Peter Steuger

Eva Jensen is a female carpenter form Hamburg who wants to make a new start on the Baltic Sea coast in eastern Germany. She tries to buy a workshop with a view of the sea offered for sale by Heide, who rents out beach chairs. Unfortunately, Heide’s ex-husband vetoes the sale. In trying to understand his reasons, Eva comes across a painful family secret from the days of the GDR. And in other respects too, the newcomer from the West faces prejudice in the village, although her skills are urgently needed. Fish-seller Christian is also interested in the workshop, which Eva just sees as fair competition. Then they discover a common passion, kite-surfing, and unexpectedly grow closer.

Grandpa Oskar takes neither the truth nor himself very seriously. The rascal has just been released from prison, where he was serving a sentence for imposture. Since the ex-con needs a place to stay, he quartered himself in the old construction trailer in the farthest corner of the garden of his daughter Tilda, who is still mad at him. The senior soon meets his autistic granddaughter Fanny, whose antics and peculiarities threaten to break the family under. In contrast to the old man, the 8-year-old takes the truth very seriously. In order to gain their trust, Oskar does not introduce himself to the comic-loving girl as the criminal grandpa, who has been missing for years, but as Professor Krypton. For Fanny, who prefers to wear a brightly colored superhero costume and is teased at school for it, the omniscient mentor from the Superman planet comes along just at the right time, because she has a dream: To win the talent competition at school!

In 1915, two Turks in Australia make a living by selling ice cream. When they hear war has broken out, they decide to go to Çanakkale. Authorities don't let them leave the island, so the two decide to put up a fight in Australia.

While World War One is coming to an end, the Social Democrat Friedrich Ebert is trying to maintain political stability in Berlin. In the haughty Prince Max of Baden he finds an ally who offers him government participation under his chancellorship. In the meantime, discontent with the monarchy is steadily increasing in the last days of the war, but Emperor Wilhelm II remains steadfast in his throne.

In the late 70s, young Petra Grust begins teaching at the progressive Odenwald School. She is flattered by the trust placed in her by its widely respected headmaster Simon Pistorius. But gradually certain incidents at the boarding school begin to unsettle her. Petra then realizes that Pistorius is abusing Frank, a 13-year-old. When Frank is told that he has to spend school holidays with Pistorius, he tries to commit suicide. Petra tells Frank's father (the chairman of the school's governing body) but he believes Pistorius instead of his own son. Petra fails to convince people of the man's true nature. 30 years later, Frank goes to Petra, who has long since left the school and has stopped teaching altogether. He has never been able to speak about what happened but now, after the suicide of another pupil, he is no longer willing to remain silent. He wants Petra to bear witness at the school's forthcoming anniversary celebrations.

“Bloodrop” is an experimental short directed by Aleksei Popogrebsky. Originally part of the Experiment 5ive omnibus, hence the black envelope with the picture inside, which had to be the common element of all 5 films.

Middle Earth is... right in the heart of Europe! A spoof of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy set in Switzerland.

Hlynur, de 30 anos, ainda vive com sua mãe e passa seus dias bebendo, assistindo pornografia e navegando na Internet enquanto vive de cheques de desemprego. Uma garota está interessada nele, mas ele se afasta do compromisso. A professora de flamenco espanhola de sua mãe, Lola, vai morar com eles no Natal. Na véspera de Ano Novo, enquanto sua mãe está fora, Hlynur descobre que Lola é lésbica, mas também acaba fazendo sexo com ela. Hlynur logo descobre que ela e sua mãe estão compartilhando mais do que uma casa. Eventualmente, ele deve descobrir onde se encaixa no quebra-cabeça e como viver a vida menos egoisticamente.

Sol Jensen, a young Icelandic woman, and Halil Atesh, originally from the countryside in Turkey, meet in Reykjavik and fall passionately in love. Ten years later, Halil becomes an established businessman, while Sol runs a beauty parlor. Their two daughters, Leila and Aysiia, attend a Catholic school despite Halil's Muslim background and much to his grief. The split between him and Sol increases with the growing up of their daughters in a culture that is not his.

Após ser expulso de casa pela namorada e encher a cara, Christoph (Christoph M. Ohrt), um típico policial machão acorda nu ao lado de Edgar (Tim Bergmann), mecânico gay que trabalha com restauração de carros roubados. Sem saber o que aconteceu e sem ter um lugar para ficar, Chistoph acaba aceitando a proposta de Edgar e passa a morar no quarto de hóspedes. Enquanto Edgar se apaixona por Christoph, esse revê seus conceitos, questionando seu próprio modo de viver. Com a chegada da mãe de Edgar, conturba ainda mais o relacionamento dúbio dos protagonistas... Uma comédia alemã sobre pré-conceitos e aceitação. Inofensiva sim, um pouco previsível, mas que diverte pelo simples fato de ser alemã, mesmo que dentro dos típicos padrões de Hollywood.