Germany urgently needs more housing, and cheap housing at that. But a large real estate company prefers to speculate with land rather than build the promised flats. Those who suffer are tradesmen who are left with bills, buyers who wait years for their flats, and local authorities who have to watch helplessly. The documentary REAL ESTATE POKER by Michael Richter and Christoph Twickel follows their investigative research in an industry that has long evaded state control.

Directors: Michael Richter and Christoph Twickel
Director of Photohgraphy: Boris Mahlau
Film Editors: Silke Olthoff, Sigrid Sveistrup
Music: Taco van Hettinga
Graphics: Ronald Grüner
Commisisoning Editors: Julia Saldenholz (NDR), Ute Beutler (rbb)
Executive Producer: Hauke Wendler
Production: OTHER PEOPLE pictures