Inka Friedrich

In order to avoid being “canceled”, an association called “House of Womxn” must immediately change the panel that will be participating in an international women’s conference in order to satisfy a diversity checklist. As a result, the very diverse panelists clash in the empty clubhouse, revealing some painful differences at first, but then some affirming commonalities as well.

A routine check-up reveals that the Pilates trainer Kathrin is suffering from kidney disease and needs a transplant. Her husband Arnold is a successful architect in the middle of a large project and is afraid of donating one of his kidneys. Götz, a friend of the couple's, would undergo the operation immediately if it means saving Kathrin's life - even though this causes problems with his partner Diana. Confronted by issues of life and death, the fragility of the relationships within and between the couples is laid bare. Eventually, the question can no longer be avoided: what is true love?

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…

Three fathers who are also brothers-in-law make a pact to save their daughters from their boyfriends.

Basado en una historia real. Steffi, de 16 años, acaba de graduarse de la escuela secundaria y está ansiosa por su viaje de estudios a París, donde le ha prometido a su novio Fabián la noche romántica que lo ha hecho esperar desde que comenzaron a salir. Su plan de por vida para unirse a las fuerzas policiales ya está establecido, lo que significa que su vida adulta está a la vuelta de la esquina. En un chequeo médico de rutina, justo antes del viaje a París, Steffi y sus padres se enfrentan a un diagnóstico demoledor: un cáncer incurable con una esperanza de vida de menos de un año. Mientras que su madre Eva inmediatamente intenta proteger a Steffi sin poder hacer nada, por no hablar de un viaje escolar a París y su padre Frank, un sacerdote protestante, cuestiona todo en lo que él alguna vez creyó, pero Steffi está decidida a deshacerse de su destino condenado.

Archduchess Ottilie and her servants are in the middle of preparations for the big birthday bash for Princess Aurora. Lowly servant Johann wants nothing more than to be "one of them".

The worn-out ex-journalist Ralph has to work as a substitute teacher at an evening school and in the end learns more than his protegees.

A woman who appears to be in the middle of life travels to Switzerland to seek euthanasia. As she puts the well-considered decision into action in an apartment, she encounters doubts for the last time.

"Snowblind" is set in the black forest in the ice cold winter of 1946. Peter, a 16-year old, blind boy is trying to get out of Germany together with his father Heiner – a former SS officer. They carry the fatally wounded soldier Karl, who promised to guide them across the border to Switzerland. By the time they reach his families remote farm house, Karl has died and Peter and Heiner hope for Karls father to fulfill his sons promise. A snow storm forces them to stay at the farm house, causing highly sensible dynamics between the contradicting characters - sparking a chain of fateful events.

St. Petersburg 1917. The frontline of the global war is coming closer everyday; people are hungry, wor-ried, angry. In February the tsar is overthrown. Many artists are euphoric: Revolution! Freedom, finally? No. Starting in October, the Bolsheviks rule by themselves. What were poets, thinkers, and avant-gardists like Maxim Gorky and Kazimir Malevich doing during this drastic change of power? In the film, five of them alight from the director’s piles of books as animated cut-out figures. With their own recorded words in their mouths, they participate in salons, committees, and street riots.

Max Bretschneider pretends to be a communist in order to conduct the last interview with Erich Honecker.

Berlín Oriental, otoño de 1989. Wilhelm Powileit cumple 90 años, pero afronta con estoica indiferencia la fiesta organizada por este motivo en su honor. Exiliado durante el nazismo y acérrimo militante de la causa comunista toda su vida, el anciano recibe un homenaje tardío al que acuden familia, vecinos y antiguos camaradas. A pesar de la aparente alegría de la celebración, todos son conscientes de que el régimen comunista se desmorona sin remedio. Y un nieto de Wilhelm acaba de huir a Alemania Occidental.

Después de un verano en un campamento, Phil regresa a casa para encontrar que su madre, Glass, y su hermana gemela, Dianne, no se hablan. Phil no está dispuesto a enfrentarse a su familia durante los últimos días de las vacaciones, así que escapa para pasar el rato con su mejor amiga, Kat, y comer helado. Con el comienzo del año escolar, llega un nuevo estudiante, el guapo y misterioso Nicholas.

Terrar alarm in Berlin. Although the security authorities have various information about impending attacks by Islamists, but the detonation of an explosive device and the death of many people can not prevent them. The investigators focus on judge Elke Seeberg, who is quickly exposed to a hunt. Can it really be that her daughter was involved in the assassination? In search of the truth, Elke encounters connections in the constitutional authorities, which also the BKA official Heinrich Buch does not simply accept.

Basada en un hecho real, esta película cuenta el caso de Claus Jansen. Una noche, su hijo de 12 años desaparece del internado donde estudia y poco después lo encuentran asesinado. Como las investigaciones de la policía no llevan a ninguna parte, se pone a buscar al asesino él mismo y comienza una búsqueda obsesiva que durará años, siempre angustiado por la certeza de saber que si no la hubiera enviado al internado, su hijo todavía estaría vivo.

