Heroes - Global Screen

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NEW PROGRAM
Fall 2012
Fiction
TELEVISION | MARKET PREMIERE | EVENT MOVIE | HD CONTENT | ACTION/ADVENTURE | DRAMA
Heroes
by Hansjörg Thurn
Germany 2012
COMING TO YOU SUMMER 2013
CAST
By the producers of “The Charlemagne Code I, II and III”.
Christiane Paul, Hannes Jaenicke, Heiner
Lauterbach, Christine Neubauer, Armin
Rohde, Yvonne Catterfeld, Heikko
Deutschmann, Ingo Naujoks, Adnan Maral...
Scientists in Geneva have accidentally created a Black Hole that alters
the earth’s gravity. Planes and satellites fall from the sky, and
communication systems break down. The German chancellor sends a
specialist, named Sophie, to put an end to the chaos. She is
accompanied by Marc, whose sister and daughter are trapped with a
group of children in the Geneva research center. A hopeless task in a
world thrown out of joint?
For the two heroes, reaching Geneva is a tour de force through various
countries in a state of chaos. But it also becomes a time of human
encounters, in which courage is stronger than fear, and people do not
withdraw into themselves, but reach out and act. A time in which the
end is a beginning and two brothers again become one heart and one
mind. In which strength grows out of weakness, and a great nation out
of individuals. In which hope rises up from despair, and great love from
loneliness. A time in which one glance says more than a thousand
words and the smallest ones are simply gigantic.
PRODUCTION
Dreamtool Entertainment in coproduction
with EPO Film for RTL
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
02:00:00
TELEVISION | EVENT MOVIE | HD CONTENT | ACTION/ADVENTURE
The Hunt For The Amber Room
by Florian Baxmeyer
Germany 2012
The adventurous hunt continues… after the sensational success of "The
Charlemagne Code" and "The Spear of Destiny", the treasure hunters
are now searching for the famed Amber Room.
CAST
The Amber Room vanished from Königsberg castle in 1945. Legions of
treasure hunters have tried to find it – in vain. Eik, Katharina and Justus
come across an incredible lead: None other than Albert Einstein is said
to have hidden the fabled Amber Room from the Nazis during the final
days of the war. For it conceals a secret which can pose a threat to all
mankind if it falls in the wrong hands! The adventurers enlist the help
of Einstein's great-granddaughter, Mila. And they need it. An
unscrupulous pharmaceutics magnate will stop at nothing to get the
Amber Room...
PRODUCTION
The successful treasure hunting adventure goes into its third round and for good reason: the smash primetime ratings for “The
Charlemagne Code“ (21.6 % share of the target audience) and “The
Spear of Destiny” (20.4 % share of target audience) each topped daily
ratings. Parts 1 and 2 sold to over 70 territories worldwide, including
China, making waves internationally 2010 when "The Charlemagne
Code" was ranked 6th on Chinese box-o…
Kai Wiesinger, Bettina Zimmermann, Fabian
Busch, Sonja Gerhardt, Clemens Schick
Dreamtool Entertainment for RTL
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original), English (sub title), English
(dubbed)
02:00:00
TELEVISION | EVENT MOVIE | FICTION ENGLISH | HD CONTENT | ACTION/ADVENTURE | THRILLER/CRIME
The Spear of Destiny
by Florian Baxmeyer
Germany 2010
The high-budget sequel to RTL's sensational success The Charlemagne
Code, which was market leader 2008 in RTL prime time and nominated
for four German Television Awards.
Museum director Bachmann has disappeared without a trace. His last
sign of life was a message on archaeologist Katharina's mailbox with
the coordinates of the professor's location. After that he's gone.
Museum curator Katharina and treasure hunter Eik immediately take
up the professor's trail and soon discover he was on the trail of one of
the greatest mysteries of mankind: The Spear of Destiny. Also known as
the Lance of Longinus, the spear is the holiest relic of Christianity, with
which Christ was stabbed by the Roman Centurion Longinus on the
cross. For two thousand years, generals and warriors have fought for it,
for it makes the bearer invincible. The ruthless art collector von Haan, a
descendant of Napoleon, got wind of Bachmann's research and took
him hostage. Von Haan will stop at nothing to get hold of the lance. In
order to stop the fanatical collector and rescue their mentor, Eik and
Katharina team up with their old friend and sidekick Justus, a talented
techie, and a hair-raising chase begins. Their t…
CAST
Kai Wiesinger, Bettina Zimmermann, Fabian
Busch, Jürgen Prochnow, Rudolf Martin,
Hubert Mulzer, Sonja Gerhardt, Christine
Theiss, Jürgen Prochnow
PRODUCTION
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original), French (dubbed), English
(dubbed)
02:00:00
TELEVISION | EVENT MOVIE | FICTION ENGLISH | ACTION/ADVENTURE
The Charlemagne Code
by Ralph Hüttner
Germany 2008
Theatrical Release in China 2010: 6th place in the Chinese cinema
charts (three times in a row). Within only three weeks, the film made
1.5 million Dollar box-office in China. “The Charlemagne Code”
achieved a plus of 61% in the second week and could thus attain the
highest increase of all films placed.
CAST
Ike Meiers has given up treasure hunting ever since he lost his wife
Maria in a rockslide. But eight years after the tragic accident, his past
catches up to him when someone seems to have taken up the hunt for
the Hoard of the Nibelung, a fabled treasure supposedly unearthed by
Charlemagne 1200 years ago. Along with his quirky techie assistant
Justus and attractive museum curator Katharina, he begins to piece
together the clues leading to the mythical treasure. Their rival in the
search turns out to be wealthy tycoon Heinrich Brenner, who is dying a
slow death and seeks the Hoard for the vial of dragon's blood it
contains, which supposedly made Siegfried invulnerable and could
save Brenner's life. Brenner has hired Ike's unscrupulous former
partner André, who will stop at nothing to achieve archaelogical glory.
Their chase leads them to some of the most fascinating and stunning…
PRODUCTION
Benjamin Sadler, Bettina Zimmermann,
Fabian Busch, Liv Lisa Fries, Hark Bohm,
Stephan Kampwirth
VERSIONS | DURATION
(dubbed), Italian (dubbed), English (sub title)
02:00:00
TELEVISION | EVENT MOVIE | MOVIE COLLECTION | THRILLER/CRIME
Vares (6 x 90 min)
by Anders Engström, Lauri Törhönen
Finland 2011
Available as 6 x 90 min and 12 x 45 min version.
CAST
Jussi Vares is a private investigator, a ladies’ man, a hard-drinking pub
regular and the hero of this TV movie cycle based on the bestselling
crime novels by Finland’s Reijo Mäki. His cases run the gamut from
intimate family score-settlings to big-time Russian Mafia trouble.
Antti Reini, Eppu Salminen, Matti Onnismaa,
Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi, Maria
Järvenhelmi, Ilkka Heiskanen etc.
Private investigator, ladies’ man, hard-drinking pub regular – Jussi Vares
is a hero poised between rock-hard determination and laid-back
nonchalance. Created by bestselling Finnish crime author Reijo Mäki,
Vares has become the immensely popular protagonist of a series of
crime novels that have now found their way onto the screen. As played
by Antti Reini, Vares radiates all the vulnerability, loneliness and deathdefying dedication of a man who may not have found his place in life,
but can pretty much do without it. His outward appearance alternates
between scruffy – which helps him win the trust of the lowlifes he
needs for his information – and spiffy – which helps him win the hearts
of the ladies he wants to seduce. Vares can rely on the support of
Lieutenant Hautavainio, who knows better than to rein him in, and the
valuable assistance of ex-con Anti…
PRODUCTION
Solar Films Inc. in association with MTV3
Finland and the city of Turku for MTV3
Finland
VERSIONS | DURATION
Finnish (original), English (sub title)
6 x 90′
TELEVISION | HD CONTENT | ACTION/ADVENTURE
World Express – Mystery of the Maya
by Robert del Maestro (“Law & Order: UK”)
Germany 2011
World Express is an elite messenger service that has existed for two
centuries. Its mission is to transport the most sensitive cargo and
communications with the utmost discretion and dependability – often
in mortal peril or worse. Its agents have not only criss-crossed the
globe since 1816, they have altered the course of history more than
once. Their fearless feats have averted wars at the last minute, saved
governments from falling and kept the executioner’s axe at bay.
