Curveball (film)

Curveball is a 2020 German political satire film drama directed by Johannes Naber. It is based on true events leading up to the Iraq War of 2003. The film premiered in the Berlinale Special section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.

Cast

 * Sebastian Blomberg as Wolf
 * Dar Salim as Rafid Alwan
 * Virginia Kull 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).