Un anciano llamado Geppetto crea una marioneta de madera llamada Pinocho. El inventor desea que Pinocchio sea un niño de verdad. El Hada Azul hace realidad su deseo y da vida a la marioneta, pero conservando su cuerpo de madera. El hada asigna a Pepito Grillo como conciencia de Pinocchio, para que lo aleje de los problemas y lo aconseje en situaciones difíciles. Sin embargo, Pepito Grillo no es escuchado por Pinocchio, quien pasa por varios problemas.

A family, middle-class and entrepreneurial, in times of globalization.

More than anything, 10-year-old Sascha likes to go on bike rides with the neighbour girl Elli and collect sounds. He also has a passion for fixing up his bike in his improvised workshop. What he doesn't like is the new special school he has been sent to in order to learn how to read and write. One day Sascha is caught stealing and his mother decides to seek help at the youth welfare office.

El doctor ha dicho la verdad. Los días están contados. ¿Por qué yo y por qué ahora? Un hombre deja atrás a su mujer y a sus hijos, a sus padres, a sus amigos, a sus vecinos y a su antigua amante, a todos aquellos que formaron parte de su vida. Cada día es un pequeño adiós. Las palabras son cada vez menos comunes, el silencio se prolonga cada vez más. Ante la ventana, el año cambia de color. Morir, un último trabajo. Quedarse solo pero sin estar solo está bien, quizás.

Attorney Caroline, the sensitive Judith, the housewife Eva and the affluent entrepreneur Estelle have been friends for 15 years. Once a year, the ladies go on a weekend break, but this time the trip is not a good star: After the death of her husband Arne wants the mourning Judith completed his pilgrimage started to Lourdes. As faithful friends, the three others join her. However, it does not take long for the strains of the tour to cause many a quarrel.

Alemania del Este, 1984: Frank Korbach está a la espera de asistir a la escuela de teatro, mientras que su mejor amigo, el rebelde Thomas, se niega a hacer el servicio militar. Junto con el aventurero pero ingenuo Alex, Thomas planea hacer un intento desesperado por escapar a Occidente. Sabiendo que él nunca podría verlos otra vez, Frank Thomas y Alex le acompañan a la frontera. De repente, se ven confrontados por una unidad especial de la Stasi, la policía secreta de Alemania Oriental. Aunque los chicos consiguen evitar la captura, la antigua vida de Frank se ha ido para siempre, convertido en un fugitivo. El padre de Frank (Kurt Korbach) es sorprendido por el escape. Convencido de que Frank es inocente, convence a sus superiores de que sólo él puede llevar a su hijo de vuelta.

After being hit on the head, the eccentric gourmet critic, Gilles "Günni" Demmonget, loses both his sense of taste and smell, and now, of all times, he is due to appear in a public cooking duel with his wild young competitor, Paul Scheffke. Hoping for a speedy recovery, Gilles moves into a fasting hotel on the island of Sylt for a while, recommended to him by his friend Risto. The isolation and peace, combined with doing without solid food is supposed to sharpen his senses and help them return completely. On the island, he not only experiences a turbulent reunion with fasting instructor Marit Hansen - but his desirous ex-lover Diana moves into the adjacent room as well.

A love connection clicks for Lila when she moves back to Berlin and meets Christopher -- never realizing that she's fallen for a rock star who's signed a contract to remain single for life.

Historical Bio-Pic, based on the life of Hope Bridges Adams-Lehmann, being the first female physician and member of womens-lib movement in Germany at the end of 19th century.

Narra el drama de una familia tras el suicidio de Alexander, su hijo menor. Un año después, la madre (Corinna Harfouch) contrata al prestigioso pintor Max Hollander (Josef Bierbichler) para que haga un retrato del hijo perdido y de la hija mayor (Karoline Herfurth). A partir de ese momento empiezan a salir a la luz diversos y dolorosos problemas familiares que hasta entonces habían permanecido ocultos.

Short film.

Twelve-year-old Martin is a little too small for his age. Too thin and too quiet, as his mother is unfortunately always reminding him. He and his blue baseball cap are joined at the hip, or rather, at the head. Martin and his parents have just moved to the quiet little town of Bellbach. A new home, a new school, but no new friends. Even on his first day, there’s trouble...

Verano en Berlín. Katrin y Nike son dos amigas que viven en una casa antigua de lo que fue Berlín Este. El piso de Nike tiene un balcón, donde pasa noches enteras charlando con Katrin, que vive con su hijo en la planta baja. Suspendidas entre el cielo y la tierra, se instalan en el balcón y observan la existencia diversa y compleja de los hombres, reflexionando acerca de sus propias vidas y de sus deseos.

Second-hand car sales man Willenbrock has everything that he could ever wish for. He is married, has two lovers, a cottage in the German city Grünen, and a BMW. Yet one day while at his cottage he gets mugged and his life is drastically changed. Little by little the world he once felt safe in falls apart around him.

Postal worker Jenny finds and reads the letters that the little girl Lilly sent to her dead mother. Jenny decided to help Lilly and gets involved with her father Matthias.

The exits of a Berlin courtyard are blocked by the police due to an ambiguous event outside and a state of emergency occurs. Among the residents of the building, insecurities start to pump fear. Suspicion takes over panic, prejudices bring polarization and another question appears: Is the real danger coming from inside or outside?