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- The story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction, who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life.
- Conni is a five year old girl having little adventures in everyday life. She experiences her first sleepover, goes to the hairdresser or celebrates festivities with her family or in kindergarten.
- Practice Bülowbogen with Günter Pfitzmann as Dr. Peter Brockmann.
- Anabel (Lisa Martinek) apparently has everything a woman could want: a well-paid husband Dirk (Tim Bergmann), a nice apartment, good friends and an antique shop to keep her busy. The only thing missing is a child, but she can't have one because she accidentally finds out that her husband is sterile. She keeps her husband in the dark about her discovery of his shortcoming, who on the contrary assumes Anabel is incapable of conceiving. One day her pragmatic friend Lissi (Antje Schmidt) comes up with the idea that Anabel could get impregnated by another man and lie to her husband about the paternity of the child. After some initial hesitation Anabel decides to go through with Lissi's idea and thus enter Clemens (Fritz Karl), the new man in her life. A forbidden affair ensues and in the excitement of this whirlwind romance, Anabel no longer yearns for a child. She is on cloud nine and realises what she had been missing all along in her marriage with Dirk. But her double life is short-lived when she finds out that she is pregnant with her lover's child. She is thrilled about giving birth to the baby, but is caught in a dilemma between her lover and her husband; who should she chose to raise the child with? She doesn't want to hurt her husband Dirk by telling him the truth, while at the same time cannot let go of her lover Clemens, who has become an important part of her life.
- Bright, popular Leipzig schoolboy Sebastian Jäger (17) lives happily with his single mother Katharina, a former luxury hotel cleaner who has a shot at promotion to managing housekeeper. Sebastian's dream, playing football (soccer) in the German national league, seemed within reach until mean, outclassed school rival Mario Tönsen injured his foot, and mother lost control while driving him, causing a car crash that leaves Sebastian spine-injured, in a wheelchair for at least half a year. During his promising, courageous rehab, with mother asking boss Bülent Tokat to demote her back to cleaner so-long to concentrate on Sebastian's needs, she bumps into freelance architectural engineering inspector Janik Novotny, a passionate pilot and extreme sports daredevil, who becomes her lover and Sebastian's buddy, encouraging him to explore alternatives that scare her. Sebastian feels socially and romantically benched as 'the cripple', rendering him morose when a crucial diagnosis suggest he may never walk again, let alone play.
- Paris 2022. François is a literary scholar and drinker. His relationships with women are limited to one year, his life is sufficiently happy. Until the day when charismatic Muslim politician Mohamed Ben Abbes becomes president in France, introduces patriarchy and polygamy, and François loses his job.
- Why did Jesus Have to Die?
- For twelve-year-old Ranji from Mumbai, Bollywood is the greatest: The colorful films of the Indian film industry with their infectious songs and dance choreographies make him happy - like millions of other compatriots. He wants nothing more than to stand in front of the camera with his declared hero, the Indian superstar Amir Roshan. But his great longing moves into an unreachable distance when his parents reveal to the boy their dream of emigrating to distant Germany. Only the hope of attending a casting for Amir Roshan's new film keeps him going - even if it takes place in his old homeland, India. You have to fight for your dreams - they won't come true on their own. Neighboring girl Toni, who turns out to be an unexpected ally for Ranji, knows that too. With courage and combined forces, the two set out to make their dreams come true - and in doing so they also find the happiness of true friendship.
- Dr. Sommerfeld - News from the Bülowbogen.
- In the small village there is great sadness and despondency everywhere. Whatever the residents do, nothing grows in the village except cabbage. But that was not always the case: for many years the golden thaler brought wealth and happiness to the village without the residents having to do anything for it. The girl Anna Barbara can no longer take it. She secretly goes looking for the rag collector who the mayor's wife believes has stolen the golden thaler. In the forest Anna Barbara meets the rag collector Hans Geiz. The bony old man actually owns the thaler. However, he only wants to give it to Anna Barbara if she puts herself in his service. So she accompanies him into his subterranean labyrinth, where Hans Geiz has collected tons of junk. First he leads her into a room full of copper dishes and tells her to clean everything up. But the water is lazy and the work can hardly be done. Alone in the room, a man unexpectedly appears to her who promises to help her clean if she will marry him in return. In a community of convenience, the two team up with the aim of one day leaving the underworld. Next, Anna Barbara is supposed to polish a chamber full of silverware. She also manages this task together with the cleaning man. Finally, Hans Geiz leads Anna Barbara into a chamber of innumerable gold coins, which is also said to contain the golden thaler. Anna Barbara busily cleans the thalers with the cleaning man and can't find the golden one. Finally she discovers it in a chunk of bread and believes she has reached her destination. But she overlooked the fact that the cleaning man was completely exhausted. Now, when she threatens to lose her boyfriend, she admits her love. Then the thaler crumbles to dust and the cleaning man turns back into the boy Stefan. Anna Barbara returns to the village with her sweetheart Stefan. She makes it clear to the residents that the taler was a curse and a blessing at the same time, because the wealth it had given them cooled their care and love and made them lame and lazy. Hans Avarice is left alone with his junk.
