Axel Ranisch

Orphea in Love, now, fuses many of these diverse forays for a singular piece of musical theatre cinema. Structurally a musical or operetta, it features famous opera tunes paired with modern classical ballet choreographies. Befittingly, the title might insinuate a version of Jacques Offenbach's 1858 Orphée aux enfers (we have that somewhere else in the programme, though!), but the story of young, multi-job hassled Nele, her dream of opera stardom, and her love for dancer Kolya feels in its razzmatazzy mix of realism and kitsch simultaneously closer to Flashdance (1983; Adrian Lyne) and the average Lady Gaga music video. Wow. WOW!

Orphea in Love, now, fuses many of these diverse forays for a singular piece of musical theatre cinema. Structurally a musical or operetta, it features famous opera tunes paired with modern classical ballet choreographies. Befittingly, the title might insinuate a version of Jacques Offenbach's 1858 Orphée aux enfers (we have that somewhere else in the programme, though!), but the story of young, multi-job hassled Nele, her dream of opera stardom, and her love for dancer Kolya feels in its razzmatazzy mix of realism and kitsch simultaneously closer to Flashdance (1983; Adrian Lyne) and the average Lady Gaga music video. Wow. WOW!

Who is "Kalinka08"? In a chat message, she reports about experiences of violence in the family. A fake? Or does she urgently need help? Sofia and her friends are worried. Despite the Corona-lockdown, they arrange to meet and forge a plan to find Kalinka.

Clumsy peculiar pupil Alfons Zitterbacke dreams of being an astronaut and wreaks havoc anywhere he goes but against all odds wants to proof everyone who is teasing him wrong especially his father who wants him to be more of a 'normal' kid.

15 directors explore the question of whether the cinema is dying out as a location, an art form, and language.

Andreas y Martin comparten todos los altibajos de la vida cotidiana, y su hijo está madurando. Un acercamiento cauteloso a los rastros de una larga relación. La historia de amor de dos personas. No se trata de cómo se unen, no de una fase por la que pasan, sino de todas sus experiencias compartidas: todos los años entre el primer beso y hoy.

Ferdi thinks he's ugly – but likes the fact Jona is interested in him. Maybe because she's blind. What Ferdi doesn't suspect: She's just pretending to be blind to be able to live cheaply in subsidized housing. How long can she maintain her charade? Can love, which is supposed to make you blind, even work out that way? Director Tom Lass takes a closer look, shooting with blind actors and old Berlin buddies, acting the lead himself – paying tribute to a way of life beyond our way of seeing the world.

In the fifth film in the series, the two chief commissioners Zorn and Schröder again investigate a truly tricky case in Halle. The script was written by Stephan Ludwig, who wrote the novel as in the previous productions. Directed by the crime-experienced Andreas Herzog. In addition to the two proven chief commissioner actors Stephan Luca and Axel Ranisch play again u. a. Alice Dwyer the prosecutor Borck and Katharina Nesytowa Zorn's girlfriend Malina.

In a single afternoon, the early retiree Hubert Lotzmann manages to dupe his sisters-in-law, to betray his autonomous daughter Bille to the police and to forget his wife Annemarie’s birthday. And when she finds out that he has sucked her beloved budgie into the vacuum cleaner and in the process ruined her longstanding Fuzzbuster 500 vacuum cleaner, Annemarie’s patience runs out and she kicks him out: she gives him exactly two hours till dinner – if he doesn’t return with the repaired appliance, he doesn’t need to bother returning at all!

In a single afternoon, the early retiree Hubert Lotzmann manages to dupe his sisters-in-law, to betray his autonomous daughter Bille to the police and to forget his wife Annemarie’s birthday. And when she finds out that he has sucked her beloved budgie into the vacuum cleaner and in the process ruined her longstanding Fuzzbuster 500 vacuum cleaner, Annemarie’s patience runs out and she kicks him out: she gives him exactly two hours till dinner – if he doesn’t return with the repaired appliance, he doesn’t need to bother returning at all!

One night, a person is pushed in front of the S-Bahn. There is no witness, and the police assume suicide. Even Chief Inspector Claudius Zorn paid no attention to the incident. He's busy persuading Schröder to become his partner again. What neither Zorn nor Schröder suspect: The culprit is very close to her. And has a number of new victims in the sights. People who are close to the two investigators.

Tobias and Flasche are childhood friends. However, their alcoholic friendship is doing more harm than good to Tobias, who realizes he should focus on his family and career. Everything changes when Tobias tells this to Flasche.