David and Philip are the top team at World Express. Every day, they
race around the world in the name of their mysterious boss, Anson, in
order to deliver their dangerous goods on time and against all odds.
Their latest assignment leads them to Mexico, where David and Philip
are to deliver the ransom for a kidnapped European girl on the border
to Guatemala. It turns out the mother of the kidnapped girl is David’s
ex Corinna, with whom he shares a stormy past. Just before they start
out, catastrophe strikes: Philip is murdered, the ransom money is
stolen. David has to team up with his former flame, Corinna, whether
he wants to or not, in order to save her daughter. A perilous journey
begins, over dus…
CAST
Marco Girnth, Sarah Maria Besgen, Klaus J.
Behrendt, Jochen Nickel
PRODUCTION
UFA Fernsehproduktion for RTL
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original), English (sub title)
01:30:00
TELEVISION | MOVIE COLLECTION | ACTION/ADVENTURE | THRILLER/CRIME
Homicide Unit Istanbul
by Michael Steinke
Germany 2008
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The sensational and stunning crime collection featuring German TV Alister Erol Sander as dashing detective Mehmet Özakin, solving crimes
and turning ladies’ heads amid the spectacular scenery on the Golden
Horn.
CAST
Titles in this collection:
Bond of Blood (new)
Transit (new)
Last Stop Istanbul
Murder on the Bosporus
In Your Hand
The Price of Life
The Stone Warriors
PRODUCTION
Erol Sander, Christine Neubauer, Oscar
Ortega Sanchez
Ziegler Film GmbH & Co KG for ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
7 x 88′
TELEVISION | SERIES | HD CONTENT | ACTION/ADVENTURE | THRILLER/CRIME
Inspector Costa
by Michael Kreindl
Germany 2012
Born on the island of Ibiza, Toni Costa worked for the Hamburg
homicide squad for years. Now, he's moving back to his birthplace,
where he's to combat crime and corruption among the beautiful
people on the isle of
the rich and famous.
Available Episodes:
• Red Rain (90')
• A Taste for Murder (90')
CAST
Hardy Krüger jr., Edita Malovcic, Katja
Woywood, Silvia Leifheit, Collien UlmenFernandez, Gregor Bloéb
PRODUCTION
VERSIONS | DURATION
2 x 90′
TELEVISION | MOVIE COLLECTION | THRILLER/CRIME
Donna Leon – Looks Are Deceiving (18/18)
by Sigi Rothemund
Germany 2012
When Venice Inspector Brunetti meets a fascinating woman at a dinner
given by his noble father-in-law, he gets sucked into an intrigue of
murder, Mafia and garbage disposal.
Venetian Inspector Brunetti usually loathes formal dinners with his
blue-blood father-in-law, Count Falier. But this time, he meets Franca
Cataldo, a fascinating woman whose face seems stuck in place after
one too many facelifts. Brunetti is impressed by her literary acumen,
however, and is eager to keep debating Dante and Ovid with her, to the
distress of his wife Paola. Unfortunately, the Commissario has a
murder to look after, however: Trucking entrepreneur Ranzato, who
was involved in shady garbage-disposal deals with Franca's husband
Maurizio, is found murdered. Brunetti is shocked to discover his fatherin-law is somehow involved as well, with all clues pointing to the
Mafioso Antonio Barbaro, ostensibly a greengrocer - who's having an
affair with Franca Cataldo! Brunetti suspects he's blackmailing her, and
proposes she turn state's witness against her lover. But Brunetti
doesn't realize he's already in too deep in this fishy case, which is about
much more that just a pile of garbage…
18 x 90 min avai…
CAST
Uwe Kockisch, Julia Jäger, Laura-Charlotte
Syniawa, Patrick Diemling, Michael Degen u.a.
PRODUCTION
teamWorx for ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
(sub title)
01:30:00
TELEVISION | MOVIE COLLECTION | ROMANCE
Lilly Schönauer – Love at Second Sight...
by Peter Sämann
Germany 2012
Is there such a thing as love on second sight? And are butterflies in the
stomach really important for a relationship? Young farmer's daughter
Sophie doesn't believe in romance – until it comes knocking at her
door…
Julian was Sophie's first great love. After years abroad, he returns to
their village to find Sophie freshly engaged to fellow farmer Martin. It's
an engagement that makes perfect sense: Martin and she are similar in
every way, from their work to their world view. But it's Julian that makes
her knees weak. Sophie has enough worries and tries to hide from her
feelings: She's trying to switch the family farm to organic, but soon
realizes they're almost broke. Then there's her dad Johann, who's
widowed and retired and looking for something to do around the
house. With all she has going on, she can recognizes that Martin is not
the reliable partner she takes him for, and Julian isn't the arrogant
banker she takes him for. It's not until her father's life is thrown for a
spin due to Martin's inconsiderateness that Sophie learns to listen to
her heart and admit that little things can change a whole life, like a
butterfly flapping its wings…
CAST
Henriette Richter-Röhl, Andreas Kiendl, Erwin
Steinhauer, Hilde Dalik, Michael Mendl,
Christoph v. Friedl, Michael Steinocher,
Franziska Singer etc.
PRODUCTION
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion GmbH and Graf
Filmproduktion GmbH for ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:30:00
TELEVISION | ROMANCE | DRAMA
Homecoming
by Jo Baier
Germany 2012
Looking for a home...finding a heart - August Staudenmeyer returns to
his home town and begins a relationship with shunned widow Katarina,
setting tongues a-wagging, and triggering a chain of tragic events…
After years abroad, August Staudenmeyer returns to his home town a
wealthy man. There he meets pretty widow Katarina, who lives a lonely
life with her mentally handicapped sister-in-law at the edge of town,
shunned by the locals for alleged indecency. When August and Katarina
start growing closer, tongues begin to wag in the small town. But
Katarina rejects August initially. Is it because of all the gossip? Things
come to a head when the mayor’s wife sets fire to Katarina’s house,
and then hangs herself. Katarina’s sister-in-law dies in the fire. When
August, away on business, hears of the awful tragedy, he hurries back
to Katarina, who finally opens up to him. Together they decide to leave
the home town they’re both strangers in, and start a new life together…
CAST
August Zirner, Heike Makatsch, Herbert
Knaup, Margarita Broich
PRODUCTION
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion GmbH in coproduction with SWR, ARD Degeto, BR, ORF
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:30:00
TELEVISION | MARKET PREMIERE | HD CONTENT | COMEDY
To Have and to Hold
by Nikolai Müllerschon
Germany 2011
Their daughter's wedding brings together Bernhard and Claire, who've
been avoiding each other since their divorce twenty years ago.
Somehow they'll have to find a way to work together...
