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Marcel Witte
Marcel Witte

Marcel Witte

Norbert Witte
Norbert Witte

Norbert Witte

Pia Witte
Pia Witte

Pia Witte

Sabrina Witte
Sabrina Witte

Sabrina Witte

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2009-07-02

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    If you risk it all, who pays the price?

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    Deutsch
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