Tobias and Flasche are childhood friends. However, their alcoholic friendship is doing more harm than good to Tobias, who realizes he should focus on his family and career. Everything changes when Tobias tells this to Flasche.

Tobias and Flasche are childhood friends. However, their alcoholic friendship is doing more harm than good to Tobias, who realizes he should focus on his family and career. Everything changes when Tobias tells this to Flasche.

An African-German Author loses his memory and is used by a modern National Socialist Party as promotion-figure for more political power over Germany.

Robby screwed up. And because he is afraid of going home, he escapes head over heels into the wood. But there are living some dark 'friends', who are just waiting for such a young desperate boy who get lost in the wood! The Magician Stefan wants to have Robbies childhood and the bad-tempered robber-chief sneaks through the wood with his machete. No wonder that Robby is in big trouble very soon.

Robby screwed up. And because he is afraid of going home, he escapes head over heels into the wood. But there are living some dark 'friends', who are just waiting for such a young desperate boy who get lost in the wood! The Magician Stefan wants to have Robbies childhood and the bad-tempered robber-chief sneaks through the wood with his machete. No wonder that Robby is in big trouble very soon.

Robby screwed up. And because he is afraid of going home, he escapes head over heels into the wood. But there are living some dark 'friends', who are just waiting for such a young desperate boy who get lost in the wood! The Magician Stefan wants to have Robbies childhood and the bad-tempered robber-chief sneaks through the wood with his machete. No wonder that Robby is in big trouble very soon.

Sarah is loud, non-conform, rude, honest and provocative. She seems invincible, but she is lonely and lost. Struggling with her daily life.

A documentary about the International Queer Film Festival Hamburg that celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014. The filmmakers have filmed, interviewed, gleaned the archives, watched hours of footage and edited reams of material into a small masterpiece. With its gorgeous shots and sublime soundtrack, the documentary entertainingly brings across both the unique atmosphere and 25-year history, and above all, illuminates the complex mesh that both forms and carries the festival. On another note, the film tries to detect the ways a queer film festival like this has functioned as a platform for unheard voices - and continues to do so in the present. For some people, its sole existence has been a life changing momentum.

A youth in middle of self-discovery, offending with his father, just discovering his sexuality and hiding it again. A boy who's often lonely loses a loved one and is in love with the wrong one.

A youth in middle of self-discovery, offending with his father, just discovering his sexuality and hiding it again. A boy who's often lonely loses a loved one and is in love with the wrong one.

Alemania /// Sven vive con su madre Edeltraut, quien sufre de demencia. Él comparte su vida, el apartamento e inclusive la cama con ella. Durante el día Sven trabaja en un banco, mientras Daniel cuida de Edeltraut, la lleva de paseo, de compras, además de mantener el orden en el apartamento. Un día, mientras Daniel limpia las ventanas, Edeltraut lo deja encerrado en el balcón y sale a la calle. Los dos hombres salen a buscarla, pero lo que encuentran no es únicamente a la madre de Sven, también descubren la ternura y sensibilidad que existe entre ellos.

Five German directors celebrate the influence that famed filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim has had on their careers in honor of his 70th birthday. After discussing Praunheim's inspiration, each protégé presents an original short drawn from the experience.

Five German directors celebrate the influence that famed filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim has had on their careers in honor of his 70th birthday. After discussing Praunheim's inspiration, each protégé presents an original short drawn from the experience.

A nameless man receives phone calls intended for someone else and ends up pretending to be that person, while a female character rebels against her author.

A coming-of-age movie about how hard life is and how great it can be...It's the story about Karl "Charlie" Kolostrum, a young guy who tries to get along with his life but hasn't learned to live as an adult yet.

Denny is living the high life in Berlin and is having sex with a lot of girls. Denny got a mother. This mother just got a new husband: Frank. Denny hasn't talked to his mother in 10 years. Frank wants to change this. He takes a train to Berlin. Who's gonna be the first to mature?

Después de unos cuantos años trabajando de becario, Till, acaba convirtiéndose en jefe de su propia empresa, una asesoría laboral para jóvenes en prácticas. A su vez, llega Sydelia, una activista de izquierdas, idealista y combativa. Los caminos de ambos jóvenes no tardarán en cruzarse. Ella está decidida a arrancarlo del mundo capitalista en el que ahora vive por la vía revolucionaria. ¿Pero realmente, dos personas tan diferentes pueden sentirse atraídos?