Torsten Michaelis

East Germany, 1988. 19-year-old Franka doesn't really care for politics. She prefers going to the disco and dreaming about seeing Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson live in concert. But beneath her carefree façade, she is scarred by the loss of her baby brother. But then she meets Stefan: He's young, idealistic, and part of an environmental activist group. A mix that makes Franka instantly make fall for him – and his group, which welcomes her with open arms. But this wild, revolutionary influence does not stay unnoticed: Her mother, who's with the Party, is worried about Franka. As Stefan's group loses the support of the church, leaving them vulnerable to the state, Stefan and Franka are soon in the government's line of fire…

Anne Marie Fuchs' ex-husband Konrad Gelden was shot dead in his villa. This shatters the private detective's hope of solving the riddle of the disappearance of her son Florian. Almost thirty years ago, he was kidnapped as a boy to punish Anne for leaving the Stasi. When Anne's business partner Youssef receives a new order, the tide turns.

Marc Deville is an acclaimed author of erotic literature. In his personal life, however, physical closeness with the opposite sex eludes him. Being a porn addict, his sexuality is narrowly defined by the framed images he can masturbate to. One day he meets Justine, a nurse with a fetish of her own: her love for erotic asphyxiaton has estranged her from her husband Eric, a theatre director...

The unsuccessful writer Max Rhode is a law-abiding citizen. But what Max doesn't know yet: In a few days he will commit a crime so horrific that it is hard to imagine for a human being.

During their investigation into a toxic waste scandal, Yousseff and Anne Marie Fuchs' client are found dead, and the two detectives find themselves in a life-threatening situation.

Una pequeña ciudad alemana, poco tiempo después de la I Guerra Mundial. Anna va todos los días a visitar la tumba de su prometido Frantz, asesinado en Francia. Un día, Adrien, un misterioso joven francés, también deja flores en la tumba. Su presencia suscitará reacciones imprevisibles en un entorno marcado por la derrota de Alemania.

Mid-fifties Anne Marie Fuchs lives modestly and withdrawn in Düsseldorf. When a murder happens, it becomes clear that the inconspicuous lady, who is always in short supply, seems to be an absolute investigator with a razor-sharp mind. No wonder, because Anne Marie Fuchs is a former East German spy, especially one who still has a bill from her active time open.

Cuando un grupo de prisioneros es transferido al campo de concentración de Auschwitz, un niño judío de cuatro años aparece en el campo dentro de una maleta. Un grupo de prisioneros decide ocultar y proteger al niño. (FILMAFFINITY)

KAFKA'S THE BURROW tells the story of a man's "metamorphosis" (as Kafka would put it) in a rapidly changing and increasingly isolated world. A man (Axel Prahl), who has seemingly achieved everything, ensconces himself in his burrow, a fortress-like apartment complex. But no matter how hard he tries to keep the outside world at a distance, he gets more and more entangled in his own web of fear and paranoia: those outside know he is there, they want him, they want his wealth, and they are inevitably going to get him ...

A lifeguard at Lake Müggel has his hand bitten off and the marks indicate a shark attack. The lake is closed to the public by extending a local festival indefinitely while the city council thinks of what can be done to remove the shark. The public becomes restless having their lake closed for so long and come up with a plan to drive the shark from the lake with large quantities of beer.

How Murat Kurnaz ended up in Guantanamo Bay is a mysterious story. 5 YEARS investigates the psychological aspect of this endless and unjustified "imprisonment" where Kurnaz had to endure never ending physical and psychological torture.

In this vivid historical drama set in 1980s East Germany, two dockworkers and best friends who dream of escaping the repressive regime are forced to choose their loyalties when the state police promise them safe passage out of the country — if they inform on their co-workers and union leader.

En los años 30, un comediante y actor de cabaret alemán, Hans Zeisig, llega al legendario Hotel Lux, el "paraíso perdido" de Moscú. Allí es confundido con Hansen, el astrólogo personal de Hitler.

El Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) tiene un accidente de coche en Berlín. Al despertar descubre que, de repente, su mujer (January Jones) no le reconoce y que otro hombre (Aidan Quinn) ha adquirido su identidad. Las autoridades le ignoran porque no le creen y unos asesinos le persiguen. Martin se encuentra solo y cansado y se ve obligado a huir. Sin nadie a quien acudir, en un país desconocido, Martin le pide ayuda a una reticente desconocida (Diana Kruger) al sumergirse en un terrible misterio que le hará dudar de su cordura y de su identidad. ¿Hasta dónde estará dispuesto a llegar para descubrir la verdad?.

David, a waiter, finds an unpublished manuscript in a dresser drawer. To impress a girl, he claims to be the author. When the novel becomes a best-seller, the real author introduces himself and begins to take over David's life.

Based on one of the most spectacular series of bank robberies in Germany, Zwölf Winter tells the story of Klaus and Mike, two criminals who became friends in prison. When they happen to meet each other again after they have been released they begin to plan the perfect bank robbery, and it seems to work. For twelve years the two keep on robbing banks, always in winter. The police are in the dark for years. But they won't stick to their guns...

An eleven-year-old Turkish boy, two young men from a small town, and a cuckolded policeman from the sticks all find their way to Berlin on May Day, where, in the district of Kreuzberg, emotions come to the boil every year.

Alemania, 1942. Un niño está convencido de que a sus vecinos judíos se los van a llevar en tren a un lugar llamado "Juguetelandia", y envidia por ello al hijo, de su misma edad. (FILMAFFINITY)

Diciembre de 1944: la "guerra total" está totalmente perdida. Goebbels (Sylvester Groth), sin embargo, no está dispuesto a ser derrotado tan fácilmente. Durante el día del Año Nuevo, se supone que el Führer (Helge Schneider) debe reactivar el espíritu de lucha del público con un discurso agresivo. El único problema es que el Führer no puede hacerlo. Enfermo y depresivo, evita el contacto con el pueblo. La única persona que ahora le puede ayudar es su antiguo profesor de interpretación, Adolfo Grünbaum (Ulrich Mühe)... un judío. Goebbels le traslada en secreto a él y a su familia del campo de concentración de Sachsenhausen a la cancillería del Reich. El tiempo se agota. El Führer tiene sólo cinco días para volver a estar en plena forma... (FILMAFFINITY)

Ferdinand's father, the president of the residence, can not tolerate a serious relationship between his son and a commoner, and moreover intends to marry him to Lady Milford, the prince's mistress, to increase his own influence at court.

Jost roams through the streets of Berlin. He opposes the world enraged, aggressively and furiously in a self-destructive way. He continuously provokes situations proving to himself that everybody hates him. He is convinced he does not need anybody and does not let anyone get close to him. Anna is walled in by her fear and unable to leave her apartment. She manages to keep this situation from all the others in a system of lies. Her reserves draw to a close. She heads for a catastrophe. One day, Jost shows up at her door.

Kai, a young boy, living in 1923 Berlin tries to convince an American businessman that he can market his chewing gum better than anyone else in town.