- A couple moves from Berlin to a village looking for a more meaningful life.
- Fashion entrepreneur Verena has her company well under control. Only husband Christian is raging elsewhere: he has had an affair with lawyer Claudia for a long time.
- Paul Schuberth's top 40 HR in a Berlin publishing house and thinks he's happy with his life as a single. By Lisa he is divorced, with Kathrin he has a loose affair ...
- Just before their wedding, Bavarian rural baker Lena Mayerhofer finds groom Hansi making love to a para-nymph. She now accepts as escape the wedding gift she wouldn't take earlier from aunt Käthe, who is retiring abroad: her Berlin bakery. Lost in the metropolis, Lena takes a terrible start, also with the locals. It clicks when she meets eccentric gay barber Donald, who makes "Lenas Backstube" a hit, specializing I unconventional wedding cakes. He even encourages, nay pushes her to date charming elder client Laurens Schneider, who also has a crush on her at fist sight. However he's a ruthless executive, on a mission to buy her bakery for a modern chain, in cahoots with his career bitch fiancee, boss Theo Böhlen's daughter Tina, who must make his choice.
- Kati has had the man of her dreams at home for five years: attractive, loyal and a successful doctor. Unfortunately, "her" Felix now spends so much time working in the hospital that Kati often feels alone. When she meets the handsome, charming artist Mathias, she feels the same way Felix did. Unfortunately, without breaking her husband's heart, a new beginning is unfortunately not possible. Shortly before her last inhibitions fall, fate shuffles the cards in an incredible way: After a car accident, Kati wakes up in the past - exactly on the day five years ago when she accidentally met Felix. Kati wants to use the unexpected second chance and finds Mathias, who falls in love with her this time too. She tries to avoid meeting Felix, but somehow it doesn't work. He keeps bumping into her and is just as beguiling as the first time. Now she has to pull herself together with Felix. When Kati finds out that his girlfriend Lilian is cheating on him with his best friend Gereon, she interferes in Felix's life.
- Inspired by true events, this is a story about what happens when two outsiders from opposite corners of the world are thrown together: Brazil and Germany. Marten Brueckling, a retired music teacher from Germany, has inherited original sheet music from Bach's son and must collect the sheet in person, in the beautiful Baroque city of Ouro Preto in the heart of Brazil. But Brazil is not for beginners: Funny circumstances drive him to teach music to the young inmates of a juvenile detention center. Bach's music and Brazilian instruments mix perfectly. One of the kids is Fernando, a lovable abandoned boy who lived on the streets. But Marten discovers that they have more in common than he thought.
- Blind ex-cop psychologist Tom Leschek applies with Dutch-born therapist Jessica van der Laan for a job in her Berlin practice, probably unsuccessfully, they go shopping and happen to witness how SWAT cop Martin Buchmüller goes berserk in a supermarket, heavily armed, taking witnesses, accompanied by his frightened teen brat daughter Kathrin. Although the incompetent chief opts for waiting for a regular negociator, Jewish SWAT team leader Dr.Richard Rosenzweig insists to make use of "Alphamann" Tom in front on site, with Jesscia as back-up by phone. Martin refused to accept custody of his daughter being awarded to workaholic mother Caroline and her new partner, lawyer Mark Zumboden and knocked down his SWAT colleagues who were court-ordered to take Kathrin away. Caroline grudgingly comes when demanded by Martin, but hardly follows Tom's instructions.
- Paul is done with love - until he meets Lena. Now he has to convince her family on Mallorca of himself being the right one for their daughter. Lena's mother though would prefer Patrick by her side, a hedgefonds manager and Lena's ex boyfriend. Paul is challenged by Patrick to a duel among men and is glad that his three best friends are there to support him...
- Andre - The Voice of Wine An epic journey of a Russian emigre who changed the world of wine forever. Andre Tchelistcheff, born into a Aristocratic family in Moscow remarkably survived the upheaval of the Russian revolution and the civil war where he was wounded on the frozen Crimean Steppe. Known as the 'Dean of American Wine' his uncompromising passion helped move the wine industry from a virtually moribund state after the repeal of prohibition on to its renaissance. Andre's philosophy about life and his love for wine influenced generations of wine makers throughout the world. A film, a tale, a true story that inspires and moves!
