(Germany, 2004, 90 min., German with subtitles)
Directed by Dani Levy
Once a successful East German sports reporter, Jackie Zucker saw his fortunes fall with the Berlin wall. Now a pool-shark and all-around scamp, his current losing streak has plunged him into debt. His only hope is to reconcile with his estranged brother, an Orthodox Jew from West Berlin, and inherit his mother's fortune. Can the two brothers make it through a week of sitting shiva together? A uproarious feature, Go for Zucker! tells the story of a family struggling to fulfill the last wishes of their matriarch and make peace among themselves.
