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A well-off couple adopt a 16-year-old boy from an orphanage in West Berlin, but their attempts to help him assimilate into his new surroundings fail. The repressive tolerance of the well-educated adoptive parents is just too much for the mischievous young boy.
The child-duo Rico and Oskar, one of them is quite more sluggish, but precisely because of fantasy and own world view; the other one is a smart whiz, but scared for life.
When 13-year-old school misfit Florian stumbles upon a mysterious meteorite, his life takes an unexpected turn. Suddenly, he finds himself aging rapidly—sometimes appearing as an old man, sometimes as a toddler—causing chaos in his already turbulent life. As he struggles to keep his condition a secret from his crush, his best friend, and his overbearing parents, Florian realizes he must find a way to reverse the strange effects before he disappears completely. A heartwarming and humorous coming-of-age adventure, Dinosaurier – Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus! explores the ups and downs of growing up… at every possible age!
Paul Winkelmann is the CEO of a successful business in Hamburg that he took over after the death of his father eight years ago. But he is still strongly dominated by his 78 year old mother who cares for him as a child, and who cannot understand why he took an apartment on his own after all these years. The real "problem" starts when Paul gets to know psychologist Margarethe Tietze whose relationship to her parents is also not so easy after all.
The filmmaker René Perraudin made five comedic short films with Otto Sander in the leading role and knits them into a feature film.
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TV special that aired in 2003 to celebrate Loriot’s 80th birthday. It features classic sketches, interviews, and tributes to his career.
When Marie embarks on a road trip to a small seaside town, she’s joined by her quirky best friend Czerni and the eccentric, free-spirited schoolteacher Frau Rettich. What starts as a peaceful getaway quickly turns into an unpredictable journey of self-discovery, awkward romantic encounters, and hilarious escapades. As the trio’s personalities clash and their bond deepens, the trip becomes more than just a vacation—it’s a wild ride of love, friendship, and life’s unexpected twists. Frau Rettich, die Czerni und ich is a charming, offbeat comedy about finding yourself and embracing the chaos along the way.
Attractive Julia Swinton is a middle-aged woman. Her life went normally and without big occurrences. But through the unexplained death of a familiar young lady in a houseboat and the sudden appearance of a strange stranger, unrest and threat now break into the seemingly so peaceful everyday life of the Swinton family. As it soon turns out, Mr. Swinton has a secret relationship with the lady on the boathouse...
TV special that celebrated the comedian and filmmaker Vicco von Bülow’s 65th birthday. The special is a mix of retrospective and tribute to his incredible body of work, filled with humorous moments, interviews, and highlights from his career.
Year by year millions celebrate Christmas with the Hoppenstedts. Where else would you learn how to have comfortable holidays (like with the game "Wir bauen uns ein Atomkraftwerk") and how to put secretly dispose of wrapping paper in the hallway?
A darkly comedic exploration of personal struggle and societal pressure, we follow the story of a middle-aged man named Max, who is trapped in a life of monotony and frustration. After a series of unexpected events, Max finds himself in increasingly absurd and challenging situations, forcing him to confront his own limitations and fears. With sharp humor and a critique of societal expectations, the film delves into the pressures that shape our lives and the lengths we go to in order to break free from them. A poignant yet quirky tale about bending to life's demands or breaking under the weight of it all.
It's Loriot's birthday. Reason enough to show him as he really is. Evelyn Hamann interviews him in the TV studio where he always records his show. A lot of guests are invited, mostly people who played in Loriot's show, and a big surprise is announced for the end. - This fake celebration shows Loriot as a bitter old man, his guests as humorless bourgeois and Evelyn Hamann as an overtaxed presenter who can't save the show.
Brother and sister meet again after 15 years and fall in love with each other.
It is 1944 and Reich Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels narrowly escapes an assassination attempt on the way to Obersalzberg. It is whispered to him that his rival Heinrich Himmler is the mastermind and that he has also hidden a double of the propaganda minister. Goebbels sets off immediately. He meets his double, Harry Geduldig, in a mysterious fortress. There is a mix-up. The real Goebbels remains a prisoner in the fortress, while the fake one deceives the guards and escorts and frees his great love Grete Zipfel. At a party meeting in Nuremberg, the people cheer him on. But then the journey takes him into the lion's den: on the Obersalzberg he meets Hitler and finally "his" wife Magda. Harry risks everything to save Grete.
ZĂĽndschnĂĽre explores the emotional and psychological aftermath of war. The story follows two former soldiers who return home after serving in a brutal conflict. They find themselves struggling to reintegrate into civilian life, grappling with trauma, guilt, and their difficult pasts. As they attempt to reconnect with their families and rebuild their lives, the haunting effects of war continue to haunt them, testing their resilience and relationships. Fuses is a poignant and intense exploration of human suffering, healing, and the lingering scars of violence.
