Play it Loud!

This movie will be available on October 05, 2026 23:59.

Language DE

Subtitle DE, EN, ES, FR, PT

Genre Comedy

Country Germany

Year 2003

Director Benjamin Quabeck

Cast Tom Schilling, Robert Stadlober, Jessica Schwarz, Marlon Kittel, Nadja Bobyleva, Denis Moschitto, Josef Heynert, Dieter Landuris, Christian Ulmen, Mareike Lindenmeyer, Nina Asseng, Oliver Bröcker, Steffen Jürgens, Martin Kiefer, Franziska Walser, Ellen Schwiers

Production Claussen + Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH (München-Geiselgasteig)

Length 101 minutes

It’s the heyday of New Wave in 1980s Munich and Harry spends it begrudgingly training as a bank clerk. While his day job is less than glamorous, he hopes to find his foothold in the music scene as the manager of his friends’ band, Apollo Schwabing. His chance finally comes when he books Apollo Schwabing in a concert headlined by the legendary electropunk band D.A.F.—only for his hopes to come crashing down when the band fails to confirm at the last minute. Harry will have to take any measures he can to ensure that the show goes on, from selling his beloved record collection, to pilfering guitars, and eventually to committing even riskier crimes …

An early vehicle for actor Tom Schilling (“Fabian: Going to the Dogs”, “A Coffee in Berlin”), PLAY IT LOUD! is a gutsy love letter to the kids who formed the vanguard of the punk movement. In the words of D.A.F. on the track “Verschwende deine Jugend” (the film’s German title): “Do what you want while you still can. Waste your youth!”