''Curveball'' is a 2020 German

political satire Political satire is a type of satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics. Political satire can also act as a tool for advancing political arguments in conditions where political speech and dissent are banned. Political satir ...

film drama directed by Johannes Naber. It is based on true events leading up to the

Iraq War The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with 2003 invasion of Iraq, the invasion by a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition, which ...

of 2003. The film premiered in the ''Berlinale Special'' section at the

70th Berlin International Film Festival The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival board: business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director ...

Plot

Cast

Sebastian Blomberg Sebastian Blomberg is a German actor. He is known for his role as Rudi Dutschke in the 2008 film ''The Baader Meinhof Complex''. Early life and education Sebastian Blomberg was born in Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany. Career Blomberg has app ...

as Wolf *

Dar Salim Dar Salim is an Iraqi-born Danish actor. He became known for his role as Green Party chairman Amir Diwan in the Danish TV series '' Borgen'', and starred in the 2023 film '' Guy Ritchie's The Covenant''. Early life Salim was born on 18 August ...

as Rafid Alwan *

Virginia Kull Virginia Kull is an American actress who has appeared in ''Big Little Lies'', ''NOS4A2'', ''The Looming Tower'', and others. In addition to her roles in film and television, she has appeared in various Broadway productions. Most recently, she ...

as Leslie * Michael Wittenborn as Retzlaff * Thorsten Merten as Schatz * Franziska Brandmeier as Meg, Wolf's daughter

Awards

The film won the Bronze Lola in the category “Best Feature Film” at the 2021 German Film Awards (producers: Amir Hamz, Christian Springer, Fahri Yardim) and the Award for “Best Supporting Actor” ( Thorsten Merten) as well as a nomination for “Best Screenplay” (Oliver Keidel, Johannes Naber).

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* 2020 films 2020 comedy films 2020s political satire films German comedy films 2020s German-language films German political satire films 2020s German films German-language comedy films {{2020s-Germany-film-stub