Wladimir Kaminer

Time and again he challenged his fate at the gambling table. Based on the genesis of the biographically significant novel "The Gambler", the documentary sheds light on the groundbreaking work and the eventful life of F.M. Dostoyevsky, who celebrates his 200th birthday in November 2021.

Dr. Motte and Wladimir Kaminer, but also Schraubermicha, Joe Hatchiban and Ginger Brown - they all use it. The Mauerpark is located on the former death strip in Berlin. The Wall used to separate people from each other, but today the park reunites them. Punks lie next to mothers with children and artists paint next to basketball players. A unique mixture of madness and relaxation comes together here...

In the 19th century, Baden-Baden was the summer capital of Europe. The city is particularly attractive to Russians. With Dostoyevsky and Turgenev come two authors who share a deep dislike for each other: Turgenev loves the West; Dostoyevsky hates him. He is passionate about playing roulette, a game that is banned in his homeland...

On March 16, 1917, the Russian tsar is overthrown. After more than 300 years, the rule of the Romanovs came to an end. The news from the giant empire came thick and fast. The country threatens to sink into chaos, the people take to the streets, a power struggle rages between radical and moderate forces and the troops mutiny. The fall of the tsar is a decisive event for Europe and the world. If there had been TV sets back then, a news program with this headline would have been sure of dream ratings.

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Three young Russian friends, who move from Moscow to Berlin in a lucky wave of emigration right after the fall of the Berlin wall. They take their chance looking for a better life and find themselves involved in the tales of everyday lunacy on the streets of Berlin and its spirit of the early nineties.