Genre: Germany
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Boy Crush (2007)
Cast: Jalil Lespert, Peter Peralta, Jay Brown …
Directed by: David M. Young, Hong Khaou, Daniel Falcone …
From a bittersweet tale about unrequited love to the story of a deaf jock secretly in love with his teammate to a Hitchcockian thriller, this internationally flavored anthology features seven…
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The Unknown Soldier (2007)
Cast: Hannes Heer, Dr. Dieter Pohl, Myriam Y Arani …
Directed by: Michael Verhoeven
This gripping documentary focuses on the controversial Wehrmacht Exhibition of the late 1990s and early 2000s, which challenged the traditional German belief that the regular army didn't…
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Summer '04 (2007)
Cast: Martina Gedeck, Svea Lohde, Robert Seeliger …
Directed by: Stefan Krohmer
Staunchly progressive Miriam (Martina Gedeck) and André (Peter Davor) find their laissez-faire values shaken to the core when their son's libertine 12-year-old girlfriend, Livia…
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Egoiste: Lotti Latrous (2007)
Cast: Lotti Latrous
Directed by: Stephan Anspichler
When Lotti Latrous's husband, a wealthy engineer, took a job in the AIDS-stricken Ivory Coast, she began a much-needed clinic to try to stem the tide of the disease. When he was…
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Hafner's Paradise (2007)
Cast: Paul Hafner
Directed by: Gunter Schwaiger
In this disturbing documentary, director Guenter Schwaiger travels to Madrid, Spain, to interview 83-year-old Paul Hafner, a Holocaust denier and former S.S. officer who is writing a book…
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Dust (2007)
Directed by: Hartmut Bitomsky
Filmmaker Hartmut Bitomsky's (Reichsautobahn, B-52) fascinating documentary examines the world of dust -- the tiny, omnipresent particles that pervade our homes, dominate our air and…
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Lulu and Jimi (2007)
Cast: Jennifer Decker, Ray Fearon, Katrin Sass …
Directed by: Oskar Roehler
Ignited by a rock 'n' roll soundtrack, this stylish drama set in 1950s Germany chronicles the star-crossed love affair of Lulu (Jennifer Decker), a high-society German girl, and…
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Slasher (2007)
Cast: Christiane Imdahl, Christian Stock, Pia de Buhr …
Directed by: Frank W. Montag
When sexy psychology student Erin (Christiane Imdahl) hits the breaking point with school, she rounds up a bunch of friends, and they head into the woods where they party the weekend away --…
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Straight (2007)
Cast: Adrian Can, Annabelle Dorn, Beba Ebner …
Directed by: Nicolas Flessa
Fueled by a need for sex and love, three young people come together in modern-day Berlin despite their disparate cultures, religions and occupations, forming a combustible love triangle in…
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The Lives of Others (2006)
Cast: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch …
Directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
In 1984, secret police agent Wiesler is assigned to eavesdrop on a successful but possibly disloyal playwright in East Germany. As the lonely Wiesler learns more about the man and his lover,…
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One Way (2006)
Cast: Til Schweiger, Lauren Lee Smith, Sebastien Roberts …
Directed by: Reto Salimbeni
The picture-perfect life of ethically challenged adman Eddie Schneider (Til Schweiger) is shattered when he becomes entangled in a sexual assault case involving a co-worker and his…
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Requiem (2006)
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Burghart Klaussner, Imogen Kogge …
Directed by: Hans-Christian Schmid
Set in 1970s Germany, this taut drama from director Hans-Christian Schmid follows troubled 21-year-old Michaela Klingler (Sandra Huller), a devout Catholic whose epilepsy results in a tragic…
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The Flying Scotsman (2006)
Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Billy Boyd, Laura Fraser …
Directed by: Douglas Mackinnon
When an amateur cyclist designs and builds his own bike from washing machine parts and other scrap, his dedication pays off as he breaks a world speed record and becomes a hero in this…
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House of the Sleeping Beauties (2006)
Cast: Vadim Glowna, Angela Winkler, Maximilian Schell …
Directed by: Vadim Glowna
Edmond (Vadim Glowna), a widower in his 60s, learns about a type of brothel in which men can pay to lie in bed next to a young, beautiful, sleeping woman. The women are drugged before each…
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Chingachgook: The Great Snake (2006)
Cast: Gojko Mitic, Rolf Romer, Helmut Schreiber …
Directed by: Richard Groschopp
Helmed by Richard Groschopp, this 1967 Eurowestern is loosely based on James Fenimore Cooper's short story "The Deerslayer." As the French and Indian War rages across the North America…
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The Free Will (2006)
Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Sabine Timoteo, André Hennicke …
Directed by: Matthias Glasner
When a convicted rapist (Jürgen Vogel) takes a job at a German print shop, he befriends the owner's daughter (Sabine Timoteo), a young woman who's been sexually abused by her…
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Fritz Wunderlich: Life and Legend (2006)
Cast: Fritz Wunderlich
A documentary-style portrait explores the life and lasting influence of German tenor Fritz Wunderlich through previously unreleased interviews, performance clips and private films from the…
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Longing (2006)
Cast: Andreas Müller, Ilka Welz, Anett Dornbusch …
Directed by: Valeska Grisebach
From childhood sweethearts to man and wife, 30-something Markus (Andreas Müller) and Ella (Ilka Welz) seem meant for each other -- but does that mean they're not meant for anyone…
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The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair (2006)
Cast: Yunis Abbas
Directed by: Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein
In 2003, Iraqi journalist Yunis Abbas was taken from his home by American soldiers and detained at Abu Ghraib prison on suspicion of planning to assassinate Tony Blair. Only thing is, he was…
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Falling (2006)
Cast: Nina Proll, Birgit Minichmayr, Kathrin Resetarits …
Directed by: Barbara Albert
Five former high school friends -- now in their 30s -- reunite for a funeral. What begins as a sad gathering turns into a night of fun, bittersweet memories and surprising revelations in this…
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Night of the Living Dorks (2006)
Cast: Tino Mewes, Sissi Perlinger, Thomas Schmieder …
Directed by: Mathias Dinter
Philip (Tino Mewes), Konrad (Thomas Schmieder) and Weener (Manuel Cortez) -- the three biggest dorks at Frederich Nietzsche High School -- get a second stab at coolness when they're…
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Sonja (2006)
Cast: Sabrina Kruschwitz, Julia Kaufmann, Nadja Engel …
Directed by: Kirsi Liimatainen
Annoyed with her mother and bored by her boyfriend, 16-year-old Sonja (Sabrina Kruschwitz) finds her only comfort in the form of her carefree best friend, Julia (Julia Kaufmann). But as the…
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Full Metal Village (2006)
Cast: Uwe Trede, Lore Trede
Directed by: Sung Hyung Cho
Each year since 1990, the small German town of Wacken is transformed from a quaint storybook-like village to the site of the Wacken Open Air Festival -- the heavy metal festival annually…
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The Last Train (2006)
Cast: Sibel Kekilli, Gedeon Burkhard, Lena Beyerling …
Directed by: Joseph Vilsmaier, Dana Vávrová
En route from Berlin to a German death camp in Auschwitz, two unlikely Jewish allies -- a rough-and-tumble former boxer (Gedeon Burkhard) and the son of wealthy parents (Lale Yavas) --…
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Wholetrain (2006)
Cast: Mike Adler, Florian Renner, Elyas M'Barek …
Directed by: Florian Gaag
David (Mike Adler), Tino (Florian Renner), Elyas (Elyas M'Barek) and Achim (Jacob Matschenz) are spray-can insurrectionists who bomb the subway cars to beautify the city, evading the…