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  • Burhan Qurbani – Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark. AKA We Are Young. We Are Strong. (2014)

    2011-2020Burhan QurbaniDramaGermany
    Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark. (2014)
    Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark. (2014)

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    On 24th August 1992 in the eastern German city of Rostock a rampaging mob, to the applause and cheering of more than 3,000 bystanders, besieged and set fire to a residential building containing, among others, more than 120 Vietnamese men, women and children on what has since become known as “The Night of the Fire.” The riots became a symbol for xenophobia in the just recently reunited Germany. This film recounts the incident from the perspectives of three very different characters. Lien is a Vietnamese woman who settled in Germany, but at the end of the day she will be fighting for her life wondering if the place she called home could ever be one for her. Stefan and his friends are part of the night’s violent turmoil. Read More »

  • Roland Suso Richter – Nichts als die Wahrheit AKA After the Truth (1999)

    1991-2000CrimeDramaGermanyRoland Suso Richter
    Nichts als die Wahrheit (1999)
    Nichts als die Wahrheit (1999)

    imdb:The famous Nazi-Doctor Dr. Josef Mengele – the “death angel of Auschwitz”, who killed more than 300.000 people – comes back from his hide out in Argentina to Germany as a 87 year old man. He must stand up in front of a court for his crimes. The young solicitor Peter Rohm has to defend him. But Peter Rohm – himself an expert on Josef Mengele and his crimes – feels unable to do this. When he decides to take on the case he endangers not only the relationship to his wife but also their lifes. A fictional story around the non-fictional person of Josef Mengele who died in 1979.Read More »

  • Robert Schwentke – Tattoo (2002)

    2001-2010CrimeDramaGermanyRobert Schwentke
    Tattoo (2002)
    Tattoo (2002)

    Fresh out of police training, Schrader plans to do “as little as possible”. Inspector Minks, who busted him at an illegal rave for drugs possession, has other ideas. He wants the street-smart youngster to find his missing daughter who disappeared into Berlin’s demi-monde two years before.

    Minks and Schrader’s respective plans are interrupted by a series of bizarre, seemingly ritualistic murders. Someone is killing people with tattoos and skinning them.Read More »

  • Gordian Maugg – Fritz Lang (2016)

    2011-2020DramaGermanyGordian Maugg
    Fritz Lang (2016)
    Fritz Lang (2016)

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    Filmmaker Fritz Lang seeks inspiration for his first sound film by immersing himself in the case of serial killer Peter Kürten.Read More »

  • Wolfgang Becker – Schmetterlinge AKA Butterflies (1988)

    1981-1990ArthouseDramaGermanyWolfgang Becker
    Schmetterlinge (1988)
    Schmetterlinge (1988)

    Synopsis by Dan Pavlides:
    When young Kaja (Lena Boehncke) is found dead, Andi (Bertram von Boxberg) is questioned by authorities. The two had spent time together along the railroad tracks where Kaja was promised by Andi that he would take her to the place where beautiful butterflies congregate. Andi is told that the girl died of injuries suffered in a fall as the police try to discover if Andi was involved. Peter Franke plays the father, with Uwe Helfrich as the police inspector.

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    It won the Golden Leopard at the 1988 Locarno International Film Festival.Read More »

  • Nico Hofmann – Solo für Klarinette AKA Solo for Clarinet (1998)

    1991-2000ArthouseDramaGermanyNico Hofmann
    Solo für Klarinette (1998)
    Solo für Klarinette (1998)

    Berlin, Germany. A cruel murder took place in an appartment building. Somebody bit off quite a piece of the victim’s penis, who then, of course, lost a lot of blood, before being struck down at the head. Leading investigator Bernhard Kominka, being in stress due to a mentally retarded son and a problematic wife, seems to be the only one to see a lady in a red coat. After a while, his theory of her being the murderer may prove to be true, but the Cop also kind of fell in love with this new, interesting person in both of his lives: professional and private as well. Borders dissolve. His decision may be disastrous in any way.Read More »

  • Stefan Krohmer – Sommer ’04 AKA Summer ’04 (2006)

    Stefan Krohmer2001-2010ArthouseGermanyThriller
    Sommer '04 (2006)
    Sommer ’04 (2006)

    A family vacation sets the stage for an often uncomfortable generational battle. Krohmer constructs an unpredictable love triangle between Miriam (Martina Gedeck), a still-radiant forty-something mother and wife, her son’s 12-year-old girlfriend, Livia (Svea Lohde) and Bill (Robert Seeliger), the charming American expat in his twenties to whom both women find themselves drawn.Read More »

  • Detlev Buck – Same Same But Different (2009)

    Detlev Buck2001-2010DramaGermanyRomance
    Same Same But Different (2009)
    Same Same But Different (2009)

    From IMDB: Based on the true story of Benjamin Prufer and Sreykeo Solvan. The unexpected and uncertain love story of Sreykeo, a 21 year old bar girl in Phnom Penh and Ben, a young German student traveling to Cambodia on a post graduation summer trip. When Ben returns home to Germany he discovers that Sreyko is sick and he takes on the responsibility to save her. On the way he discovers a world where not everyone is dealt the same cards and where motivations are not always pure.Read More »

  • Jörg Buttgereit – Captain Berlin versus Hitler (2009)

    Jörg Buttgereit2001-2010ComedyGermany
    Captain Berlin versus Hitler (2009)
    Captain Berlin versus Hitler (2009)

    After the Nazis took power, the resistance searched for a solution to end Adolf Hitler’s evil dictatorship. They formulated a plan to bio-engineer super-human assassins, eventually finding their man in one Captain Berlin.Read More »

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