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68% Critic Match
Catapult
“If you risk it all, who pays the price?”
6.8 / 10• 2009•NR• German
Documentary
Storyline
Norbert Witte, once the king of the only amusement park of the former GDR, today he is behind bars in Germany. When fleeing bankruptcy in Berlin, Norbert Witte and his family secretly shipped their rollercoasters to Peru. Things went wrong here too. In a desperate attempt, Norbert tried to smuggle cocaine to Germany. Three years later his 23 years old son Marcel was sentenced to 20 years in a Peruvian prison. Now the father is doing everything he can in order to free his son.
Cast & Crew
MW
Marcel Witte
Marcel Witte
LeadNW
Norbert Witte
Norbert Witte
PW
Pia Witte
Pia Witte
SW
Sabrina Witte
Sabrina Witte
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Dörfler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Catapult is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
