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Kückückskind (Cuckoo Kid)
With Ava Celik, Robert Alexander Baer, Natalia Wörner, and Siir Eloglu. Switched by accident at birth, Dominik Greve (Baer) and Ayse Güngör (Ava Celik) are reunited with their birth families for two weeks in an attempt to get to know … Continue reading
Krüger aus Almanya (Krüger from Germany)
With actors Horst Krause, Karim Günes, and Anna Unterberger. Aired on German television by ARD, Krüger aus Almanya is the story of Paul Krüger (Krause), a xenophobic widower who used to be a stone mason in the GDR. He is … Continue reading
Kadir
Peter Lilienthal’s documentary film appeared on ZDF television. Links: IMDB, FilmPortal Genre(s): Documentary
Fack Ju Göhte 3 (Suck Me Shakespeer 3)
With actors Elyas M’Barek and Jella Haase. In the third entry in the blockbuster comedy franchise Fack ju Göhte, Elyas M’Barek returns as Zeki Müller, still at the Goethe-Gesamtschule after his relationship with Lisi has come to an end and she … Continue reading
Einmal Hans mit scharfer Soße (Hans with Spicy Sauce)
With actors Idil Üner, Sesede Terziyan, and Adnan Maral. Based on the autobiographical novel by Hatice Akyün, Einmal Hans mit scharfer Soße follows Hatice Coscun (Idil Üner) and her pregnant sister Fatma (Sesede Terziyan) as they rush to find Fatma a … Continue reading
Ein Fest für Beyau (A Celebration for Beyhau)
With actors Füsun Demirel and Berivan Kaya. A short film by Kurdish-German auteur Ayşe Polat. Links: IMDB Genre(s): Short
Dügün — Die Heirat (The Marriage)
With actors Oğuz Tunç and Asli Altan. Ismet Elçi’s tragic drama follows Metin (Oğuz Tunç), a second generation immigrant living in Germany who visits his ancestral home village in Turkey after a long period of absence only to realize upon … Continue reading
Dreiviertelmond (Three Quarter Moon)
With actors Elmar Wepper, Mercan Türköglu, Özay Fecht. Hartmut Mackowiak (Elmar Wepper), a taxi driver separated from his wife and stuck in his ways, is forced to reckon with the new and unpredictable when young Hayat (Mercan Türköglu), visiting her … Continue reading
Die alten bösen Lieder (The Evil Old Songs)
b&w, Germany, Fatih Akin, 5 Min, 2004 With actors Alexander Gallant, Gerhard Hinze, Peter Lewan. Student film from Turkish-German auteur Özgür Yildirim’s time at the Hamburg Media School. Links: IMDB Genre(s): Short
Die Kinder meiner Tochter (My Daughter’s Children)
With actors Jürgen Prochnow, Petra Kleinert, Mia Kasalo, and Ugur Ekeroglu. After retired judge and widower Ernst Blessing (Jürgen Prochnow) loses his estranged daughter in a traffic accident, he must come to terms with his past and his loneliness when … Continue reading
Die Erbin (The Heiress)
With actors Mina Sadic and Oktay Çagla. A young German-Turkish woman, Hülya (Sadic), returns from Germany to her late father’s small mountain village in Turkey to write about him. As she learns more about him, she finds her impression of … Continue reading
Die alten bösen Lieder (The Bad Old Songs)
With actors Alexander Gallant, Gerhard Hinze, Peter Lewan. The “European Visions” omnibus includes 25 short films from the 25 countries that constituted the European Union in 2004. The project was inspired by Lars von Trier. Filmmakers had five minutes to … Continue reading
Der nötige Schneid (What It Takes)
color, Germany, Özgür Yıldırım, 6 Min, 2002 With actors Alexander Gallant, Gerhard Hinze, Peter Lewan. Student film from Turkish-German auteur Özgür Yildirim’s time at the Hamburg Media School. Links: IMDB Genre(s): Short film
Chiko
With actors Denis Moschitto, Moritz Bleibtreu, and Volkan Özcan. Set in Hamburg and produced by Fatih Akin, Chiko is a tale of the son of an immigrant family Issa (Denis Moschitto) and his friend Tibet (Volkan Özcan) who dream of becoming big-time drug … Continue reading
Berivan
With actors Ebru Kücük, Hatice Kücük, and Bawer Sahin. Director Miraz Bezar’s short film won the prize for Best Short Film at the Nuremberg International Humans Rights Film Festival. Links: IMDB Genre(s): Drama
