Good Bye Lenin!
With actors Daniel Brühl and Katrin Saß available on DVD with English subtitles in the US Goodbye Lenin! is a mixture of history, comedy and drama that works quite well, even when dealing with such heavy material such as the Cold War, a coma in the family and the loss of a person’s (and even […]
Zwischen Gott und Erde
Links: Filmportal Genre(s): Classic Documentary;
Escape to Paradise
With actors Düzgün Ayhan and Fidan Firat Sehmuz, his wife Delal and their three children have saved themselves by escaping from Turkey to Switzerland. They are temporarily lodged in the asylum centre, together with refugees from Africa and East Europe that can se the funny side of everyday life despite their scars and nightmares. However, […]
Otomo
Produced by Irene Von Alberti With actors Isaach DeBankole, Eva Mattes, Hanno Friedrich, Barnaby Metschurat Available on DVD in Germany and the US In August 1989, this case stirred the population of an entire city. A west African applicant for asylum had his ticket checked during a tram journey in Stuttgart and took flight. When […]
Omiros (Hostage)
With actors Stathis Papadopoulos, Giannis Stankoglou, Theodora Tzimou Available on DVD in the US An Albanian immigrant hijacks a Greek passenger bus in hopes of gaining safe passage back to his home country in director Constantine Giannaris’ tense account of the headline-making 1999 hostage situation that quickly spiraled into disaster. An armed Albanian man wanders […]
Sonnenallee
Produced by Claus Boje With actors Alexander Scheer, Alexander Beyer, Katharina Thalbach, Teresa Weissbach Available on DVD in Germany A “mufta” is a multifunctional table, a “Minetta” is a radio, mopeds are called “Swallows” and “Asthmakraut Halle” (a special asthma medication) is the only recreational drug available. The Soviet Union is big brother; the rest […]
Brudermord (Fratricide)
With actors Xevat Gectan, Erdal Celik, Bulent Buyukasik, Nurettin Celik, Yusuf Gectan, Taies Farzan, Oral Uyan, Xhiljona Ndoja; Available on DVD in Germany Summary: Semo, a Kurdish immigrant and pimp living in Germany, offers to pay for his younger brother Azad to come and join him. Reluctantly, Azad accepts his brother’s offer and makes the long […]
Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht (If It Don’t Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer)
With actors Dietmar Bär and Ralf Richter Available on DVD Die chaotische Bauarbeiter-Clique um den Polier Horst nimmt ihren Arbeitsalltag ziemlich gelassen. Sei es der geizige Boss oder ein toter polnischer Schwarzarbeiter, der nicht in sein “Grab” unter dem Rohbau passen will: Nach dem Motto “Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht” lösen Horst und seine […]
Grün ist die Heide (The Heath is Green)
With actors Rudolf Prack and Sonja Ziemann Der ehemalige Gutsbesitzer Lüdersen zieht mit seiner Tochter in die Lüneburger Heide. Er ist ein fanatischer Jäger und beginnt zu wildern. Eines Tages wird ein Gendarm erschossen. Der Verdacht fällt auf Lüdersen. Links: IMDB, Film Portal, Filmdatenbank Genre(s): Drama, Melodrama; Gangster, Crime, and Detective;
Stadt der verlorenen Seelen (City of Lost Souls)
With actors Wayne County, Manfred Finger, Judith Flex, Helga Goetze, Gerhard Helle City of Lost Souls is the latest work by cult director Rosa von Praunheim, known for his radical, controversial films that usually challenge both nongay and gay audiences. A group of Americans live in the midst of the lively artists’ set in Berlin. […]