Bernhard and Claire have been avoiding each other for 20 years, ever
since their divorce. He's a businessman and investor, she's an
environmentalist who runs a greenhouse. Now their daughter Sophie is
getting married to fellow engineer Ingo, and the two exes will have to
find a way to work together. At first things go as expected: They fight
over every little thing. But Sophie is confident they'll work it out
somehow. So is Bernhard, but for different reasons: His firm is in
danger, and he hopes Claire can help him win the support of her
former admirer Sujit Singh, an Indian industrialist. Naturally, Claire isn't
supposed to find out anything about his plans – but she does, of
course. As they bicker, however, they're surprised to discover they still
have feelings for each other. And the bride and groom, two incurable
workaholics, discover they may not be ready to get married…
CAST
Friedrich von Thun, Senta Berger, Lisa
Martinek, Tim Bergmann
PRODUCTION
sperl productions for ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:30:00
TELEVISION | MARKET PREMIERE | HD CONTENT | DRAMA
Year of the Dragon
by Torsten C. Fischer
Germany 2012
Married, middle-aged Thomas falls in love with a Vietnamese girl on a
business trip. When Huoang follows him home to Europe, he's faced
with the most difficult decision of his life…
Thomas works for a big textile firm. The 50-year-old family man goes
on a business trip to Saigon to negotiate a joint venture. Far from
home, from his long-running strife with his grown-up son Daniel and
his worry about his wife Maren, who's been fighting cancer for years,
he meets Huong. She's young, she's beautiful, she's alive. Thomas is
disappointed to find out the tryst was arranged and paid for by his
Vietnamese business partners. Still, Huong fascinates him. A tender
romance develops between them. Thomas doesn't tell her about his
family back home. Thinking he's going to marry her, Huong follows him
home to Europe without his knowledge. Thomas hides her in a hotel,
meeting her secretly. Maren suspects her husband is cheating on her,
but she needs all her strength to fight her cancer. Meanwhile, Huong
feels lonely and deserted in her hotel room. Thomas will have to make
a decision and face the consequences…
CAST
Klaus J. Behrendt, Karoline Eichhorn, Nina Liu,
Long Dang Ngoc, Jeanette Hain, Uwe Bohm,
Florian Bartholomäi
PRODUCTION
Colonia Media in coproduction with WDR and
ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:30:00
TELEVISION | MARKET PREMIERE | ROMANCE
Utta Danella – A Secret in Prague (19/19)
by Marco Serafini
Germany 2010
Christine and Claudius's Golden Wedding Anniversary hits the rocks
when Claudius's 30-year-old illegitimate daughter shows up uninvited.
Is it the end after 50 years..?
50 years of married bliss: Christine and Claudius are celebrating their
Golden Anniversary, the capstone of a life together full of trust and
harmony. But their jubilee is interrupted by Anica, Claudius's
illegitimate daughter from an affair he had in Prague with goldsmith
Edita years ago. Edita is a proud and independent woman and raised
Anica by herself since she knew Claudius was married. Now, it's Anica's
30th birthday, and she's decided she wants to meet her father. When
Anica shows up unannounced with her boyfriend Jan, Claudius and
Christine are just as stunned as their daughter Maren and
granddaughter Sophie. Claudius's worst fear comes true as Christine
withdraws, deeply hurt. He's afraid he may have lost her for good. As
Anica and Jan leave just as suddenly as they showed up, young Sophie
talks her grandfather into going to Prague with her to track down his
other family. While Christine licks her wounds at home in his absence,
she meets Thilo again, a former suitor she turned down out of loyalty
to …
CAST
Gerlinde Locker, Peter Weck, Katharina
Schubert, Ellenie Salvo González, Matthias
Schloo, Anna Bertheau, Brigitte Karner, Sepp
Schauer
PRODUCTION
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion for ARD DEGETO
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
01:30:00
Sister Camilla – Cursed (3/3)
by Berno Kürten
Germany 2012
Crime-fighting nun Camilla and Inspector Josef Baumert continue their
uneasy partnership on their third case, as the children of vineyard
owner Feuerbach are kidnapped.
Sister Camilla the Nun is again sucked into a mystery when the children
of vineyard owner Feuerbach are kidnapped at a village celebration. It's
the last in a series of setbacks for the family, since business is poor and
the winery is in danger of failing. In a race against the clock – and
against Inspector Josef Baumert – Sister Camilla tries to solve the case
and save the kids. When the chief vintner Franky, who was recently
fired, is found dead, Camilla starts to get to the bottom of the juicy
case. While the inspector focuses on the family, Camilla suspects
someone is trying to ruin the Feuerbach family. Her theory is only half
right, however – and so her sleuthing puts Sister Camilla in peril as
well…
Also Available:
• Murder in the Chapel
• The Fallen Angel
• Cursed
CAST
Ann-Kathrin Kramer, Günther Maria Halmer,
Brigitte Janner, Anne von Linstow, Nadja
Zwanziger, Steffen Will, Klaus Spürkel, Horst
Krebs, Steffen Schroeder etc.
PRODUCTION
Maran Film GmbH for SWR
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
01:30:00
TELEVISION | MARKET PREMIERE
Never Kiss a Con Man
by Dennis Satin
Germany 2012
Wealthy businesswoman Thea falls victim to a con man who blackmails
her with steamy video of their vacation fling. She teams up with two
other victims to beat the sneak at his own game…
Married businesswoman Thea has a vacation fling she lives to regret:
Handsome Benedikt comes back to haunt her, not only in her mind,
but with a blackmail video of their night in bed. He demands 100 000
Euros to keep the video secret. Thea wants to get back at him, however,
and finds a confederate in bookseller Babette, who was gypped out of
300 000 Euros by Benedikt. They hatch a plan to regain their money,
their dignity and their sorely abused pride. Together with young
waitress Sindy, their bait, the two tricked ladies hatch a plan to beat the
con man at his own game…
CAST
Katrin Sass, Petra Kleinert, Jasmin Schwiers,
Jan Sosniok, Stephan Schwartz, Tom Quaas
PRODUCTION
Askania Media for ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
01:30:00
Let’s get divorced, Darling!
by Jürg Ebe
Switzerland 2011
Full-time dad Oliver is stunned when his successful wife Franziska
demands a divorce. But as she goes on a long business trip with her
handsome boss, Oliver meets his first love Sophie again - and
rediscovers who he once was…
CAST
"I want a divorce!", Franziska announces to her husband Oliver during
couples therapy. "You're having an affair!", he counters, and he's not so
far off. Franziska is a successful manager and is being courted by Mike,
the firm's handsome junior executive. Oliver has been taking care of
their kids Anna and Tim for years as stay-at-home husband. He asks his
gay friend Willy for advice, but Willy has enough on his own hands he's trying to find a way to dispose of his mother's ashes without
paying for it, and longs for a serious relationship. While Franziska goes
off to London with Mike for a few weeks on business, Oliver runs into
his first love Sophie again, who's now a successful gallery owner. She
encourages him to start painting again. Slowly Oliver starts turning into
the free spirit he once was again. In London, Franziska starts having
doubts about Mike, but when she returns to talk it over with Oliver, he's
ready to accept the divorce…
PRODUCTION
Marco Rima, Esther Schweins, Andrea Zogg,
Mark Keller, Stefan Gubser, Noémie Kocher
Turnus Film, Keep Cool Entertainment for SF
VERSIONS | DURATION
Swiss German (original)
01:30:00
Beloved Child
by Sylke Enders
Germany 2012
A mother’s efforts to cure her daughter’s limp leads to a crisis that
alienates her from her beloved child and nearly destroys three
relationships.
Sixteen-year-old Liz limps a bit, but so what? Her mother Susanne,
however, seems to have a permanent problem with this. Susanne has
done everything imaginable to spare her pretty daughter from
suffering later in life. Or does Susanne consider her daughter’s
dropfoot as a disfigurement, a blemish that has to be removed? In any
event, Liz’s childhood was marked by many operations that had little
success. By going to a boarding school, Liz freed herself from her
mother years ago. And the fact that she limps doesn’t affect her
friendship with Marie in the slightest, nor her relationship with Robert,
her first big love. After years at boarding school, however, Liz decides at
the spur of the moment to return to her mother – a hot-headed
decision taken when a boy happened to look at another girl a couple of
seconds too long… Susanne has been living with her younger
companion Andi for a while now, and after her daughter’s sudden
return, she hopes to make a new beginning with Liz. But as the old
conflicts between them resurface, tension…
CAST
Mathilde Bundschuh, Anica Dobra, Steffi
Kühnert
PRODUCTION
thevissen filmproduktion for ARD and WDR
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
01:30:00
TELEVISION | COMEDY | ROMANCE
Half a Hundred
by Matthias Tiefenbacher
Germany 2012
At 50, Anne, Fiona und Charlotte feel much younger than their birth
certificates say. Far from settling into the quiet routine of advancing
age, each is suddenly faced with upheaval in their life. Can you start
over again at the half-century mark?