- Kiez - the movie.
- The sympathetic music teacher Clarissa Springer leads a thoroughly average, but contented life in Freiburg. She lives with her father Walter, whom she has cared for since her mother's death. Although her boyfriend Marco urges her to finally move in with him, Clarissa does not have the heart to let her father "down", at least not so shortly before his 70th birthday. A special, rare guest arrives on Walter's day of honor: Ina, Clarissa's younger sister. Ina, beautiful and internationally successful as a model, turned her back on her homeland years ago and lives in Paris. There was only loose contact with Clarissa and Walter. So Walter's joy is all the greater at finally being able to embrace his favorite daughter again. Clarissa's joy of reunion is not quite so untroubled; old conflicts between the two sisters soon break out again. Regardless of her beauty and charm, Ina always felt inferior to Clarissa with her diverse talents, Clarissa, for her part, always had to contend with Walter's predilection for Ina. And now, too, old patterns of behavior come alive again: While Ina is pampered by Walter, Clarissa takes care of her work, the household and Walter's birthday party. There is no time for Marco, who already suffers from the fact that Clarissa does not really acknowledge him. Ironically, at Walter's birthday party, there is a scandal between Clarissa and Marco. In this situation he meets Ina. Behind the radiant facade of the top model, he recognizes the deeply insecure, lonely young woman. The two get closer and spend a night together - just when Clarissa decided to move in with Marco. It doesn't take long before she discovers the scam. Will Clarissa be able to forgive Ina and Marco?
- From Time Out Film Guide Beatt's first feature centres on a staggering performance from Swinton: part Diva, part Harpy, part woman struggling to cope and make sense of it all. She plays Queenie, married to a German and living in Germany; the marriage has reached one of its periodic crises, and Queenie's way out of the impasse is to throw a big all-night party. During it, she humiliates her husband by flirting with a handsome French stranger (Atkine). She succeeds in making a drama out of a crisis. Shot in steely monochrome, this is a small triumph for high-concept film-making. It's structured as a flow of vignettes, with an ever-changing cast of party guests in the background; dozens of people get their minute or two of prominence, but everything turns around the central triangle of wife, husband and potential lover. The only real weakness is the dialogue, far too much of which is quoted from literature and poetry. But the grasp of mood and rhythm is spot on. Author: TR, Time Out Film Guide
- "Art is looking for new ways out of the climate disaster." - After a successful fundraising dinner, Chief Curator Cornelia Stohmann (Katharina Meves) writes a press release for the "Museum of Ecological Art". Florian Booreau (Albert Meisl), the enfant terrible of conceptual art, however, suddenly recognises it as a grand delusion. His opening exhibition: a fig leaf. The sponsors: dishonest. The discourse on sustainability: inconsequential. We know everything and still continue our lives as before. His sweeping blow of rage also draws the waiter Issa (Ahmed Soura) into the conflict, who ultimately reveals an unexpected perspective on a successful life in harmony with the limitation of our planet. At least that is what the script said. But things turn out differently on set. While the production schedule falls to pieces, everybody is confronted with their self-image. Is art really a "transformative force"? Is the idea of sustainability as an economic concept from the 18th century the right motif for the necessary transformation? A radical self-interrogation that neither the supporting roles such as the theatre producer Milo Rau, the critic Antje Stahl and the co-founder of "Ende-Gelände" Tadzio Müller nor the filmmakers themselves can escape. The »Art of Inconsequentiality« emerges as an utopian ideal. Between fictional culmination and authentic reflection, the film celebrates the beauty of failing and the parting of success.
- Idealistic GP Dr. Peter Sommerfeld keeps annoying medical conference speakers with awkward questions about relevant innovations in patients' interest. Initially skeptic when invited by medical equipment firm "Kerner-Medi-Tech" as well-paid consultant, he accepts to inspire its R&D, but finds the head grimly uncooperative, yet comes up with an idea to combine existing electric stimulants to a device for less local application. he hires unconventional interim Irene Kürschner when the firm requires more of his time, also attending conferences, and tricking him into speaking there, while coaxed with perks and seductive PR executive Nora Hansen. Missing his own birthday party at buddy Luca Perugini's Italian restaurant, Peter's truth time approaches.
