Dominik Graf

Dominik Graf

Birth : 1952-09-06, München, Germany

History

Nationally and internationally, Dominik Graf is by far Germany’s best-known and most recognized television director.

Profile

Dominik Graf
Dominik Graf

Movies

Mein Falke
Director
Melting Ink
Writer
In 2020, the author Anatol Regnier published Jeder schreibt für sich allein, a book that examines the life and work of writers in Nazi Germany. In collaboration with Regnier, Dominik Graf, Constantin Lieband, and Felix von Boehm have adapted this book into a polyphonic essay film of the same name – almost three hours in duration – that takes a meticulous look at the contradictory biographies of Hans Fallada, Gottfried Benn, Erich Kästner, Ina Seidel and Will Vesper.
Melting Ink
Director
In 2020, the author Anatol Regnier published Jeder schreibt für sich allein, a book that examines the life and work of writers in Nazi Germany. In collaboration with Regnier, Dominik Graf, Constantin Lieband, and Felix von Boehm have adapted this book into a polyphonic essay film of the same name – almost three hours in duration – that takes a meticulous look at the contradictory biographies of Hans Fallada, Gottfried Benn, Erich Kästner, Ina Seidel and Will Vesper.
Shadows of the Past
Director
As a 16-year-old girl, Christina experienced her great love – with 39-year-old Jakob. When he died in an accident, he left an irrevocable gap in her life. Twenty years later, young Patrick rescues Christina from a thunderstorm. From the beginning, he reminds her of Jacob, from his friendly and confident nature to his characteristic gestures. The two become lovers. Christina is happy with Patrick, in whom she sees more and more the Jacob she has found again. But the more the two men become one person for Christina, the more irritated Patrick becomes. When he begins to see more than coincidence in their encounter, Christina has disappeared.
Fabian: Going to the Dogs
Screenplay
In 1930s Berlin, Dr. Jakob Fabian, who works by day in advertising for a cigarette company and by night wanders the streets of the city, falls in love with an actress. As her career begins to blossom, prospects for his future begin to wane.
Fabian: Going to the Dogs
Director
In 1930s Berlin, Dr. Jakob Fabian, who works by day in advertising for a cigarette company and by night wanders the streets of the city, falls in love with an actress. As her career begins to blossom, prospects for his future begin to wane.
Crossroads
Director
A woman goes through a weekend full of ups and downs after a shocking diagnose, according to which she has less than a year left to live.
Am Abend aller Tage
Director
It's his last chance to get back on his feet. And so Philipp Keyser knows no scruples as he approaches the young painter Alma, to find a lost painting, which is in the possession of a mysterious old man. Too late, Philip is clear that he expires more and more the young woman. In the main roles of Dominik Graf's film "In the evening of all days" Friedrich Mücke and the great theater actor and narrator Ernst Jacobi are to be experienced.
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
Director
A documentary about german cinema from 1960 to 1990. It follows "Verfluchte Liebe deutscher Film".
Manhunt: Escape to the Carpathians
Director
A breathless criminal hunt, which leads into the remote mountain world of Romania, with the portrait of a foreign country, which has remained standing in time. Hanna Landauer and Sven Schröder are part of a special unit of the LKA, which traps fugitives across the borders to the remotest corners of the world.
Show What You Love
Himself
In the 1970s, the Munich Group set about revolutionizing German film with low budgets and an excess of creativity. The Bungalow bar next to the Türkendolch theater was their meeting place, who were inspired by the French New Wave and New Hollywood. Munich Group star Iris Berben takes us on a journey back through time, a wild trip full of film clips and interviews with major figures of an unforgettable era.
Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films
Writer
An alternative history of the not-so-well-known West German genre cinema of the 1960s and 1970s.
Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films
Director
An alternative history of the not-so-well-known West German genre cinema of the 1960s and 1970s.
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
Self
A documentary on the 1973 Sam Fuller film Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street.
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
Writer
Documentary about German film critic Michael Althen.
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
Director
Documentary about German film critic Michael Althen.
Beloved Sisters
Writer
A love triangle forms between post-Enlightenment writer Friedrich Schiller and two sisters -- one who became his wife, and the other, his biographer.
Beloved Sisters
Director
A love triangle forms between post-Enlightenment writer Friedrich Schiller and two sisters -- one who became his wife, and the other, his biographer.
Wealthy Corpses: A Crime Story from Starnberg
Director
A crime movie directed by Dominik Graf.
Es werde Stadt! – 50 Jahre Grimme-Preis in Marl
Director
An overview of the interconnecting relationship between the most important TV award in Germany, the Grimme-Preis, and the town Marl where it is handed out once a year.
Lawinen der Erinnerung
Director
documentary
Das unsichtbare Mädchen
Director
Eleven years ago, an 8-year-old girl disappeared from a small German town on the German-Czech border. Although her body was never found, nor were there any traces of blood or DNA evidence, a mentally-disabled man was coerced to confess to the crime. Even though he withdrew his admission of guilt two days later, the forced confession was enough to convince the ruling judge. The responsible investigator Altendorf was discharged so that the investigation could be sped along by another colleague.
