On 24th August 1992 in the eastern German city of Rostock, a rampaging mob, to the applause and cheering of more than 3,000 bystanders, besieged and set fire to a residential building containing, among others, more than 120 Vietnamese men, women, and children on what has since become known as "The Night of the Fire." The riots became a symbol of xenophobia in the just-reunited Germany. This film recounts the incident from the perspectives of three very different characters.

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

2018

German

7.2

♡ 15

Aron Lehmann Director

Jan Messutat as Frank

Damian Hardung as Rick

Luna Wedler as Roxy

Thorsten Merten as Taxifahrer Klaus

17-year-old Cyril is funny, smart and an all-round good guy. Just his somewhat overlarge nose spoils the picture. On a school trip to Berlin with Roxy, a stunning new classmate, Cyril is not the only one taken with her. Benno, the class Casanova has his eye on the girl too and makes a nasty wager. Roxy is more interested in the introverted Rick, who is not only shy but also slow. Cyril hastens with his spoken word skills to Rick's aid, and falls head over heels in love with Roxy himself. So whose brave heart will win the fair lady?

Gundermann

2018

German

7.2

♡ 6

67%

Andreas Dresen Director

Axel Prahl as Führungsoffizier

Peter Schneider as Helmut

Bjarne Mädel as Parteisekretär

Thorsten Merten as Puppenspieler

The real life story of East German singer and writer Gerhard Gundermann and his struggles with music, life as a coal miner and his dealings with the secret police (STASI) of the GDR.

Tiger Milk

2017

German

6.1

♡ 9

Action

Comedy

Drama

Ute Wieland Director

Emily Kusche as Jameelah

David Schütter as Kindersitz-Typ

Flora Thiemann as Nini

Thorsten Merten as Stefan Kopps-Krüger

Best friends Nini and Jameelah are both 14 years old and live in the same housing complex in Berlin. Jameelah's family is from Iraq and might be deported if their application for citizenship isn't approved, but right now, the girls try not to worry about these existential problems. They look forward to the Berlin summer and the school holidays.

Alki Alki

6.8

Axel Ranisch Director

Teresa Harder as Elke Grunau

Iris Berben as Galina Ivanowna Schnurkinowa

Thorsten Merten as Thomas Bakowski

Robert Gwisdek as Troubadour

Tobias and Flasche are childhood friends. However, their alcoholic friendship is doing more harm than good to Tobias, who realizes he should focus on his family and career. Everything changes when Tobias tells this to Flasche.

Exit

2020

German

6.1

♡ 4

Sebastian Marka Director

Thorsten Merten as Hönings

David Tse as Linden Li

Laura de Boer as Luca

Trang Le Hong as Recptionist

Year 2047: "Inifinitalk" is the AI developed by some guys, offering possible eternal life through digitization of peoples mind and when they want to sell it they get into major trouble.

Donbass

2018

Ukrainian

♡ 12

88%

73%

Action

based on a true story

Sergey Loznitsa Director

Sergey Russkin as Chapai

Valeriu Andriutã as Commander

Thorsten Merten as German journalist

Boris Kamorzin as Mikhalych

In the historic Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, despite the cruel war that has been raging since 2014 between the self-proclaimed People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk and the Ukrainian government, people try to survive in the rotten heart of chaos, where violence disguises itself as peace, propaganda becomes univocal truth and hatred reigns in the name of love.

Stauffenberg

2004

German

6.7

♡ 6

Jo Baier Director

Uwe Zerbe as Generalmajor Walter Buhle

Ulrich Tukur as Henning von Tresckow

Thorsten Merten as Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg

Werner Daehn as Sturmbannführer

In 1944, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of the conspiracy, Stauffenberg, goes to a meeting with the Fuhrer in charge of exploding the place. However, Hitler survives and the officers are executed. This unsuccessful operation was called "Valkyrie Operation", and this realistic movie discloses this true event.

Atlas

2018

German

7.3

♡ 5

David Nawrath Director

Thorsten Merten as Alfred Hoppe

Albrecht Schuch as Jan Haller

Andrej Kaminsky as Justizvollzugsbeamter

Rainer Bock as Walter Scholl

Walter is a 60-year-old removal man for forced evictions. He recognizes in one of the tenants about to be evicted his estranged son, Jan. In order to help Jan, Walter has to confront not only his crooked boss but also his own past.

Hunting Season

2022

German

5.3

♡ 2

Comedy

Drama

Aron Lehmann Director

Rosalie Thomass as

Thorsten Merten as

Luc Feit as

Nick Dong-Sik as

In the German comedy Jagdsaison, a wellness weekend for three friends is in danger of derailing: Marlene is in a serious midlife crisis and is looking for a sex date. She accompanies the divorced Eva and her ex-husband's new wife to protect them from stupid things. Unfortunately, the three seem to attract chaos almost magically.

The Audition

2019

German

6.5

♡ 3

Drama

Music

Ina Weisse Director

Nina Hoss as Anna Bronsky

Thorsten Merten as Herr Schupelius

Alexander Hörbe as Kellner

Simon Abkarian as Philippe Bronsky

Anna teaches violin at a music school, her husband is an instrument-maker. They have a 10-year-old son, Jonas. At school, Anna champions young Alexander, in whom she alone sees great talent. She devotes much energy and attention preparing him for the next stage exam to prove she was right. Soon Anna devotes more time to him than to Jonas, bringing the two boys into rivalry. At the same time her marriage is collapsing, she withdraws increasingly from her own family and starts an affair with her colleague Christian, who is encouraging her to join a quartet. When she fails during their joint concert, the pressure mounts. With Alexander now her vehicle, she drives him ever onwards and upwards. Come the day of the exam, events take a tragic turn...

Locked-in Society

2022

German

6.1

♡ 1

Comedy

hostage situation

teacher

teacher student relationship

Sönke Wortmann Director

Anke Engelke as Heidi Lohmann

Justus von Dohnányi as Klaus Engelhardt

Thorsten Merten as Manfred Prohaska

Florian David Fitz as Peter Mertens

On a Friday afternoon, there was an unexpected knock on the door of the staff room of a city high school. An ambitious father is willing to go to extremes to get his son admitted to high school. The six teachers who are still at school so shortly before the start of the weekend now have to find out the hard way. After some unexpected twists and embarrassing revelations, true abysses open up for everyone involved...

Stopped on Track

2011

German

7.6

♡ 1

88%

Action

Drama

Andreas Dresen Director

Milan Peschel as Frank Lange

Inka Friedrich as Ina

Ursula Werner as Renate, Simones Mutter

Thorsten Merten as Tumor

Frank and Simone have fulfilled a dream and live with their two children in a row house in the suburbs. They are a happy couple, until the day Frank is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. The family is suddenly confronted with death.

Naked Among Wolves

2015

German

7.2

♡ 22

90%

Philipp Kadelbach Director

Peter Schneider as André Höfel

Thorsten Merten as Hans Bochow

Sabin Tambrea as Hermann Reineboth

Paula Hartmann as Pippigs Sister

Taking place at the Concentration camp Buchenwald at the end of March 1945, prisoner Hans Pippig discovers in a carrying case of an incoming prisoner a Jewish child. If reported the three-year-old is sure to die. On the other hand, a violation of the rules of the camp would threaten the long prepared uprising of the concentration camp prisoners against the SS.

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The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Gundermann

Tiger Milk

Alki Alki

Exit

Donbass

Stauffenberg

Atlas

Hunting Season

The Audition

Locked-in Society

Stopped on Track

Naked Among Wolves