

After the second world war two brothers, Theo and Karl Albrecht take over their mother's company and change it into a highly profitable ALDI self service basic groceries store expanding over many countries.
Acting
Christoph Bach's Karl simmers with quiet ruthless ambition.
Production
Painfully authentic 1940s-60s Germany — you can smell the scarcity.
Writing
The brothers' silences speak louder than their boardroom battles.

Director
Raymond Ley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Albrecht brothers were so paranoid they used alias names and armored cars until their deaths. Theo was kidnapped in 1971 for 17 days — the film strategically avoids this entire chapter.
Theo and Karl split Aldi into Aldi Nord and Süd in 1960 over cigarette sales — a feud so petty it permanently divided Germany's discount map. The border between their territories is literally called the 'Aldi Equator.'