First-class pool shark and all-around hustler Jaeckie Zucker is up to his ears in debt, again. ENTER CITY, STATE OR ZIP CODE. Join or Sign In. Scheduled for release in NYC on January 20, “Go For Zucker ” (Alles auf Zucker!) Alles auf Zucker! After his mother dies, a Jewish journalist in Berlin must meet up with his brother whom he hasn't seen in years. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing Go for Zucker! Cast + Crew. Jackie is the product of the atheistic society he grew up in so there is not much Jewish left in the man. As stated in the will, they must reconcile their differences and, more importantly, adhere to strict Jewish Orthodox conventions. 2005Two estranged Jewish brothers, one living in eastern Germany, the other in the west, must clean up their act in order to receive the inheritance their recentlydeceased mother left behind. Slapstick German comedy won six quot;German Oscars,quot; including Best Picture and Best Actor. To this lot, we should add Jakob ‘Jaeckie Zucker’ Zuckermann (Henry Hübchen), the eponymous star of Go for Zucker (original title: Alles auf Zucker! Tell us where you are. Go for Zucker ★★ Alles Auf Zucker! Go for Zucker!” combines Jackie’s gambling and schemes to bypass the strictures of the Jewish faith in a madcap, slapstick comedic way that brazenly pokes fun at members of a faith (any faith) unheard of since the Holocaust. Politically incorrect, ironic and utterly contemporary, what makes Go for Zucker! Continue with Facebook Continue with email. Art House/Foreign. 2005. Friday, January 20, 2006. Go For Zucker . Can Zucker, who has forsaken his religion, and his non-Jewish wife pass as observant? Upgrade to remove ads. Comedy. To compete in the tournament and avoid sitting shiva, Jaeckie, who suggests a … near you. Looking for movie tickets? ), a 2004 German-made, Jewish comedy about an unlucky journalist whose motto “New game, new chances,” has steered him into a world of financial debt. Sign in to customize your TV listings. With it great success this film is a joyful comedy of humor and knowledge. Synopsis. 1 hr 31 mins. He faces jail, divorce and general ruin. And can he sneak away to compete in a high-stakes pool tournament? such a standout is that, while in the irreverent mode of Mel Brooks and Larry David, this is a comedy from Germany--daring to present Jews in a guilt-free context beyond the Holocaust. 1 hr 30 min. If "Go for Zucker" spares no one in its ridicule, Jaeckie and his stunts fuel the movie's comic engine. Rave reviews across America.Go for Zucker Germany director Dani Levy filmed this comedy about Jewish life in today’s Germany along side the familiar east-west conflict. Posted to www.marxmail.org on January 10, 2006. Go For Zucker. 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