Lola + Bilidikid
Produced by Martin Hagemann With actors Baki Davrak, Gandi Mukli, Erdal Yildiz, Michael Gerber available on DVD with English subtitles in the US and Germany When young Turkish talent Kutlug Ataman wanted to make a film about transvestites, the first location he had in mind was Istanbul. As he developed the script, his thought was […]
Bis zum Ende aller Tage (Girl from Hong Kong)
With actors Hanns Lothar and Helmut Griem Der deutsche Seemann Glen verliebt sich in Hongkong in die chinesische Nachtclubtänzerin Anna und beschließt, sie mit in sein Heimatdorf auf der Hallig Olesund zu nehmen. Dort bekommt er jedoch schon bald zu spüren, dass die Einheimischen alles andere als erfreut über den Zuzug der “Chinesin” sind. Bei […]
Jarmark Europa
‘Jarmark Europa’ at Warsaw’s Dziesieciolecia Stadium, is one of Eastern Europe’s largest bazaars and a center for small trade that doesn’t appear on any tax declarations. The traders come from a variety of countries in the former Soviet Union. They transport their goods to Warsaw or other cities west of the ex- USSR in unmistakable […]
Pane e cioccolata (Bread and Chocolate)
With actors Nino Manfredi, Johnny Dorelli, Anna Karina A comic but poignant portrait of an Italian immigrant working odd jobs in prosperous Switzerland and trying desperately to fit in. Though his work becomes increasingly degrading, he tenaciously refuses to give up and go home. This hapless Everyman is eternally rejected yet ever-hopeful. Links: IMDB Genre(s): […]
Das serbische Mädchen (The Serbian Girl)
With actors Mirjana Jokovic, Ben Becker, Pascal Breuer The naive 18 year old Dobrila leaves her little Serbian village to travel to Hamburg, Germany, where her boyfriend lives. The trip is not easy. Finally in Hamburg she has to realize her boyfriend is not very interested in a relationship. She doesn’t tell him she’s pregnant […]
Crossing the Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul
With actors Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Sezen Aksu, Erkin Koray, Selim Sesler 2004 has been an exciting and busy year for Hamburg-based filmmaker Fatih Akin. To begin with, his feature Head-On (“Gegen die Wand”) won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale and then picked up four “Lolas” at the German Film Awards. What’s more, he […]
Status Yo!
Breathlessly energetic Berlin-set hip-hop epic »Status Yo!« employs performers and locations from local music scene to tell an ambitious story of one eventful night in the German capital. With just 24 hours in which to organize the biggest party the city’s ever seen, Yan Eq, Jamie, Sera and others must deal with their love lives, […]
Töchter zweier Welten (Daughters of Two Worlds)
Dokumentarfilm über eine in Deutschland lebende türkische Mutter und ihre 24 Jahre alte Tochter. Obwohl Tochter Meral seit ihrem sechsten Lebensjahr in Deutschland lebt, betrachtet sie noch immer die Türkei als ihre Heimat – ein Land, das sie gleichsam nur von Urlaubsreisen kennt. Trotzdem ist sie froh, in Deutschland zu leben. Mit 17 wurde sie […]
Schussangst (Gun-Shy)
With actors Fabian Hinrichs and Lavinia Wilson “Gun-Shy” is a poetic thriller, depicting the desolation and disintegration of Lukas, a misfit. His life takes a strange turn for the worse when he becomes involved in an unrequited love affair with Isabella. Lukas is doing civil service, delivering “meals on wheels” to the old and sick. […]
Grenzverkehr (Border Traffic)
With actors Andreas Buntscheck , Joseph M’Barek, Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow Available on DVD in Germany Three awkward 16-year-old boys from a small Bavarian village decide to lose their virginity in the nearby Czech Republic, a common spot for German sex-tourists. After they lose their borrowed mopeds to a couple of pimps, they get themselves and pregnant […]