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Curveball
A true story. Unfortunately.
Genres
ComedyDramaWar
Overview
Although he already has searched Iraq unsuccessfully for weapons of mass destruction as a member of a UN mission, German bio-weapons expert Arndt Wolf is still obsessed with the idea that Saddam Hussein is hiding something. Nobody around him is interested in this topic any more. This changes abruptly when an Iraqi asylum seeker claims to have been involved in the manufacture of chemical weapons. The German Federal Intelligence Service summons Dr. Wolf to ascertain the legitimacy of the claims made by the informant, who has been given the code name “Curveball”.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
108 min
Release Date
2021-04-09
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
7.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Sebastian Blomberg
Wolf
Dar Salim
Rafid Alwan
Virginia Kull
Leslie
Thorsten Merten
Schatz
Michael Wittenborn
Retzlaff
Franziska Brandmeier
Meg
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