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jens Dittmar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andreas Frey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas Frischhut | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Benjamin Hertzog | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Horn | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nadja Klier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nina Scheele | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tommy Schulz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Arite Szadkowski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Heike Braitmayer | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ulrika Böhm | Role: Costume Department
Name: Carolin Koenig | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ramona Petersen | Role: Costume Department
Name: Sabine Steinort | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Kimberley Furst | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stephen Vittoria | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Irma Wege | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Thorben Zoeger | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Julian Gaupp-Maier | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Rainer Bartesch | Role: Music Department
Name: Skady Lis | Role: Music Department
Name: Andro Steinborn | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Regine Otto | Role: Production Department
Name: Edda Reiser | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Anja Poller | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Teodor Ardeleanu | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Silke Werner | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Bruno Alessandro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sigrid Andersson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gil Baroni | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian Cordray | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michele D'Anca | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marzia Dal Fabbro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christopher Doll | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vittoria Febbi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kay Furtak | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Skady Lis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Franco Mannella | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Philipp Orgassa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paila Pavese | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Johannes Pfaller | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marie Pons | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Edda Reiser | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claudia Schölzel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andro Steinborn | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Trailer [OV] | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3069361177/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3069361177/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1556457845817.mp4?Expires=1788412863&Signature=LezHkhLDs7hCBPePB1XFMITWiB9mFffWnkV4M3H60sD2NCUgT7NIi4OGRzTrfc2VjN4oEqcHJPbxhVdmCM~NQMggKmzH5Q-tX6VzAJ~tei8kmOyoHE4ysvHPsrCx9a2ITCAM0Cr~u1eMnJud0ciBqv4rtSdze1k5fuNNdNezDV4eWQvV634XzdYAeJU1Ocdccf3yjaYYHZFa07uRGslfSONkdI6ouMMZzfjZTBmgSJ0FHoSRJttPcwxi9YpxbsnkKrMiM7KuyEqITHRUJ5gB-cvu78zaluHZBiFM1VyGDjkcPpkllAzDxD5uxwAvMGwh60VMqaMCGtfQ3d9rgjr6yw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Go For Zucker Scene: Scene 4 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2396636185/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2396636185/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677921343628.mp4?Expires=1788412863&Signature=uTFnVeBOeVFJY-FbRM8BhJ663pO-0FyOKuMQRt8n9TudgfvdvHpgop5gk1qvcYQ2sxOMxZ-mjcWkIx6IwTrvihdRSv7JhQM1ecc6YRsMwA22Ej26ORbp9jKQ6twuV~y8NohD54UDYktB7PpeS9V8cNhcdAcurd40geXRlLr38eok2ax1F2J0~jMmWETJntWpk7pBwKS0sfZeB9QzQCQh4ULd3hYxz--O15vLujUXtgslM5XyCrGvtPEC5184ZBi2-OpB52UvJye53uJzORV6a8TH0r-d3Z4Tpo5y8UgblvIVm6hO4fvcy1UlaB~kmiG-YNwfHaD188eXaRd4Yy-YTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Go For Zucker Scene: Scene 2 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1390003225/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1390003225/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677999581353.mp4?Expires=1788412863&Signature=QncrXUDjIFZF4cd1EMGQvbkCsFSZfTqrb6uQlmcSVJaUzWjni8XU-wWy5dnvzG7YKivX~vNLP40xB4RhNgUXqvAFhAicNtNWFAQzeLCB~B7vhKyRfZCMBwxrJf~NHimmYG0ipK9vV8gl0ZNUpo6FsItxgNT8JOagtKsbN84DGL31gPGxJaSuotJzLoljkeKYX~G2FyMYe2g0JqnLIXTwNi5CR9hTLbTnOBuc2fc0~jLtHklEG02d6EFmXAsmBrmJeG9hNv3lbFT5kJzxymFs~jB4DXcJpsSWDui9vrrShpgzJ6Ps9hEMigsJs3WyTpzSqWgX2xMyC8dBfZXq87LjEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Go For Zucker Scene: Scene 1 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi114934809/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi114934809/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677921674498.mp4?Expires=1788412863&Signature=HhCyNI2iPvvl3F6yT-4yDgNfPOzuZTC3ek8jDnF-OTf1vwe73ZFvQqYjHqPZ1Vcv-Jn8QKublC9JwtpCNPpIOYrtfEwjuqfgloZMRhyLq7c3Oap1sZEkorFCSaW4r24NPP0FjgFf2Gb~~miB75y~xYHRGkbzR9CnRxn-iyfg1kri98Cl~4aiRBPiYY8xcGHDHZxQdoC9BdR0i1sGfUGFRmEqDWR8fNdKXLcmOfuxnoe0Zcui931tADR2MhNy3oCFCgXbpJJMPy95AMcREC6lnmxCTYX9oBuwWZctfcqsK5uTRgB1bdHr1DzCe0BEfirYsKN1rE9d3J9yNBBCyo3x-w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Go For Zucker Scene: Scene 3 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4023960601/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4023960601/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677870335213.mp4?Expires=1788412863&Signature=ZWlEu2n8GaJ8kcmYhtM94bc73odVjgxXCgn8q8V86~aiMIJ-R2wiXgpDPqA65Q1Q481OrGQagkG9n0EQkCX72NMd0gEuIUiZcuhUiCp~RfQ~FVs6qmHbvOEJ2bPe605uZY3j-gXEgmt6gY16z4Pucs435vvQ~6TkBe9Tmm1SSLMTyBHKT56wp2wgudaguAeenthYaZg4FeTz0o9O7hQ4VpWbVlOPcDM4QbTekUFQ8gQLaCJdqb5UrHDy09Oe0RJcMcdXj5gqZOjZlKGdqAGroFSqupnMPibq8vkrtC6WX2O2xgOlNEC8PDKQClTVP4qaCCggqQEuTvquFbYGCCEzGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Germany: December 31, 2004 (Hamburg)
Germany: January 6, 2005
Austria: January 14, 2005
Switzerland: February 3, 2005 (German speaking region)
Japan: June 5, 2005 (Deutsches Film Festival in Tokyo)
United States: July 21, 2005 (San Francisco Jewish Film Festival)
Israel: July 28, 2005
Denmark: August 19, 2005 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
Argentina: September 4, 2005 (German Film Festival)
Canada: September 29, 2005 (Calgary International Film Festival)
France: October 16, 2005 (Paris German Film Festival)
Brazil: October 21, 2005 (São Paulo International Film Festival)
United States: November 6, 2005 (Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival)
United States: December 3, 2005 (Washington Jewish Film Festival)
United States: January 20, 2006 (limited)
Thailand: February 19, 2006 (Bangkok International Film Festival)
Hungary: March 14, 2006 (Sehenswert)
United States: April 4, 2006 (Dayton Jewish Film Festival)
Turkey: November 15, 2006 (limited)
Spain: June 9, 2008 (Barcelona Jewish Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office