Manta, Manta (1991)

Director
Wolfgang Büld

Main cast
Til Schweiger; Tina Ruland; Michael Kessler; Stefan Gebelhoff; Ömer Simsek

Genres
Comedy

Description
A not so clever guy called Berti with a Opel Manta (a low budget European sports-coupe from the '80s) gets competition in a street race from a guy with a fast Mercedes, and another slick guy with a Ferrari tries to get his hands on Bertis girlfriend.


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