Mona Bräuer

Carla Michelsen has had enough. Each of her three children will get 250,000 euros if they sign a contract she’s drawn up to disown them. Will they go for it? Philipp, the youngest, desperately needs the money, as he’s lost a fortune through speculation. Rita takes a while to decide, but eventually also accepts this sudden break. The only one who vehemently resists it is Doro, the middle child; she values the family unit. While the siblings can’t handle staying with their mother and prefer to stay in a hotel, Doro’s daughter, Joe, stays with her grandmother. The two get along well. When Joe confesses to being pregnant, however, Carla straightforwardly advises the granddaughter to have an abortion. Joe is horrified. In a rash move, she takes off with some of the money — with unforeseen consequences.

Astrid is in her late forties and has her life firmly under control. She has fallen in love with Paul, and their first weekend trip together takes them to Budapest for a few romantic days, just the two of them. But in the Hungarian capital things happen differently than they'd planned: They run into Julius, Astrid's first great love, whom she'd met at an artists' party in East Germany in 1986.

Martin Manz has run over the daughter of his best friend, Frank, who plays handball with him and regularly repairs Frank’s father’s old television. Martin wants to do the right thing and help the family, but he also wants to cover up his drunk-driving episode.

A nightmarish crisis occurs after a pregnant young Greek immigrant takes a job as a nanny to a young professional couple, in this stunning drama from Germany’s Christian Zübert.

Belgium, of all places. What's Belgium got besides chocolates and fries? No matter, this year it was Hannes' and Kiki's turn to choose the destination of their annual bike tour with their closest friends. They all looks forward to the adventure, after all they know that what counts the most is the time they spend together. It's only after the tour has begun that Hannes tells his friends that he's suffering from an incurable disease. The trip is to be his last. At first, the group is shocked and helpless, but after they hit the road again, they embark on a wild and one-of-a-kind adventure. Through Hannes, they realize how precious life is. Equipped with a list of things that still remain to do, and aware that nothing will be the same after this trip, they celebrate life as they never did before.

Now that we’re all living longer and “40 is the new 30,” why can’t 60 be the new 40? That’s what Louise and Frans think when they embark on bold new life adventures. Louise is a molecular biologist who decides to make a withdrawal from the sperm bank and have a baby. Meanwhile, gallery owner Frans decides to re-boot his career by finding the hottest new talent on the art scene. While attempting to recapture their lost youth and avoid total ridicule, Louise and Frans accidentally cross paths.

Jens Kessler, um terrorista da Facção do Exército Vermelho na Alemanha, é libertado da prisão. Durante os 18 anos que permaneceu lá, sua família, amigos e camaradas seguiram com suas vidas, cada um projetando sua própria fantasia de heroísmo ou falha em Jens. Para Inga, seu grande amor e mãe de seu filho, o passado e o presente entram em conflito já em seu primeiro fim de semana de liberdade. A tensão cresce, e não é preciso muito para começar um clima de histilidade. Baseado no romance de Bernhard Schlink, mesmo autor de O Leitor.

Marga nunca foi muito carinhosa com sua filha, Sofia. Ela tem medos, ressentimentos e não superou a morte do marido, Juris. Depois de anos sem quase nenhum contato com a mãe, Sofia agora tem que tomar conta dela. Marga começa a relatar coisas que aconteceram há muitos anos, coisas que Sofia nunca ouviu falar. Provocada pela suspeita de que os segredos do passado de Marga são importantes para entender o seu próprio, Sofia parte para Riga com sua mãe. Foi lá que Marga cresceu e se casou com Juris. Mas quanto mais Sofia aprende sobre sua mãe, menos ela tem certeza sobre sua própria identidade.

A German flight attendant's life spirals downward after she leaves her husband, quits her job, and joins a radical group of animal rights activists.

Set in Vietnam and Germany, This Is Love centers on Chris and the nine-year-old Jenjira on the run from the mafia. Together with his friend Holger, Chris bought the young Vietnamese girl's freedom from human traffickers – without actually being able to pay. Meanwhile, the female detective Maggie learns after 16 years why her husband up and left her without a word. These two worlds come together when Chris is accused of murder and Maggie is charged with interrogating him.....

Daredevil mountain climbers on their attempt to break yet another speed climbing record.

After nine years in psychiatric detention Theo, who has brutally assaulted and raped three women, is released. Living in a supervised community, he connects well with his social worker Sascha, finds a job at a print shop and even a girlfriend, Nettie, his principal's brittle and estranged daughter. But even though superficially everything seems to work out Theo's seething rage remains ready to erupt.

In 1989, Jenny Ecker, an 18-year-old daughter of an entrepreneur, flees from Hildesheim to the east - out of love. The teenager has fallen hopelessly in love with an East Berliner. Jenny’s parents are foaming from wrath and offer a reward: One-hundred thousand, later even a million, deutschmarks for whoever brings them their daughter back. The prospect of so much money gets east and west into quite a disarray – and in the end, the Wall really falls.

Year after year hundreds of thousands of fans line the route of the Tour de France, cheering on their heroes and willing them to victory, while millions of viewers worldwide tune in on their televisions. Academy Award-winning director Pepe Danquart, fascinated by the spectacle of the three week race, chose to focus on the courage, the pain and the fear of the riders of the Tour. Training his lens on German superstar sprinter Eric Zabel and his loyal domestique Rolf Aldag, Danquart captures the thrill of the race and the teamwork behind the stars of the peleton. He also shines light on the Tour's supporting cast - the director sportifs, masseurs, and, of course, the wildly enthusiastic fans. Reveling in the stunning landscape - from the Alps to the Pyrenees to the Massif Central to Paris - and with a nice dollop of Le Tour's history, HELL ON WHEELS transcends the sport it celebrates to reveal an astonishing human endeavor.

Quando uma chefe de cozinha geniosa se vê responsável por sua tão saliente sobrinha de 8 anos, as tensões entre elas surgem... até que um sous-chef italiano chegue para melhorar o humor. Martha é uma mulher solteira que vive por uma paixão: cozinhar. Chefe de Cozinha em um restaurante chique, Martha não tem tempo para mais nada, nem ninguém. Líder suprema incontestável do pessoal da cozinha e ai de qualquer cliente que se atreva a criticar sua cozinha. Mas a vida solitária de Martha é abalada quando um acidente fatídico traz sua sobrinha Lina de oito anos, filha de sua irmã, até sua porta. Foi feita uma refilmagem: Sem Reservas (2007) com a Catherine Zeta-Jones. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos) 2 versões: 109 min = Original 105 min = Japão