- The small Berlin shipping company Wünsche is a real family business: Together with her daughter Claudia and her husband Mario, Astrid Wünsche has been offering sightseeing tours through the canals of the capital for many years. Astrid's divorced husband Uwe, with whom she still gets on well despite a painful separation, takes care of the on-board catering and runs a small gourmet restaurant on one of the landing stages. The desires do not yet suspect that dark clouds are brewing over their little idyll: A major American shipping company is pushing into the Berlin market, and top manager Albert Marquard is right with any means to secure a supremacy for the group. With "donations" and "favors" he attracts politicians and committees to his side. Marquard is particularly interested in the route that Astrid covers with her excursion boat. He takes part in one of her tours incognito - and immediately takes a liking to the charming and confident shipowner. Suddenly the tough manager shows himself from an unusually sensitive side: He courted Astrid according to all the rules of the art, surprises her with invitations and carries them out elegantly. Mario alone is suspicious of the urbane Albert. Rightly so, as it soon turns out, because despite his personal affection for Astrid, Marquard threatens to mercilessly force the shipping company Wünsche out of business. When Astrid finds out who her new admirer really is, she turns away from him, disappointed. Determined not to let herself get down, she declares war on the mighty competition. And while Astrid is already hatching a clever plan with her family, Albert has to decide whether he wants to follow his heart or the business interests of his group.
- Arms trader Claus Hübner is respected by staff and boss. Nobody suspects he keeps escaped juvenile inmate Nadja in servitude in his home cellar. She escapes, but Hübner chases her to a building from which she threatens to jump. Alerted by a passerby, SWAT captain Rosenzweig appeals to Tom Leschek and Jessica van der Laan. Hidden, Hübner watches as Tom prevents her jumping, but soon catches her to be locked up again, only to have his corpse discovered soon after. She's on the run, and takes him, later both psychologists, hostage. While her traumatic past is linked to her dangerous lunacy, she forces Tom at gunpoint to drive a stolen police car towards Poland, without a mid-term plan.
- Timo.
- Judith ist mit ihrer Tochter Lissi und ihrer Arbeit als Statikerin voll und ganz ausgelastet.
- A year after his parents' divorce, young Manuel (Steven Bennett) is still angry with his mother, especially now that she wants to go on holiday with her new boyfriend.
- Only few historical figures have affected modern society and humanity as enduringly as Martin Luther, and on such a global scale. This comprehensive and methodically produced documentary traces the footsteps of the Great Reformer and reflects upon the places and districts which have become inseparably connected with his name. Furthermore, besides including scenes from the successful cinema feature film "LUTHER" numerous experts also discuss the life and work of Martin Luther.
- In August 1944, the Wehrmacht is looking in the Toscany for Robert Einstein, the cousin and close friend of Albert Einstein. The Germans execute the wife of Einstein, Nina, and their daughters Luce and Cici. Lorenza and Paola, the grand nieces of Albert Einstein are forced to witness the murder. Lorenza and Paola are the only remaining eyewitnesses of the massacre. After more then seventy years they return to the Einstein villa for the first time and tell their story.
- The Retirees Jean Lulay and Walter Lohmann feel angry about the folks in the local pub of their village, because those say, that the elders are not of much use. Jean and Walter decide to show, that they are still to be thought of. The develop a model of a UFO and make fun of the people in their home village, letting the UFO fly at night, making people believe, it is a real flying saucer.
- After spending a long time in the USA on business, major shipping company manager Albert Marquard is returning to Berlin. While Albert is happy to be back at last, his former rival Astrid, with whom he shares a timid love, does not know how to behave towards him - after all, he had only contacted her once in all that time . However, it does not take long before Albert wins over the offended Astrid again with charm and wit - much to the annoyance of her jealous ex-husband Uwe. Astrid and Uwe's grown-up daughter Claudia has also been in an emotional low since her husband Mario had to travel to England for a few months on business - she is convinced that he accepted the job not only for business reasons. In this situation, Claudia is just right when Albert's deputy, young manager Max Pohlmann, courted her according to all the rules of the art. Meanwhile, the amorous Albert Astrid surprises with the decision to quit his top-class managerial position in order to join her small family shipping company as a partner. With that, however, the conflicts are inevitable, because the two stubborn heads have very different ideas about how the shipping company Wünsche is to be run. To make matters worse, Albert ran aground on his maiden voyage as captain Astrid's beloved excursion ship MS Carina. Since repairing the ancient boat would be more expensive than buying a new one, Astrid decides with a heavy heart to scrap the "Carina". And as if that weren't enough trouble, she learns a little later that Albert lied to her and that in truth he hasn't quit his old job, apparently to keep all options open. She turns away from him, disappointed at this trickery. Only after a tip from his "rival" Uwe does Albert find an original way of proving the sincerity of his feelings to Astrid.
- Elderly Anna Voss finds herself deeply involved in the business and intrigues of her husband's extended family.