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Catapult

2009Peter Dörfler

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"If you risk it all, who pays the price?"

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.

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JailIllegal DrugsRoller Coaster / Rollercoaster

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What is Catapult (2009) about?

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…

Who stars in Catapult?

Catapult stars Marcel Witte (Marcel Witte), Norbert Witte (Norbert Witte), Pia Witte (Pia Witte), Sabrina Witte (Sabrina Witte). The film was directed by Peter Dörfler.

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