Dreileben: Don’t Follow Me Around
Writer
The police psychologist Jo is supposed to help catch the sex offender Molesch. Since the hotel is fully booked, she stays with her old college friend Vera and her husband Bruno. It turns out that Vera and Jo used to be in love with the same man. The two women's musings are interrupted when Molesch suddenly appears in the garden.
Dreileben: Don’t Follow Me Around
Director
The police psychologist Jo is supposed to help catch the sex offender Molesch. Since the hotel is fully booked, she stays with her old college friend Vera and her husband Bruno. It turns out that Vera and Jo used to be in love with the same man. The two women's musings are interrupted when Molesch suddenly appears in the garden.
Der Weg, den wir nicht zusammen gehen
Director
Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist
Director
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
(segment "Der Weg - den wir nicht zusammen gehen") (voice)
Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Director
Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
Self
This is not merely another film about cinema history; it is a film about the love of cinema, a journey of discovery through over a century of German film history. Ten people working in film today remember their favourite films of yesteryear.
The Vow
Writer
1818 in the Münsterland: Innumerable pilgrims seeking comfort and consolation visit the bedside of Anna Katharina von Emmerich, a nun whose body bears marks of the holy wounds of Christ on her chest, forehead and hands. Clemens von Brentano, an artist in his prime, visits the nun′s sickbed as a simple "writer of the wonders of God" to take down her visions and beliefs. He believes himself to be in charge of his life as a devout Catholic. The former rake′s encounter with the charismatic nun proves fateful, however. For both of them.
The Vow
Director
1818 in the Münsterland: Innumerable pilgrims seeking comfort and consolation visit the bedside of Anna Katharina von Emmerich, a nun whose body bears marks of the holy wounds of Christ on her chest, forehead and hands. Clemens von Brentano, an artist in his prime, visits the nun′s sickbed as a simple "writer of the wonders of God" to take down her visions and beliefs. He believes himself to be in charge of his life as a devout Catholic. The former rake′s encounter with the charismatic nun proves fateful, however. For both of them.
A City Is Blackmailed
Writer
A village is blackmailing the city of Leipzig.
A City Is Blackmailed
Director
A village is blackmailing the city of Leipzig.
Fremder Bruder
Anwalt
The Red Cockatoo
Director
A coming-of-age story set in Germany in the 1960s. Siggi becomes involved in a love triangle when he falls for Luise, but the tightening political climate forces him to make a fateful decision.
Cold Spring
Director
A rebellious young woman is thrown out by her wealthy, but marbly parents and gets into a nightmare of poverty, prostitution and sickness.
Hotte in Paradise
Director
Hotte, a Berlin-based pimp with only modest turnovers, suddenly becomes a big player in the prostitution business. He has three girls on the streets: Rosa is in love with Hotte and is working hard for him. Jenny, the new girl, is an unconventional prostitute but nevertheless much sought-after by her clients. And the third girl, Yvonne, also brings in a large turn-out. So, Hotte’s proceeds are more than sufficient to buy expensive accessoires and to boost his reputation with the other pimps. But when Yvonne quits her job and Jenny starts to work for another pimp, Hotte’s rise comes to a sudden end
Friends of Friends
Writer
Dominik Graf relocates the story of the same name by Henry James from the 19th century to the year 2001.
Friends of Friends
Director
Dominik Graf relocates the story of the same name by Henry James from the 19th century to the year 2001.
A Map of the Heart
Writer
Katrin and Jürgen spend their holidays in Corsica. Katrin is in her mid-thirties, working as a tracer at Jürgen’s company who suddenly remembers he’s married – but not with Kathrin. So they decide to end their vacation earlier than they had planned. Virtually a second before they start to drive back to the airport, Katrin takes her belongings out of Jürgen’s car again and lets him go. Now being alone for the remaining days of her vacation, Katrin finds herself more and more bewildered by the things that happened to her.
A Map of the Heart
Director
Katrin and Jürgen spend their holidays in Corsica. Katrin is in her mid-thirties, working as a tracer at Jürgen’s company who suddenly remembers he’s married – but not with Kathrin. So they decide to end their vacation earlier than they had planned. Virtually a second before they start to drive back to the airport, Katrin takes her belongings out of Jürgen’s car again and lets him go. Now being alone for the remaining days of her vacation, Katrin finds herself more and more bewildered by the things that happened to her.
Munich: Secrets of a City
Erzähler
A collage of memories, fictional stories, biographies, dreams and missed opportunities, which in their entirety represent the idea of Munich.
Munich: Secrets of a City
Director
A collage of memories, fictional stories, biographies, dreams and missed opportunities, which in their entirety represent the idea of Munich.
Your Best Years
Director
Bitter Innocence
Director
