Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run
Theatrical release poster
GermanLola Rennt
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Directed byTom Tykwer
Written byTom Tykwer
Produced byStefan Arndt
Starring
Narrated byHans Paetsch
CinematographyFrank Griebe
Edited byMathilde Bonnefoy
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byProkino Filmverleih
Release date
  • 20 August 1998 (1998-08-20)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Budget$1.75 million
Box office$23.7 million

Run Lola Run (German: Lola rennt, lit.'Lola Runs') is a 1998 German thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer. It follows a woman named Lola (Franka Potente) who needs to obtain 100,000 marks in 20 minutes to save the life of her boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu).

Run Lola Run screened at the Venice Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. Following its release, the film received critical acclaim and several accolades, including the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, Best Film at the Seattle International Film Festival, and seven awards at the German Film Awards. It was also selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, though it was not ultimately nominated.