Anne Kater is a successful hand surgeon who has it all – until her
husband suddenly leaves her, out of the blue. What went wrong? She
resolves to teach her estranged a lesson and hires male escort Josh for
the upcoming surgeon's conference, who is available for more if the
price is right. But what starts as a purely professional relationship soon
has Anne in a whirl. Charlotte Merian has sacrificed everything for the
family for years, running the household and catering to the needs of
her husband and three grown sons. When someone calls her Grandma
on the bus, she's finally had enough. She wants to feel young and
beautiful again, so she does what she's only ever dreamed about: She
goes to a plastic surgeon to get breast implants. But instead of bigger
boobs, she discovers she has breast cancer. Faced with her own
mortality, she finally finds the courage to break out and live her own
life. But does that mean she will have to leave her hu…
CAST
Martina Gedeck, Johanna Gastdorf, Leslie
Malton, Torben Liebrecht, Katrin Bauerfeind,
Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Michelle Barthel,
Michael Wittenborn
PRODUCTION
Relevant Film for WDR
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:30:00
TELEVISION | ROMANCE
Darling, I’m Running Against You
by Thomas Nennstiel
Germany 2012
Small-town mayor Robert runs afoul of his wife Nina when she leaves
him for cheating on her, and then decides to run against him in the
election.
Small-town mayor Robert von der Heyden promised his wife Nina he'd
call it quits after three terms in office. But then Robert breaks his word
and runs a fourth time, without asking her. When she catches him redhanded - and red-faced - with a pretty young press attaché, Nina has
had enough. She leaves him and even wants to leave town for a job
offer in the capital. But then her high-school flame Philipp tries to talk
her into running for the mayor's office as well – for the other party.
Nina at first can't imagine herself as a politician. But when she sees
Robert's face grinning from the election placards all over town, she
can't contain her anger. She throws her hat in the ring to run against
her husband. At first the two candidates go at it like pit bulls, but then,
in the passionate intensity of the mayoral campaign, they start to
rediscover their feelings for each other again. In the end, someone will
have to make a decision...
CAST
Ursula Karven, Hans-Werner Meyer, Henning
Baum, Ronja Mittelstädt, Jana Klinge,
Gertraud Jesserer, Kathrin Ackermann,
Michael Brandner
PRODUCTION
teamWorx for ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:30:00
Some Like It Happy
by Florian Gärtner
Germany 2011
Cardiologist Dr. Markus and relocation expert Lina can't stand each
other - until they're forced to play the happy couple to get a weathy
donor to sponsor a new research center. A rollicking romp of a
romantic comedy with an all-star cast.
Lina Baumann's career as a relocation expert means her job is to make
people happy: Happy with their new house, their new town, their new
employer, their new life. She loves her job and she's good at it, until she
runs into tight-lipped cynic Dr. Markus Gärtner, a cardiologist. He
seems to go out of his way to give her a hard time. Until he suddenly
needs her, that is. Mr. Hofmeister, a wealthy donor, wants to fund a
new cardio research center, but immediately locks horns with the
petulant Dr. Markus. Hofmeister mistakes Lina for Markus's wife,
however, and takes an immediately liking to her. So Markus has to
persuade Lina to act as his spouse for long enough to get the
charitable moneybags on board.
CAST
Julia Brendler, Stephan Luca, Heinz Hoenig,
Robert Giggenbach, Martin Gruber, Jannis
Michel
PRODUCTION
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion GmbH for ARD
Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:28:00
TELEVISION | HD CONTENT
Triplet Trouble
by Dietmar Klein
Germany 2010
Stylish magazine editor Linda and stuffy Latin teacher Jakob find
themselves thrown together as unwilling grandparents and babysitters
to triplets when the parents split up, changing diapers when they're not
driving each other crazy. But maybe they have a soft spot for each
other after all...
Leonie has triplets. When her husband finds out the kids are not his
own, he leaves her. She has a breakdown and winds up in the hospital,
so her mother Linda has to jump in to help her with the triplets. Linda
is the stylish, career-oriented editor of a women's magazine, who
knows a lot about women's issues but not so much about changing
diapers. Linda desperately tries to locate the baby's biological father,
but instead only finds the grandfather, quirky conservative Latin
teacher Jakob, whom she enlists to help instead. The old fuddy-duddy
has had enough of the blinking, bleeping modern world and is on his
way to Canada for his retirement. But Linda shanghais him into playing
grandfather, and soon the very contrary curmudgeons are taking care
of the triplets together – when they're not busy driving each other
crazy. But who knows, in the end it might all work out. Opposites
attract, after a…
CAST
Thekla Carola Wied, Günther Maria Halmer,
Julia Brendler, Jens Atzorn, Robert
Giggenbach, Matthias Bundschuh, Martin
Feivel
PRODUCTION
Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
01:30:00
Daddy's Girl
by Matthias Steurer
Germany 2011
Years later, a case of switched babies brings together two very different
single parents in this turbulent family comedy about a widowed exsoccer pro and a piano teacher...
Widower Alex Brehm is a former soccer pro and physical therapist.
After his wife's death, he's had to raise his daughter Charlie all by
himself. Charlie is the apple of her father's eye, who goes to great
lengths to encourage her enthusiasm for soccer. Charlie's grandpa
Willy, owner of the sports bar in the stadium, would like to see his son
find another woman who loves him. When Charlie has health problems
at practice one day, the medical tests reveal that neither Alex nor his
late wife could possibly be her parents. Alex is thunderstruck. He can't
believe it. Shaken, he starts trying to figure out what happened. His
investigation leads him to divorced piano teacher Sophie and her
daughter Paula. And what he finds out is going to turn his whole world
upside down...
CAST
Jörg Schüttauf, Julia Richter, Peter Franke,
Annika & Francesca Bolkart, Grace Reutlinger
PRODUCTION
teamWorx for ARD
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:30:00
TELEVISION | DRAMA
Do You Know Your Lover?
by Michael Kreindl
Germany 2011
A one night stand turns into a lifelong ordeal when Victoria's lover
starts blackmailing her. Can the successful businesswoman, married
with children, ever get her life back?
Victoria Stellman has it all: The career woman runs a successful cruise
ship business with an excellent reputation, and has a happy marriage
with her husband Kai and their children – no more fireworks, but no
real problems, either. Then she meets handsome, attractive Jacques at
a convention and has a passionate fling with her exciting suitor. But
then someone starts to blackmail her with a video of her one-nightstand, demanding half a million Euros. Fearing for her family and her
reputation, she decides to pay. Jacques offers to take care of it for her –
until Victoria realizes he's actually the one behind it. She decides the
only way out of her mess is to come clean: She confesses her infidelity
to her husband and alerts the police. To avert damage from her cruise
line, she passes the business on to her brother, Ansgar. But Jacques
isn't giving up so easily. When he starts to threaten her children,
Victoria resolves to turn the tables on him in a dangerous gambit to get
her life back.
CAST
Christine Neubauer, Hans-Werner Meyer,
Ulrich Noethen, , Florian Fitz, Martin
Armknecht, Peter Strombeck, Udo Schenk
PRODUCTION
Zieglerfilm München GmbH for ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:30:00
TELEVISION | COMEDY | ROMANCE
Doppelganger
by Nikolai Müllerschön
Germany 2012
Real estate developer Wolter von Auenstedt is unhappy in his marriage
to domineering Hedwig, who wants to raze a whole neighborhood to
build luxury apartments. When one day he picks up his wife to take her
to a press conference, he realizes too late he’s got the wrong woman:
scrappy local artisan Emma Stöckel...
Emma Stöckel is the unflappable owner of a glassmaker’s shop. She
notices an elegantly dressed woman who’s moved in across they way,
who looks a lot like her – other than their different styles of clothes –
and goes to read the sign on the door. As she does, a strange man pulls
up and whisks her away to a press conference, where she’s to make
some sort of announcement. Only now does she realize: The man is
real estate developer Wolter von Auenstedt, who’s mistaken her for his
wife Hedwig, and wants her to announce their plans to raze the
neighborhood and build luxury apartments. Faced with a crowd of
angry protestors, Emma seizes the opportunity and instead calls off the
whole project publicly, to the applause of the local residents. While the
real Hedwig is furious at the impostor and threatens to sue, lonely
husband Wolter is quite taken with this courageous small bus…
CAST
Jutta Speidel, Heiner Lauterbach, Michael Fitz,
Michael Von Au, Katharina Müller-Elmau
PRODUCTION
sperl productions for ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
01:30:00
CINEMA | DRAMA | FEATURE FILM
Death of a Superhero
by Ian FitzGibbon
Germany, Ireland 2011
Donald is a different kind of superhero. In his real life he is sick and
feels like a peeled potato. But the 15-year-old has an outstanding talent
to animate with pen and ink a dark world in which an invincible
superhero battles a deadly nemesis and his sexy sidekick. But while
Donald’s cartoon hero is unbreakable and unable to love, he himself is
utterly breakable and bound for love. In a rollercoaster ride he learns
of life through his unorthodox psychologist Adrian King, discovers love
with the rebellious Shelly and makes peace with his parents while his
time is running out. And so, on the edge of the Irish Sea and on the
edge of life, Donald finds himself in the heart of love: an ordinary
superhero who proves the important thing it’s not how you leave this
life but how you live it.
