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    Barbara 2012 POSTER

    Barbara

    2012

    German

    26

    94%

    76%

    Action

    doctor

    Drama

    east germany

    lover

    small town

    stasi

    visa

    Christian Petzold Christian Petzold Director Ronald Zehrfeld Ronald Zehrfeld as André Peter Benedict Peter Benedict as Gerhard Rainer Bock Rainer Bock as Klaus Schütz Jannik Schümann Jannik Schümann as Mario
    In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good natured clinic head, Andre.
    Jerichow 2008 POSTER

    Jerichow

    2008

    German

    7.0

    5

    90%

    58%

    Action

    Drama

    eastern germany

    love triangle

    thoughtful

    Christian Petzold Christian Petzold Director Hilmi Sözer Hilmi Sözer as Ali Özkan Nina Hoss Nina Hoss as Laura André Hennicke André Hennicke as Leon Benno Fürmann Benno Fürmann as Thomas
    In a small town in Northern Germany, a penniless German veteran is offered a job as a deliveryman by an alcoholic Turkish entrepreneur, through which the former meets the latter's wife.
    Yella 2007 POSTER

    Yella

    2007

    German

    6.7

    12

    82%

    55%

    business man

    Drama

    dream

    dreams

    future

    Horror

    husband wife relationship

    Romance

    Thriller

    work

    Christian Petzold Christian Petzold Director Peter Benedict Peter Benedict as Dr. Friedrichs Anwalt Oliver Michael Wittenborn Michael Wittenborn as Dr. Schmidt-Ott Devid Striesow Devid Striesow as Philipp Nina Hoss Nina Hoss as Yella Fichte
    A young East German woman leaves her husband and business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.
    Transit 2018 POSTER

    Transit

    2018

    German

    6.9

    21

    94%

    66%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    deaf

    Drama

    fascism

    identity

    marseille, france

    Sci-Fi

    young boy

    Christian Petzold Christian Petzold Director Trystan Pütter Trystan Pütter as American Consul Justus von Dohnányi Justus von Dohnányi as Conductor Paula Beer Paula Beer as Marie Godehard Giese Godehard Giese as Richard
    In an attempt to flee Nazi-occupied France, Georg assumes the identity of a dead author but soon finds himself stuck in Marseilles, where he falls in love with Maria, a young woman searching for her missing husband.
    Phoenix 2014 POSTER

    Phoenix

    2014

    German

    30

    98%

    78%

    Action

    auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp

    based on novel or book

    berlin, germany

    disfigured face

    Drama

    History

    Music

    Romance

    singing

    world war ii

    Christian Petzold Christian Petzold Director Max Hopp Max Hopp as Der Mann Ronald Zehrfeld Ronald Zehrfeld as Johnny Lenz Nina Hoss Nina Hoss as Nelly Lenz Trystan Pütter Trystan Pütter as Soldat an der Brücke
    German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly survived Auschwitz but had to undergo reconstructive surgery as her face was disfigured. Without recognizing Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelganger.
    Undine 2020 POSTER

    Undine

    2020

    German

    6.6

    13

    89%

    67%

    Action

    berlin, germany

    break-up

    diving

    Drama

    Fantasy

    female protagonist

    love affair

    Mystery

    Romance

    Thriller

    underwater scene

    Christian Petzold Christian Petzold Director Anne Ratte-Polle Anne Ratte-Polle as Anna Franz Rogowski Franz Rogowski as Christoph José Barros José Barros as Miguel Paula Beer Paula Beer as Undine Wibeau
    Undine is a historian and tour guide at the Berlin City Museum specializing in urban development, while Christoph is an industrial diver. Linked by a love of the water, the two form an intense bond, which can only do so much to help Undine overcome the considerable baggage of her former affair.
    Afire 2023 POSTER

    Afire

    2023

    German

    7.1

    22

    91%

    74%

    Action

    bisexuality

    Comedy

    Drama

    friendship

    germany

    literature

    love at first sight

    photographer

    Romance

    Christian Petzold Christian Petzold Director Thomas Schubert Thomas Schubert as Leon Esther Esche Esther Esche as Mrs. König, Hotel Manager Paula Beer Paula Beer as Nadja Sven Tarnowski Sven Tarnowski as Police Officer
    Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.
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