New York, 1961. Alexander Ivanov, a high-ranked Soviet bureaucrat, reluctantly defects to the West while is part of a diplomatic mission, feeling the grief of being unable to know the fate of his wife Katya, whom he has had to leave behind in Moscow. Only many years later, in 1991, he will finally find out the truth when his niece Lauren travels to Moscow to participate in a painting exhibition.

Playmaker

2018

German

6.0

♡ 2

Crime

Drama

Sport

Timon Modersohn Director

Goran Navojec as Dario

Oliver Masucci as Dejans

Kida Khodr Ramadan as Juri

Antje Traue as Vera

Ivo is a former pro footballer and jailbird with nothing to lose. He is a betting natural and his talent and background attract the interest of Dejan, the leader of a dangerous underworld family.

Four Against the Bank

2016

German

5.8

♡ 1

Comedy

Crime

Wolfgang Petersen Director

Til Schweiger as Chris

Antje Traue as Elisabeth Zollner

Jana Pallaske as Heidi

Matthias Schweighöfer as Max

After losing their respective nest eggs thanks to a bumbling bank employee, three men use him to plot a bold and batty heist to get their money back.

Balloon

2018

German

♡ 15

Action

based on a true story

german democratic republic

Michael Herbig Director

Timur Bartels as Gefreiter Kenner

Christian Näthe as Hauptmann Heym

Antje Traue as Kindergärtnerin

Emily Kusche as Klara Baumann

Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to build a new escape balloon. With each passing day the Stasi is closer on their heels – a nerve-wracking race against time begins.