CAST
Andy Serkis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aisling
Loftus, Michael McElhatton, Sharon Horgan,
Jessica Schwarz
PRODUCTION
Bavaria Pictures and Grand Pictures
VERSIONS | DURATION
English (original)
01:37:00
AWARDS
Leeds Young People's Film Festival
(2012)
Children & Young People (Young Jury
Award 15-19) (won)
Jameson Dublin International Film
Festival (2012)
Special Award (Special Jury Critics
Award for Aisling Loftus) (won)
Zlin Film Festival (2012)
Jury Prize (Golden Slipper - for Best
Feature Film for Youth) (won)
Mamers en Mars European Film
Festival (2012)
Special Mention (won)
Audience Award (won)
CINEMA | COMEDY
Hotel Lux
by Leander Haußmann
Germany 2011
Berlin in the 1930s. Comedian and cabaret star Hans Zeisig never fails
to crack up his audiences with his Stalin-Hitler-show, performed with
his close friend and acting partner Siegfried Meyer, a Jew. But with the
political atmosphere changing, Meyer joins the Resistance. A few years
later, the politically uninterested Zeisig is forced to flee after he gives
shelter to Meyer's beautiful Communist comrade Frida and crosses the
line by cracking one too many jokes about Hitler. He sets out for
Hollywood, but makes it to Moscow instead, landing at the Hotel Lux.
There, in the legendary “lost paradise” of the Comintern, he is mistaken
for Hitler’s personal astrologer and must now play the part of Stalin’s
personal astrologer. Going with the flow, he hopes to keep up his freespirited, bohemian lifestyle. But he quickly realizes that he's jumped
from the frying pan into the fire: hidden microphones are recording
every word, and Stalin starts to play a dangerous comedy with Zeisig.
When Zeisig is reunited with Frida and his former stage partner Meyer,
the three embark on an adventure that zigzags between love, death
and unbelievable chutzpah...
CAST
Michael Bully Herbig, Jürgen Vogel, Thekla
Reuten, Valery Grishko, Alexander
Senderovich, Juraj Kukura
PRODUCTION
A Günther Rohrbach/Bavaria Pictures
Production in co-production with Beeplex
Film Productions, BSI International...
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:50:00
AWARDS
Bayerischer Filmpreis - Bavarian Film
Award (2012)
Best Producer (for Günther Rohrbach,
Corinna Eich and Jan S. Kaiser) (won)
Deutscher Filmpreis - German Film
Award (2012)
Achievement in Costume Design (Ute
Paffendorf) (nominated)
Achievement in Makeup (Kitty
Kratschke, Katharina Nädelin, Georg
Korpás) (nominated)
Other (Set Design, Uli Hanisch)
(nominated)
Rome International Film Festival
(2011)
Jury Prize (Farfalla d'oro Award Agiscuola) (won)
CINEMA | FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT | FEATURE FILM | HD CONTENT
Three Quarter Moon
by Christian Zübert
Germany 2011
The world of grumpy taxi-driver Hartmut Mackowiak (ELMAR WEPPER)
comes crashing down when he finds out his wife is leaving him after 30
years. Suddenly, he has to rethink his whole life - making him even
more of a cranky loner. That is, until the day he gets six-year-old Hayat
and her mother as a fare in his taxi. While her mother has to go back to
Istanbul for a few weeks, Hayat is supposed to stay in Germany with
her grandma. But then Hayat's grandma falls into a coma. Although
Hartmut initially doesn't want to have anything to do with the
precocious little Turkish girl, he gradually succumbs to Hayat's
stubborn charm and decides to help her. Little does he suspect it may
also be a case of the little girl helping the big grouch to learn to enjoy
life again...
CAST
Elmar Wepper, Marcan Türköglu, Marie
Leuenberger, Katja Rupé
PRODUCTION
die film GmbH in co-production with BR, Arte
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original), English (sub title), Turkish
(original)
01:31:00
CINEMA | DRAMA
Black Butterflies
by Paula van der Oest
Germany, Netherlands, South Africa 2010
South Africa in the 1960s. The sun’s shining, the water’s inviting, and
Ingrid - wife, mother and poet - is boldly, recklessly swimming out into
the open sea. Suddenly, fear takes hold of her, then panic ... Her
rescuer is a man named Jack, and as fate would have it, he is a novelist
whom Ingrid greatly admires. Jack himself is delighted with his “catch”,
and the two fall in love. A lively, strong-headed woman, Ingrid loves life
and infuses everything she does with infectious passion, finding
freedom and solace in writing, whenever and wherever she can. Her
awareness of the injustice and inhumanity of life in her racist country is
sharpened by Jack, an acknowledged yet critical author. Though she
loves him deeply, her irresistible charm and unconventional ways also
attract other men, other lovers ... While her emotional life unfolds like a
whirlwind that brings excitement and adventure - as well as destruction
- to her and those around her, her literary career also begins to draw
the attention of readers all over the world. Even her father reads her
books; but as Minister of Censorship he condemns them and disowns
his daughter. Cut to the quick and blacklisted by the authorities, I…
CAST
Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Rutger
Hauer, Graham Clarke, Nicholas Pauling,
Candice D' Arcy, Ceridwen Morris, Grant
Swanby
PRODUCTION
IDTV Film, Comet Film, Spier Films, Cool
Beans in association with Riba Film
International
VERSIONS | DURATION
English (original), French (dubbed)
01:33:00
AWARDS
Festival Internazionale del Cinema di
Taormina (2011)
Best Film (Beyond Mediterranean
Comptetition) (won)
Tribeca Film Festival (2011)
Best Performance by an Actress
(Carice van Houten) (won)
Color of the Ocean
Germany 2011
Canary Island cop José (Alex Gonzalez) has become callous and cynical.
As border patrolman, he has to decide the fate of hundreds of African
boat people that wash ashore on the Spanish island paradise. When
German tourist Nathalie (Sabine Timoteo) witnesses the arrival of a
boatload of refugees and starts helping out on the spot, the lives of
José, Nathalie and Congolese Zola (Huber Koundé), one of the few
survivors with his son Mamadou (Dami Adeeri), become fatefully
intertwined. Over the objections of her husband Paul (Friedrich Mücke),
Nathalie helps Zola try to escape from internment camp. But instead of
freedom, he finds himself at the hands of criminal smugglers. When
José blames himself for the death of his drug-addicted sister Marielle
(Alba Alonso) on New Year’s Eve, and Nathalie gets ever more deeply
involved in Zola’s fate, José is forced to rethink his attitude. It’s up to
him to decide. But to free someone, you may have to free yourself first.
Color of the Ocean is a gripping and moving story about humanity and
responsibility with the essential focus of the human dilemma of when
to get involved or not.
PRODUCTION
SÜDART Filmproduktion, El Olivo
Producciones Audiovisuales S.L. (ES) in coproduction with Starhaus Filmproduktion,...
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original), French (original), Spanish
(original), English (sub title)
01:35:10
AWARDS
Festival Nouvo Cinema Europa (2012)
Jury Prize (Premio della Giuria) (won)
Audience Award (Premio Publico)
(won)
CINEMA | FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT | FEATURE FILM
Wunderkinder
by Marcus O. Rosenmüller
Germany 2011
Wunderkinder tells a tale of three exceptionally musically talented
children, who develop a deep and genuine friendship, extending
beyond their different religions and nationalities. Jewish children
Larissa and Abrascha are violin virtuosos. Hanna, a young German girl,
is also extremely gifted. Living in Poltava, Ukraine, in 1941, they all
share one great love: music. Their world is one of curiosity, joy and
talent. But when the Nazis invade the Soviet Union, they and their
families face mortal peril. Due to the insanity of grown-ups at home
and abroad, their world is turned upside down, and they are suddenly
no longer allowed to be friends.
