What happened - No one knows (2009): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2009, What happened - No one knows is a comedy film directed by Henning Ricke, running about 5 minutes. “Strangers are always welcome to stay for dinner” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. An unlikely band of misfits has made their home on a roof between a feed mill and the municipal waste treatment plant. But life is good, away from society and living of this leftovers. Lisbeth, Herbert and Walther have created their own self-sufficient little paradise. While Herbert is hunting cats, Lisbeth tends to the self-grown vegetables and Walther angles for usable scrap from the dump down below. One morning though, the peace is disrupted: A nameless, suit wearing stranger has appeared overnight and set up his tent among their huts. He does not speak, but obviously he intents to stay. The rooftop dwellers are anxious. Will he destroy their perfect little society? Or can he be part of it… incorporated so to speak... ?

Who’s in it. What happened - No one knows stars Lutz Reichert as Walther, Klaus Zmorek as Herbert, Kerstin Gähte as Lisbeth and Gerd Buurmann as Stranger.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, What happened - No one knows sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch What happened - No one knows page.

If you liked it. Fans of What happened - No one knows tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.