I don't know who I am - that's what it is', the seventeen-year-old curly redhead Jordi grumbles to his tough girlfriend. Under mother's wing, Jordi spends all his time on the Internet. His only adventure is a ride on the back of his girlfriend's motorbike. One day, a coincidental but shocking discovery on the Net forces him to start searching for his identity, away from his familiar environment. It takes him to a confrontation with his biological father who was supposed dead, but appears to live in Ireland and does not immediately press his lost son in his arms. Kilkenny Cross is a coming-of-age drama, in which the Dutch urban water landscape contrasts with the green hills of Ireland and the impassiveness of modern means of communication with the longing for human intimacy. A chat session between mother and son leads to an emotional climax. In a cameo role, female novelist Manon Uphoff explains what true love means.
Judith
12-year-old Thomas takes rowing lessons and grows rather fond of his teacher. He idolizes his trainer – and when the boy discovers that the person he felt such a love for lied to him in order to sleep with his mother – his heart is broken. It's hard for him to understand why his trainer would prefer to be intimate with his mother than to be with him.
Inge Herold is in her mid-thirties. She is divorced and lives with her 15-year-old son. She works as a psychologist and social worker and is involved with a married man. Suddenly, Inge finds out she may have breast cancer, which would mean an operation the very next day. The 24 hours before the planned surgery puts her under enormous psychological pressure and she begins to reevaluate her life. With heightened awareness of matters of everyday life, she realizes that what she previously considered meaningful, was actually void of any real meaning.
Janine van den Bos
마를린 호리스 감독의 데뷔작으로 남녀 관계에 대한 비관적인 시선을 견지하고 있는 작품. 옷가게 남자주인공을 살해한 세 명의 여성을 통해 가부장제에 대한 여성의 분노를 파괴적으로 보여준 작품으로 평가 되고 있다. 어느날 암스텔담에 있는 옷가게에서 살인사건이 일어난다. 범인은 세 여자. 하지만 그들은 그 날 우연히 그 가게에 들른 생면부지의 주부, 이혼녀, 독신녀이다. 사건을 맡은 경찰은 살해동기를 알 수 없는 이 사건의 해결을 위해 심리학자에게 이 세 여인들의 정상여부를 의뢰한다. 심리학자의 조사에 따라 플래쉬 백으로 그 날 옷가게 안에서 있었던 사건들이 보여지는데 그것을 살인자체를 축으로 일상생활에서 여성들에게 가해지는 남성의 억압을 여러가지 모티브를 통해 보여준다. 영화에서는 이 세 여성들이 극히 평범한 여성들이며 오히려 남성들을 철저하게 비웃고 있다. 독신녀는 매춘부로 오인하는 신사, 주부를 단순히 온순한 여인이라 규정하고 집안에서 하는 일 없다고 단언하는 그녀의 남편, 아내의 일에 개입하여 적당히 앞가림이나 하려하는 심리학자의 남편, 그리고 법정에서 세 여성이 한 남자를 살인하는 것과 세 남성이 한 여성을 살인하는 것을 비교하는 검사……. 남성 중심의 법정을 비웃는 여성들의 연대를 보여주는 결말은 침묵의 무게를 깨뜨리는 폭로의 웃음으로 기능함으로써 영화가 끝난 후에도 오랫동안 반향을 불러 일으킨다.
The evil and powerful King Magus brutally subjugates the people of his kingdom. Anyone who does not want to submit is turned into an animal and locked in a cage. Magus kidnaps the girl Hanna, whom he wants to marry. But Hanna refuses, and her lover, the shepherd Elias, goes to the castle to free her. He learns from Magus' servant Pravos that a mirror gives the king magic power and immortality and that he can only be defeated by water from the Moon Lake. Elijah sets out on his journey to the Moon Lake. Will he withstand the dangers and finally achieve victory over the king? Wrid he be able to free Hanna and the whole kingdom?
Barbara
The former athlete Barbara follows her husband to the province and attempts to masters her new life, even after her separation from him.
Paula
A veterinarian lives together with his sister and her son in a small village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. He has to cope with gossip and distrust from the villagers.
Regentrude
The Germanic pagan deity, The Rainmaker, has fallen asleep, causing widespread drought and poverty. A young couple, Andreas and Maren must trick an old goblin into leading them to the magic garden of The Rainmaker and wake her up.
Simone Marijnissen
The film tells the story of Freek Groenevelt and Simone Marijnissen whose lives are taken over by Joachim Stiller.
Rosine
In medieval Germany, poor and witty Till Eulenspiegel fools and cheats citizens, churchmen, and landlords. Although in most cases he uses his wit for personal well-being, he often helps the poor and weak. Eventually, he gains an influential but also dangerous position as royal fool at the court of the emperor.
Lilian
Professional gambler Rufus convinces an ex-girlfriend to help him pull one over on a corrupt casino owner.
The story of a young woman with mental problems told in a non-chronological fashion.
Alla Polzin
Uwe Polzin, a highly talented biologist publicly stands the defence of his doctorate and this crucial day prompts him to look back on his life so far. These reminiscences are not altogether positive and he and his family still face almost unsolvable problems. For; while Ruth, Uwe's sister, consciously goes without family life and private happiness in order to devote herself fully to her vocation as a doctor; he tries to reconcile career and family. He has found in Alla, his wife - an interpreter - not only a truly loving partner but also someone who shares his basic view of life. Still, their marriage is undergoing a crisis. Uwe's job has become so demanding that he expects her to cope with a great deal of domestic problems. Alla senses that her husband is exploiting her love towards him and that he expects her only to make sacrifices for him. This is why she is contemplating divorce.
Britta
A classic love triangle is transposed onto the lives of three medical students in Leipzig. Udo loves Tini, his friend Tommy’s fiancée. Tini is torn between choosing one man over the other. Meanwhile, Britta has renewed her studies after giving up on acting, and wonders if she has made the right decision.
Professor Maria Scholl
Eight space cargo-ships disappear without a trace within three days. And the orbit station "Margot" has suddenly fallen silent. The space council is faced with a mystery and the scientist in charge, Maria Scholl, sees no other solution than ordering a total flight stop to this mysterious sector of space. Her colleague, Prof. Tal seems to be suspicious since he knows things before they are even released. A forbidden look into his personal file brings to light that Tal was part of the Eolomea project that never found approval of the commission in charge.
Ottilie
Bauerntochter
A farmer receives land from the king and discovers a buried golden mortar. He decides to give it to the king out of gratitude, but his clever daughter warns him that the king will surely want him to bring a corresponding pestle as well. When the king throws the farmer into jail for fraud, he bemoans the fact that he did not listen to his daughter.
Nervous poet wrestles with everyday utensils. His clumsy movements also cause trouble in bed.