''Christmas Crossfire'' (german: Wir können nicht anders, We can't help it) is a 2020 German

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Detlev Buck Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, producer and screenwriter. Life and work From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, ', he has remained one of the most important filmmakers working ...

, written by Martin Behnke and Detlev Buck and starring

Kostja Ullmann Kostja Ullmann (born May 30, 1984) is a German actor, best known for his leading role in the award-winning coming of age drama '' Sommersturm'' (''Summer Storm'') which gained a lot of praise throughout Europe. Life and career Ullmann was born ...

, Alli Neumann and Sascha Alexander Gersak.

Cast

as Samuel * Alli Neumann as Edda * Sascha Alexander Gersak as Herrmann *

Sophia Thomalla Sophia Thomalla (born 6 October 1989) is a German actress, model, and television presenter. Early life Thomalla was born in East Berlin, East Germany on 6 October 1989, the daughter of actors Simone Thomalla and André Vetters. She grew up i ...

as Katja * Merlin Rose as Rudi *

Peter Kurth Peter Kurth (born 4 April 1957) is a German actor. He won the 2016 German Film Award for Best Actor for portraying a former boxer diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the drama film ''A Heavy Heart''. Early life Kurth was born on 4 A ...

as Rainer *

as Sigi Köhler * Anika Mauer as Antje Köhler * Frederic Linkemann as Frank * Bernd Hölscher as Wolf * Karsten Mielke as Norbert * Malte Thomsen as Ronny * Roman Schomburg as Thoralf * Jakob Schmidt as Steffen * Steffen Scheumann as Bernd

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* * 2020 films 2020 comedy films Netflix original films German comedy films 2020s German-language films Films directed by Detlev Buck German Christmas comedy films 2020s Christmas comedy films {{2020s-comedy-film-stub