Half the Rent (2004)

An obsessed hacker escapes and hides in empty apartments after his girlfriend dies of an overdose in his apartment, but he cannot control his obsession with breaking into others' homes.

Release Date: January 15, 2004
Runtime: 1h 30m
Rating: 4.5/10 (6 votes)

Director: Marc Ottiker

Cast: Stephan Kampwirth, Doris Schretzmayer, Natascha Bub, Alexander Beyer, Sven Pippig, Christoph Krix, Martin Ecker, Thomas Kapielski

Full Cast (14 people)

Stephan Kampwirth as Peter
Doris Schretzmayer as Paula
Natascha Bub as Julie
Alexander Beyer as Georg
Sven Pippig as Heinz Felder
Christoph Krix as Gerry Wirtz
Martin Ecker as Frank
Thomas Kapielski as Schrader
Sandra Borgmann as Annette
Ingo Haeck as Trinker
Ilse Höhn as Concierge
Mediha Cetin as Schaffnerin
Deniz Arslan as Jogger
James Blond as Porno-Wirt

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Half the Rent

Half the Rent

Half the Rent

90 min

An obsessed hacker escapes and hides in empty apartments after his girlfriend dies of an overdose in his apartment, but he cannot control his obsession with breaking into others' homes.

90 min

An obsessed hacker escapes and hides in empty apartments after his girlfriend dies of an overdose in his apartment, but he cannot control his obsession with breaking into others' homes.

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Original LanguageGerman

Release Date1/15/2004

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Cast

Stephan Kampwirth

as Peter

Doris Schretzmayer

as Paula

NB

Natascha Bub

as Julie

Alexander Beyer

as Georg

Sven Pippig

as Heinz Felder

CK

Christoph Krix

as Gerry Wirtz

ME

Martin Ecker

as Frank

TK

Thomas Kapielski

as Schrader

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Half the Rent about?▾

An obsessed hacker escapes and hides in empty apartments after his girlfriend dies of an overdose in his apartment, but he cannot control his obsession with breaking into others' homes.

How long is Half the Rent?▾

1h 30m

When was Half the Rent released?▾

January 15, 2004

Who directed Half the Rent?▾

Marc Ottiker

Who stars in Half the Rent?▾

Stephan Kampwirth, Doris Schretzmayer, Natascha Bub