Andreas Brandt is the head of the research department in a pharmaceutical company. He earns enough to build a future with his wife Monica and his daughter Eva. But a merger puts his position in jeopardy. Brandt randomly observes Larssen, who’s responsible for the merger, raping the waitress Vanessa. Instead of helping her, he takes a file which has previously been stolen by Larssen. It contains incriminating evidence against Larssen. Brandt tries to blackmail Larssen, but Larssen is capable to shift the buck back to Brandt. Slowly Brandt’s family becomes involved...
Der Skorpion
Music
Josef Bertholt is head of operations of the Munich Police's drug squad. When his wife Lily is the victim of a hit by drug dealers, he becomes even more obsessed with his work.
Der Skorpion
Director
Josef Bertholt is head of operations of the Munich Police's drug squad. When his wife Lily is the victim of a hit by drug dealers, he becomes even more obsessed with his work.
Denk ich an Deutschland – Das Wispern im Berg der Dinge
Music
Denk ich an Deutschland – Das Wispern im Berg der Dinge
Writer
Denk ich an Deutschland – Das Wispern im Berg der Dinge
Director
Irren ist männlich
Lorenz
Reise nach Weimar
Director
Doktor Knock
Director
The Invincibles
Story
Simon, the leader of a police special unit, becomes caught up in a complex scheme involving bribery and money-laundering, as well as an affair with the beautiful wife of a government official investigating organized crime and political corruption. After the official is kidnapped, the chase leads to a dramatic conclusion high in the Bavarian Alps.
The Invincibles
Music
Simon, the leader of a police special unit, becomes caught up in a complex scheme involving bribery and money-laundering, as well as an affair with the beautiful wife of a government official investigating organized crime and political corruption. After the official is kidnapped, the chase leads to a dramatic conclusion high in the Bavarian Alps.
The Invincibles
Director
Simon, the leader of a police special unit, becomes caught up in a complex scheme involving bribery and money-laundering, as well as an affair with the beautiful wife of a government official investigating organized crime and political corruption. After the official is kidnapped, the chase leads to a dramatic conclusion high in the Bavarian Alps.
Nachtwache
Director
A deliriously vulgar modernist journey to the end of the night.
The Gamblers
Director
Jojo was counting on his inheritance from a rich uncle to pay off his gambling debts, but the old man played a dirty trick on him, giving him custody of an oversized dog, and leaving the real cash in the hands of one of his neices. His comfortable fantasy of future solvency has been sorely tried; to restore it, he begins to try wooing his cousin Kathrin (the woman with the loot). However, as things progress, he finds himself actually falling for her, which is perhaps the only really decent thing that he's done in his adult life. When he and a gambling buddy take Kathrin on a jaunt to the south of France, things get pretty dicey when a corrupt cop comes onto the scene. In this romantic thriller, only one will survive.
Tiger, Löwe, Panther
Music
Tiger, Löwe, Panther
Director
Die Beute
Director
The Cat
Director
Two bank robbers hold the clerks hostage and demand 3 million German marks as ransom. What the police do not realize is that the true criminal mastermind watches them from outside the bank, anticipating every move.
Bei Thea
Director
David flies from Tel Aviv to Munich to study. Through a gay friend he meets Thea, the older quirky landlady of a gay pub. He becomes friends with Thea. She recognizes through a ring David wears that he is her grandson.
Drei gegen drei
Director
Tango im Bauch
Willie
Treffer
Director
Albi, Franz and Tayfun want little more in life than to ride their bikes, but things toughen up when they get unemployed.
Kieselsteine
Sebastian
Vienna in the eighties. An accidental meeting in a restaurant. She, Hannah, is Jewish and has a live-in lover, a young and successful architect. He, Friedrich, is a German and lives permanently in Vienna. Two worlds collide with another, begin to become entangled in each other. Friedrich too, has his problems. He is a "German", which fascinates and repels Hannah at the same time. She tries to get over her confusion by being ironic and flirtatious. Simultaneously, what she has tried to suppress breaks through in flashbacks...
Second Sight
Writer
A young woman who works in a bookstore has been terrified by nightmares about having committed suicide in a past lifetime, combined with a sense of déjà vu regarding a specific apartment building. When she meets a young man who works in an optical company, whether she knows it or not, she is that much closer to the truth about her visions.
Second Sight
Director
A young woman who works in a bookstore has been terrified by nightmares about having committed suicide in a past lifetime, combined with a sense of déjà vu regarding a specific apartment building. When she meets a young man who works in an optical company, whether she knows it or not, she is that much closer to the truth about her visions.
Neon City
Writer
Episode movie about the no-future generation of the early 1980s.
Neon City
Director
Episode movie about the no-future generation of the early 1980s.
Der kostbare Gast
Writer
Der kostbare Gast
Director
Der Mädchenkrieg
Pavel Sixta
The three daughters of the Dessau merchant Sellmann move with their father to Prague in 1936, where he accepted a position as director of the Böhmische Landesbank. For the three different women begins a new life, which accompanies the film over a period of ten years.
In der Familie - Teil 1
Director
Polizeiruf 110: Die Lüge, die wir Zukunft nennen
Director
Chief detective Bessie Eyckhoff’s team is meant to monitor a company suspected of illegal insider trading. The temptation to profit from the information is too big for some colleagues. But as they try to sell their shares, trading is mysteriously suspended…
Golem
Director
Upcoming science-fiction thriller directed by Dominik Graf.