CAST
Kai Wiesinger, Catherine Flemming, Gudrun
Landgrebe, Gedeon Burkhard, Konstantin
Wecker, Natalia Avelon, Mark Zak, Elin Kolev,
Mathila Adamik, Imogen Burrell
PRODUCTION
CCC Filmkunst in co-production with Degeto
Film
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:36:00
AWARDS
San Diego Jewish Film Festival (2012)
Best Film (Audience Award) (won)
Romy (Fernsehpreis) (2012)
Best Producer (for Alice Brauner)
(won)
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival (2011)
Berkshire International Film Festival
(2011)
CINEMA | THRILLER | ACTION/ADVENTURE | DRAMA | FICTION ENGLISH
The Heineken Kidnapping
by Maarten Treurniet
Netherlands 2011
1st place in the Dutch cinema charts (two weeks in a row) 2011.
Amsterdam, 1983. Alfred Heineken, one of the world’s wealthiest
brewers and arguably the most influential man in Holland, has one
fateful weakness: he feels invulnerable to all those around him. It takes
a band of hot-headed young men to crumble down this wall of
invulnerability: thrown piteously in the back of a mini-van, Heineken is
unwillingly taken away by the amateur kidnappers whose inexperienced ways keep jeopardizing their plans. Against all odds, the
wretched deed gets done and for 21 grueling days, the powerful
brewer is kept chained to the wall of a cold, cramped cell. Rendered
entirely powerless for the first time in his life, Heineken’s fate falls into
the hands of Rem, the gang’s youngest member, who takes special
pleasure in humiliating and frightening Heineken. When the huge
ransom is finally paid, Heineken is set free. With his ego, pride and
dignity now irrevocably bruised, the magnate sets on an active pursuit
in finding the culprits – the kidnappers’ prey has turned into their
hunter. Heineken becomes particularly obsessed with Rem: how dare
the young man have treated Heineken with such disrespect a…
CAST
RUTGER HAUER, REINOUT SCHOLTEN VAN
ASCHAT, GIJS NABER, TEUN KUILBOER,
KORNEEL EVERS
PRODUCTION
IDTV Film
VERSIONS | DURATION
Dutch (original), English (sub title)
02:07:00
CINEMA | COMEDY | THRILLER
Eddie – The Sleepwalking Cannibal
by Boris Rodriguez
Canada, Denmark 2011
"The film is pacily directed by Boris Rodriguez who manages a smart
blend of horror and satire but also never overplays the genre elements.
Eddie – The Sleepwalking Cannibal is a quirky little movie that could
also well intrigue distribs used to handling horror fare." (SCREEN DAILY)
CAST
Thure Lindhardt,Georgina Reilly, Dylan Smith,
Alain Goulem, Stephen McHattie
PRODUCTION
Young artist Lars has hit the proverbial creative brick wall. Up till now,
his creativity has come at too high a cost: inspiration could only come
in the form of carnage – blood, guts and limbs – and he’s vowed to
never go down that dark road again. He settles in small town and
meets Eddie who suffers from a rare form of sleepwalking which
transforms him from docile art student into ravenous sleepwalking
cannibal craving for fresh meat. At long last, here was the muse Lars
had been searching for. Truly exceptional art comes at a very high
price…even if it means sacrificing human lives…
Quiet Revolution Pictures in co-production
with Fridthjof Film
VERSIONS | DURATION
English (original)
01:23:00
AWARDS
Karlovy Vary International Film
Festival (2012)
Other (Section: Midnight Screenings)
(nominated)
Imagine Film Festival (2012)
Best Film (Black Tulip Award) (won)
Tribeca Film Festival (2012)
Other (Section: Cinemania)
(nominated)
CINEMA | COMEDY | DRAMA | FEATURE FILM
Fly Away
by Bernd Böhlich
Germany 2012
1st place in the German Arthouse Cinema Charts ( July 2012)
CAST
Who has never dreamed of escape, of freedom, of flying away into the
sun, to the sea! The residents of the senior citizens’ home “Evening
Star” long ago put their dreams of flight and freedom aside.
Alzheimer’s and lumbago instead of Trinidad and Tobago! If only it
weren’t for Mr. Tiedgen. The sad-eyed senior citizen is a tough nut to
crack, and Nurse Amelie has her hands full trying to domesticate the
unruly resident. The arrival of a new boarder, the elegant, enigmatic
Annegret, fills Tiedgen’s stomach with the long-forgotten flutter of
butterflies – and incites him to commit an audacious act: stealing a
policeman’s revolver. Yet this is only the beginning of a streak of
misdeeds. The following day, Tiedgen takes advantage of the home’s
invitation to a flight in an old JU propeller plane to finally make
something out of his last years. After taking a democratic vote from his
fellow boarders, he points the revolver at the pilot’s head, declares the
plane hijacked, and demands that they be flown to the sea!
Otto Sander, Ralf Wolter, Angelica Domröse,
Anna Maria Mühe, Robert Stadlober
PRODUCTION
Mafilm Martens Film- und Fernsehproduktion
in association with Cine Plus, Neue Visionen
Filmproduktion, Prime Time
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:29:00
Glory: A Tale of Mistaken Identities
by Isabel Kleefeld
Germany 2011
What could a timid, technologically inept electrical engineer, a crime
novelist stuck in the middle of Central Asia, an aging woman dying of
pancreatic cancer, a movie star caught in the whirlwind of a public
scandal, and an overweight computer nerd infatuated with a character
from a romance novel, possibly have in common? It all begins very
simply: with the purchase of a cell phone. Ebling has never owned one,
even though he’s an electrical engineer. Almost immediately, the calls
start coming in but they are all intended for someone else. Meanwhile,
the calls that Ebling makes create a domino effect of minor mishaps
and major tragedies. With each escalating incident, perfect strangers
begin to drift into each other’s lives. Seeking temporary refuge from the
public spotlight, famous actor Ralf Tanner unexpectedly runs into his
doppelganger and body double and decides to switch lives. On a book
tour across South America, Leo Richter, an acclaimed but highly
neurotic writer, begins to see the – sometimes horrifying – effects of
the stories he creates. Caught in a web of absurd misunderstandings,
Maria Rubinstein ends up in a strange land with no money and no
identity.
CAST
Senta Berger, Heino Ferch, Julia Koschitz,
Stefan Kurt, Axel Ranisch, Gabriela Maria
Schmeide, Justus von Dohnányi
PRODUCTION
Little Shark Entertainment, Terz
Filmproduktion in co-production with Dor
Film, Hugo Film, WDR, ARD Degeto, ORF,
SRF...
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:39:00
CINEMA | ACTION/ADVENTURE | DRAMA | FEATURE FILM
Escape from Tibet
by Maria Blumencron
Germany, Switzerland 2011
On a mountaineering tour in the Himalaya, Johanna meets the eightyear-old Tempa in a Tibetan monastery, where she grants the request
of an old abbot to bring the boy secretly to Lhasa. Upon arriving in the
capital, Johanna realizes that Tempa and a group of other Tibetan
children are to be brought without any equipment over a dangerous
high-mountain pass to Nepal.
CAST
When the Chinese police get wind of the plan, Johanna is suddenly
suspected of collaborating with the charismatic leader of the trek,
Tashi. Torn between her sense of responsibility to help Tempa and a
justified fear for her own life, Johanna decides to go with the group.
VERSIONS | DURATION
Hannah Herzsprung, Tsange Jäger, David Lee
McInnis, Pema Shitsetsang, Yangzom Brauen
PRODUCTION
Kick Film GmbH (Munich, Germany),
snakefilm GmbH (Zuerich. Switzerland; Arte
English (original), German (dubbed)
01:45:00
AWARDS
Bozner Filmtage (2012)
Audience Award (Best Feature Film)
(won)
TELEVISION | FEATURE FILM
Twilight's Last Gleaming
by Robert Aldrich
Germany 1976
On a Sunday in October the new President moves into the White House
– the same day a certain Lawrence Dell manages to outwit the crew of
a launching-pad, thus getting into possession of nine deadly rockets.
