High Stakes

6.0

2025•50m

Ayla urgently needs money for her internship at NASA. By chance, the highly gifted Muslim woman discovers her talent for poker and becomes increasingly drawn into the world of gambling—until she almost loses everything.

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HIGH STAKES | Trailer | FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2025

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2025

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1. EP 01

Ayla braucht dringend Geld für ihr Praktikum bei der NASA. Durch Zufall entdeckt die hochbegabte Muslima ihr Talent fürs Pokern und wird immer tiefer in die Welt des Glücksspiels gezogen – bis sie beinahe alles verliert.

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2. Episode 2

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3. Episode 3

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4. Episode 4

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5. Episode 5

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6. Episode 6

Cast

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Via Jikeli

Ayla Güner/Nina

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Jannik Schümann

Vincent van de Waal

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Thomas Loibl

Cornel Prien

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Lale Yavaş

Selma Güner

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Özgür Karadeniz

Adil Güner

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Holger Gotha

Luigi

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Pauline Großmann

Britta Kolaric

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Eren Kavukoglu

Tolga Güner

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