The Swing

Fourteen-year-old Stefan Kolbe, along with his mother and sister, moves from an idyllic small town to the developing area of Berlin-Marzahn, where his father works as a construction worker. Stefan mus

Partially based on the life of Sybille Schmitz, who found fame under the Nazi regime, but whose career was destroyed afterward. Veronika Voss is a once prominent UFA actress, kept by her doctor, who r

Five sex workers navigate love and desire while their manipulative pimp exploits rivalries to maintain control, revealing the dark intersection of capitalism and human relationships.

Two sisters both fight for women's rights. Juliane is a journalist and Marianne a terrorist. When Marianne is jailed, Juliane feels obligated to help her despite their differing views on how to live.

Ricky is a cold-blooded U.S. German contract killer. After serving in Viet Nam, he returns to his home town of Munich to eliminate a few problem crooks for three renegade cops. He inspects his old nei

In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well. What is

German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer's block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a G

A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.

An account of the events before and after a murder committed by a disturbed businessman in a strained marriage, and what led him to perform such a shocking act.

A film crew is shooting the remake of an old science fiction movie about a nuclear holocaust in Portugal. Problems soon begin to arise. The desperate director starts to fear he won't be able to finish

Margot, who lives in a comfortable middle-class apartment, fears that she is losing her mind after having her second child. Her husband Kurt, who is busy studying for an exam, does not understand her

After making the domestic servant pregnant, a woman who doubles his age, a young man of only sixteen years from the German bourgeoisie is sent by his family to the United States in order to avoid a hu