Only someone like Dell, familiar with the controlling devices and the
alarm system in the rocket base, could have been capable of carrying
out such masterly coup. He himself, a former general and electronic
genius in the US Air Force, had worked out the plans. Nothing and
nobody could deprive him of his knowledge, not even his long-time
imprisonment in a US Army camp where he was exiled as rebel and
mutineer after the construction of the launching site. Together with
two fellow-prisoners, Dell has escaped from the camp, firmly
determined to force the US Administration not to keep back any longer
from the American people the secret documents revealing the true
background of the Vietnam War. In consideration of the rockets and
their capability to destroy the entire Earth, the President finally agrees
to comply with Dell's demands. Yet General MacKenzie, disregarding
the order of his President who guaranteed Dell's personal security,
enforces a decision by means of a task force...…
CAST
Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Melvyn
Douglas, Burt Young, Roscoe Lee Browne etc.
PRODUCTION
NF Geria II, Bavaria Film GmbH, Lorimar for
NF Geria II
VERSIONS | DURATION
(dubbed), English (sub title), French (sub title)
01:57:00
TELEVISION | FEATURE FILM
Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
by Ted Kotcheff
Germany 1978
Blessed with a delicate tongue and a biting wit, Max Vandervere,
revered editor of Epicurus Magazine, has chosen the courses for the
world’s most fabulous meal and the four chefs who created them.
Among them are the ravishing Natasha O’Brien, famed for her pastry,
and Louis Kohner, whose baked pigeons are nonpareil. Murder
suddenly darkens the gourmet world when Louis is found baked to
death in London and suspicion falls on Natasha and her ex-husband
Robby Ross, a fast-foods franchiser who is trying to convince the great
chefs of Europe to lend their names to his chain of omelet shops. Max
then sends Natasha to Venice to interview renowned lobster chef
Fausto Zoppi for a fish course, but he, too, is found dead, drowned in
his lobster tank. Clearly, the murders are connected to Max’s ultimate
menu and the chefs behind it. And so it is that, in Paris, the famous
Jean-Claude Moulineau gets his skull cracked in his own duck press.
With only dessert left, Natasha feels like a, well, sitting duck as she
prepares her specialty, the “Bombe Richelieu”...
CAST
George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert
Morley, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Noiret,
Jean Rochefort, Luigi Proietti, Stefano Satta
Flores
PRODUCTION
Aldrich Company, Bavaria Film, Geria
Productions
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (dubbed), English (original)
01:48:00
TELEVISION | SERIES | ACTION/ADVENTURE
Alarm for Cobra 11
by Axel Sand, Sebastian Vigg, Heinz Dietz, Axel Barth a.o.
Germany
For 17 years, "Alarm for Cobra 11" has led the pack in TV action
productionworldwide. No wonder, with the fast cars and even faster
AutobahnsGermany is famous for as the setting of this edge-of-yourseat stuntspectacle around Autobahn cops Semir Gerkahn and Ben
Jäger.
CAST
Autobahn cop Semir Gerkhan and his various partners patrol the
fastest streets in the world, risking their necks in high-speed chases
and hair-raising stunts that sometimes end fatally. After Semir's last
partner Chris Ritter died in his girlfriend's arms, young hotspur Ben
Jäger is the next to try his hand at Semir's side in the death-defying
duo. Supported by ball-busting chief Anna Engelhardt, who covers their
backs when the sparks go flying, and assisted by slightly dim beat cops
Dieter and Horst – the only beat cops to drive a Porsche Cayenne – it's
bad news for car thieves, hijackers, robbers and killers all over. When
Cobra 11 is in opursuit, you can run – but you can't get away.
PRODUCTION
13 pilots + 231 eps. x 45 min available (17 seasons)
Since 1996, more than 200 episodes of the high-octane, highadrenaline “Cobra 11” series have been produced – crashing over 3100
vehicles on a specially-built auto…
Erdogan Atalay, Tom Beck, Charlotte Schwab,
Katja Woywood, Gottfried Vollmer, Dietmar
Huhn, Daniela Wutte, Carina Wiese
Action Concept for RTL
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original), French (dubbed), Spanish
(dubbed)
2 x 90′, 249 x 45′
TELEVISION | SERIES | ACTION/ADVENTURE
IS 1 – Danger in Paradise
by Jan Martin Scharf
Germany 2012
When vacation turns into a nightmare and innocent tourists are in
trouble, they call in the elite federal strike force IS 1. Florian is one of
their top agents, preferring to act alone, in old-fashioned James Bond
style. But then he’s ordered to work with a partner, psychologist Nadja.
“IS 1 – Danger in Paradise” is an entertaining mix of action, adventure
and mystery, spiced with the witty dialogue between the attractive
investigators.
The Pilot episode was market leader in the main target group (17,1 %)
on RTL prime time.
CAST
Jana Pallaske (Inglorious Basterds), Tobias
Oertel, Eva Maria Grein, Uwe Bohm, Max
Kidd, Katharina Abt, Peter Davor, Michaela
Rosen, Maverick Queck a.o.
PRODUCTION
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion GmbH for RTL
VERSIONS | DURATION
1 x 90′, 4 x 45′
TELEVISION | EVENT MOVIE | MOVIE COLLECTION | HD CONTENT | THRILLER/CRIME
Johan Falk
by Anders Nilsson, Richard Holm, Daniel Lind Lagerlöf
An original, authentic and emotionally thrilling crime collection based
on actual cases from Swedish SSI files. Installments are stand-alone but
contribute to overall story arc. A completely new type of crime series
set in a world of moral ambiguity, inspired by authentic cases, and
vibrant with tension and suspense!
When normal people think crime, they mean murder, kidnappings,
drug dealing and the like. But police professionals consider this merely
to be the "Third Division." The first league of crime is much more
dangerous, deadly, and almost impossible to fight. In the seemingly
well-ordered and peaceful city of Göteborg in Sweden, a special ops
unit, called SSI, is put together to fight the truly dangerous criminals:
former secret service agents, KGB assassins and their ilk which are
involved in all aspects of international organized crime. They're the
ones the SSI is willing to go much, much further than any other police
unit to combat. Johan Falk is asked to join the team since he's
considered loyal, uncompromising and fearless. But Johan now has a
life partner and children; can he still be as morally steadfast as before?
And when he learns about the unit's covert mission –…
Sweden 2010
CAST
Jakob Eklund, Joel Kinnaman, Mikael
Tornving, Marie Richardson, Reuben
Sallmander, Henrik Norlén, Andre Sjöberg,
Melize Karlge etc.
PRODUCTION
Modern Studios Production, in coproduction
with Bremedia Produktion, TV4, ZDF, Film I
Väst, Nordisk Film, Nordisk...
VERSIONS | DURATION
Swedish (original), German (dubbed), English
(sub title)
6 x 90′
TELEVISION | SERIES | HD CONTENT | ACTION/ADVENTURE | FICTION
Double Trouble
by Florian Kern, Franziska Meyer-Price, a.o.
Germany 2011
A fresh new buddy-cop pairing combining suspense, humour and
action with a powerful star cast.
State cops Carl and Markus could hardly be more different: Family man
Markus plays it by the book and tries to stay out of danger in the
interest of his wife and kids, while Carl is always gung-ho and fullthrottle. But despite their differences, the odd-couple cop buddies are
great partners and friends. In the pilot episode, Carl becomes the
target of a mad bomber whose madness has a method: He seems to
be killing people who were leading disaster relief efforts in the great
flood of 2002. Soon Carl realizes he knows the killer...
The pilot episode was market leader in the main target group (18.6%)
on RTL prime time.
