 run lola run (, literally "lola runs" or "lola is running") is a 1998 german thriller film written and directed by tom tykwer and starring franka potente as lola and moritz bleibtreu as manni. the story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 deutsche mark in twenty minutes to save her boyfriend's life. the film's three scenarios are reminiscent of the 1981 krzysztof kieÅlowski film blind chance; following kieÅlowski's death, tykwer directed his planned film heaven. ==plot==  ===intro=== the film begins with lola (franka potente) receiving a phone call from her distraught boyfriend, manni (moritz bleibtreu). manni is a small-time criminal and, during an important job collecting 100,000 marks, he relied on lola to take him and the money to his boss, ronnie. lola's moped was stolen on her journey and manni is forced to travel by subway but, startled by the sight of police, accidentally leaves the bag of money on the train. spotting a homeless man examining his money bag as the train departed, manni pursued the train, only to find the man and the money gone. calling from a phone booth, manni explains he has 20 minutes to gather 100,000 marks before ronnie arrives and kills him for not having the cash. planning to rob a nearby supermarket, manni is urged to wait by lola, who promises to find the money. she decides to ask her father, "papa" (herbert knaup), who is a bank manager. the main part of the film is divided in three "runs". each run starts from the same situation but develops differently and has a different outcome. each run contains various flash-forward sequences, showing how the lives of the people that lola bumps into develop after the encounter. in each run, those people are affected in different ways. ===first run=== hanging up the phone, lol
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