They've Got Knut (Sie haben Knut) 20 years old

Set in the early '80s, a time when a new wave of leftist political consciousness and activism had swept German youth (and was just about to disappear as quickly as it arrived), this satiric comedy follows a young couple, Ingo (Hans-Jochen Wagner) and Nadja (Valerie Koch), as they travel to Austria for a weekend of skiing near her parent's luxurious chalet. While Ingo and Nadja have an open relationship, he thinks its time that they commit to one another exclusively, and is hoping this weekend will convince her this is a good idea. However, their privacy is interrupted when several guests arrive -- friends of Nadja's brother Knut (Ingo Haeb), a noted political activist, who, unbeknownst to her, has also planned a ski weekend. As the guests await Knut's arrival, they get the unpleasant news that he's been arrested during a demonstration; several propose that they should come to his aid, while the majority decide instead to go skiing as a way to pay tribute to his commitment to the cause.

Credits

They've Got Knut Cast

Name Character
Daniel Nocke He was 35, now 56 years old as Wolfgang
Marc Zwinz He was 28, now 49 years old as Jens
Rainer Strecker He was 37, now 58 years old as Michael
Pit Bukowski He was 15, now 36 years old as Niklas
Ingo Haeb He was 33, now 54 years old as Knut
Alexandra Neldel She was 27, now 48 years old as Sylvia
Nina Weniger She was 34, now 55 years old as Petra
Stephan Luca He was 28, now 49 years old as Rolf
Hans-Jochen Wagner He was 35, now 56 years old as Ingo
Valerie Koch She was 28, now 49 years old as Nadja
Anneke Kim Sarnau She was 31, now 52 years old as Jan

They've Got Knut Crew

Name Department
Stefan Krohmer as Director. He was 32 (now 53) years old Directing
Daniel Nocke as Writer. He was 35 (now 56) years old Writing
Benedict Neuenfels as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 58) years old Camera
They've Got Knut poster
They've Got Knut (20 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, May 17, 2003
  • Runtime: 107 minutes