Klaus Nierhoff

Like every year, André, manager of a company named ALTER NATIVE that furnishes sanitary article, invites his seven employees to a quietly festive Christmas weekend. Yet, unlike the years before, André has bad news. He is terminally ill and wants to hand over his company to one of them. He will announce his successor in the course of the weekend. His collaborators immediately turn into competitors. When his own son, Philippe, whom nobody knew about, makes a sudden appearance, cards are redistributed, but suspicion quickly arises that André plays a deceptive game. While his employees, in a crazy race behind the back of the others, try to make their mark, Philippe tries to understand the obscure game his father is playing. And what role does the hotel owner play in all this? Jingle bells? Jingle bells!

Lucca is in the middle of her A-level exams, heading for a career as a high-flying lawyer when she is mistakenly accused of criminal damage and sentenced to community service in a hospice. There she meets Valerie who is determined to carry out the last wishes of her friend Herma, despite Hermas son who is only interested in his inheritance. Lucca helps Valerie to kidnap Hermas ashes and they begin a journey which turns Luccas ideas and values upside down.

An 18 years old U19-German Bundesliga player with a pretty girlfriend - that's Jonathan. A gay liar, using girls as an alibi - that's Jonathan too. Torn between the world of football and his sexual orientation, he has to take a decision.

ABSEITSFALLE is the story of Karin and Mike. They work at Perla, a washing machine manufacturer. She is a career woman, he is on the assembly line and plays for the factory soccer team. The company is owned by an American corporation. Until now it has been business as usual, but all of a sudden comes the news that 400 redundancies are needed if Perla is to survive. Suddenly, there is everything to play for. Written by Anonymous

Alemania /// La madre de Sasha tiene un sueño: que su hijo sea un gran pianista. Él tiene uno distinto: el Sr. Weber, su profesor de piano, que está a punto de cambiar de ciudad. El corazón de Sasha se rompe y la única persona a quien le puede confiar estos sentimientos es a su amiga Jiao. Como hijo de una familia tradicional montenegrina, es difícil salir del armario, así que Sasha agradece que su padre crea que Jiao es su novia. Pero lo que empezó siendo una mentira piadosa, se convierte en un gran enredo cuando el hermano de Sasha tiene una aventura con Jiao.

Andrei (Dougray Scout) es un huérfano ruso cuya experiencia como soldado en el Ejército Rojo le ha convertido en un asesino sin sentimientos, conocido como “El Poeta”. Desde su base en París, Andrei planea sus operaciones con total impunidad, hasta que un día tiene que eliminar al testigo inocente de uno de sus crímenes. El destino hace que se enamore de Paula Stern (Laura Elena Harring), la hermana de su víctima, que, sin saber quién es realmente Andrei, le abre su corazón...

Anna is illiterate. Her patronizing husband Rolf has always taken advantage of this to patronize his wife. But that is over now. Anna took the difficult step and moved into her own apartment with the children. Fortunately, her best friend Maria lives next door to help Anna read important forms. Anna also found a job through Maria's mediation. Anna waits in a bistro in which the eccentric best-selling author Tom Dellwig is one of the regulars. The vain writer always expects everyone to dance to his tune.