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Go for Zucker

Play trailer Poster for Go for Zucker 2005,  1h 31m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 54% 41 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
54% Tomatometer 41 Reviews 72% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
An indebted gambler C1 deals with the death of his mother, while trying to compete in a high-stakes pool tournament.
Go for Zucker

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Critics Consensus

While a German comedy is a bit of a novelty for American audiences, the lowbrow humor on display in Go For Zucker is only mildly amusing.

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Tom Keogh Seattle Times Aug 4, 2006
3/4
A fine farce about discovering the meaning of 'family' under peculiar circumstances. Go to Full Review
Cynthia Dickison Minneapolis Star Tribune Jul 13, 2006
3/4
Zany Zucker proves that 'German comedy' is no oxymoron, and that the country can at last find humor in its cultural and religious divide. Go to Full Review
Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle Apr 8, 2006
3/5
As a comedy, Zucker is pleasant and spry but not truly exceptional. Go to Full Review
Jordan Hiller Bangitout.com Aug 18, 2009
1/4
Goebbels would have found the depiction of Jews in Go For Zucker promising. Go to Full Review
Peter Calder New Zealand Herald Sep 1, 2007
It's a beauty, perhaps largely because it's as much about recent history as about its characters' Jewishness. Go to Full Review
Kam Williams Upstage Magazine Apr 4, 2007
3/4
An irreverent, frequently funny clash of cultures which mostly explores the lighter side of what it means to be Jewish. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Dani Levy

Director

Henry Hübchen

Jakob "Jaeckie Zucker" Zuckermann

Hannelore Elsner

Marlene Zuckermann

Udo Samel

Samuel Zuckermann

Golda Tencer

Golda Zuckermann

Anja Franke

Jana Zuckermann

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Go for Zucker

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Movie Info

Synopsis An indebted gambler C1 deals with the death of his mother, while trying to compete in a high-stakes pool tournament.
Director
Dani Levy
Producer
Manuela Stehr
Production Co
Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Arte, X-Filme Creative Pool, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$86.6K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD
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