Pilot with English subtitles
CAST
Jörg Schüttauf, Dominic Boeer, Nadeshda
Brennicke, Fabian Hinrichs
PRODUCTION
Constantin Television for RTL
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
1 x 90′, 8 x 45′
TELEVISION | SERIES | ROMANCE | FICTION
Storm of Love
by various
Germany
One of the ten most successful and valuable drama series in Europe
(Source: Madigan Cluff and Digital TV Research 2012)
1600 x 50 min, season 8 in production
Everyone at the Fürstenhof is in a festive mood when Eva says “I do” to
Robert – everyone but Barbara von Heidenberg, who makes an
explosive appearance at the wedding by igniting a bomb intended to
kill the young couple. Though the bomb kills no one, it destroys much
of the hotel. The young architect commissioned to oversee the
reconstruction is Moritz van Norden, son of the ill-famed Doris van
Norden, who is planning a hostile takeover of the struggling local
brewery that is now in the hands of the dynamic young Theresa. When
Moritz and Theresa meet, they succumb to the most potent brew of all:
love! But before they can get to know each other better, a shocking
incident changes Moritz’s life: his Argentinean-raised twin brother
Konstantin, a happy-go-lucky “bon vivant,” has secretly returned to
Germany to search for his brother and mother. Upon meeting Moritz,
he accidentally pushes him into a river and leaves him for dead. He
then slips into the role of his brother, particularly savoring the budding
relationship with Theresa. …
CAST
Ines Lutz, Moritz Tittel, Daniel Fuenffrock,
Mona Seefried, Dirk Galuba, Antje Hagen,
Sepp Schauer, Natalie Alison, Joachim Lätsch,
Nicola Tiggeler...
PRODUCTION
Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
1600 x 50′
TELEVISION | SERIES | COMEDY | FICTION
Secretaries - Surviving from 9 to 5
by Dominic Müller
Germany 2012
She's likeable, enthusiastic and... in over her head: When unemployed
Katja is happy to land a head secretary's job, she gets more than she
bargained for...
Katja Neumann is thrilled when she gets hired as head secretary in a
toast factory. But then she meets the other secretaries and her boss,
and the rat race begins. Lovable but chaotic Katja has to contend not
only with her volatile boss's mood swings, but with the rest of the
secretarial pool conspiring against her. Somehow, Katja manages to
keep stumbling from one pitfall to the next, confusing the boss's
wedding anniversary with his mistress's. Next she is forced to help cook
the books when the accountants show up, but manages to astound
everyone with her financial ingenuity. Then Katja has to fill in for her
boss, negotiating with an important customer who turns out to be a
chauvinist. And what about second-in-chief Marcus, who drives the
ladies crazy..?
CAST
Ellenie Salvo-Gonzalez, Jochen Horst, Susan
Hoecke, Nina Vorbrodt, Thorsten Feller
PRODUCTION
ITV Studios Germany for RTL
VERSIONS | DURATION
8 x 23′
TELEVISION | SERIES | HD CONTENT | COMEDY
The Teacher
by Dominic Müller
Germany 2012
Based on the successful RTL sitcom "The Teacher", which won the
German TV Award 2007.
With his laid-back, unconventional manner, high-school teacher Stefan
Vollmer stands up for his students and fights against the plagues of
public education, against hypocrisy and resignation. His pubescent
pupils are the least of his problem, however.
Budget cuts, recalcitrant parents and apathetic teachers often prompt
Stefan Vollmer to stand up for his idea of what good schooling should
be. His often rough and ready ways of getting what he wants don’t
make him friends with everybody, however. His friend and colleague
Rüdiger Matuschek tries to keep him in line when he’s in danger of
getting in trouble again. The only colleague he really listens to is new
teacher Karin Noske, however, who’s not only young and pretty, but
very quick-witted – just right for Stefan, except for the fact they’re
always arguing.
1 x 45 min + 7 x 45 min, 1 Episode with English subtitles
CAST
Hendrik Duryn, Ulrich Gebauer, Rainer Piwek
PRODUCTION
Sony Pictures Television for RTL
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
7 x 45′
TELEVISION | SERIES | COMEDY | ROMANCE | FICTION
Doctor's Diary
by Sophie Allet-Coche, Franziska Meyer Price
Germany 2011
Dr. Gretchen Haase causes turmoil not only in the surgical ward but
also in the hearts of her colleagues. She never presents herself as a
goddess in a white overall, but remains a very normal woman who
pursues her career, yet always listens to her - often irrational - heart.
With this imperfect and witty protagonist the genre “Medical” becomes
amusing family entertainment with addiction potential.
CAST
24 x 45 min - French (1. season), English subtitled (7 eps.)
PRODUCTION
Diana Amft, Florian David Fitz, Kai Schumann,
Ursela Monn, Peter Prager, Laura Osswald,
Steffen Groth, Annette Strasser, Julia
Koschitz, Elyas M´Barek...
Polyphon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft mbH
for RTL
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
24 x 45′
AWARDS
Bayerischer Fernsehpreis - Bavarian
TV Award (2009)
Best Performance by an Actress
(Diana Amft) (won)
Best Screenplay (won)
Deutscher Fernsehpreis - German TV
Award (2008)
Best Series (won)
TELEVISION | SERIES | FICTION
Second Chance (180 x 22')
by Philippe Proteau, Jérôme Navarro, Nicolas Houres, Gilles Maillard, Philippe Dajoux a.o.
For 18 years now, Alice has been leading a model life as housewife and
mother of two. Having married young, she never learned a profession
or worked outside the home. Then, unexpectedly, her husband
Mathieu leaves her, and Life As She Knew It ends. She's now forced to
go out into the world and fend for herself. Luckily, she's got two great
kids who support her unflaggingly despite their own adolescent
turmoils. And she's lucky enough to get a job in a top advertising
agency. But that's where her luck ends. Her old friend Laetitia, one of
the firm's executives and a tigress in designer clothes, allegedly hires
her to help her; but Laetitia has never forgotten that her one-time
boyfriend Mathieu left her for Alice years ago. And Laetitia isn't
someone who forgives easily... "Second Chance" is gripping in its
depiction of the dog-eat-dog advertising world and emotionally intense
in its treatment of Alice's relationship with her children and co-workers.
But its basic atmosphere is always positive and optimistic. Shot in High
Definition, the daily series boasts a cast of about 30 recurring
characters. As lead actress Caroline Veyt puts it, the program has "a
light tone" and remains "fir…
France 2008
CAST
Caroline Veyt, Sébastien Courivaud, Isabelle
Vitari, Julia Vignali, Jonathan Demurger, LillyFleur Pointeaux, Hyam Zaytoun, Charlie
Dupont, Romain Deroo...
PRODUCTION
ALMA Productions for TF1
VERSIONS | DURATION
French (original), English (sub title)
90 x 22′
TELEVISION | SERIES | HD CONTENT | FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Life, Uncorked
by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz
Switzerland 2011
A busy life in the city. A demanding job. Two kids to raise. A husband
who needs tender loving care... Eve has her hands full. And now she’s
supposed to become a biodynamic winemaker overnight??? It all begins
when her beloved Aunt Luce, a pioneer – and some say slightly batty –
biodynamic winemaker, tells her beloved niece Eve that she, Luce, is
dying and wants Eve to take over her winery. Eve, who is just barely
managing to keep her life together, accepts Luce’s offer, seeing it as the
helping hand of fate nudging her towards a more quiet life in harmony
with nature. And though the setting in the vineyards overlooking Lake
Geneva is indeed spectacular, it’s anything but peaceful. Eve still has
everything to learn about winemaking. Catastrophes and setbacks are
inevitable, particularly when she insists on pursuing her aunt’s
impenetrably holistic methods of wine-growing. But she has a sexy
oenologue at her side, along with a horde of other “helpers,” such as
her spoiled sister Arielle, a down-on-her-luck former Miss Switzerland;
the winery’s tough-talking handywoman Vanina; Eve’s sensitive
husband Ben and many others.
Available Episodes: 20x 26 min.
CAST
Isabelle Caillat, Elodie Frenck, Natacha
Koutchoumov, Séverine Bujard, Sibylle Blanc,
Sagamore Stévenin, Damien Dorsaz, Thierry
Jorand, Pascal Vincent...
PRODUCTION
Rita Productions in coproduction with RTS Les films de la Cassine - TV5
VERSIONS | DURATION
French (original), German (dubbed)
20 x 26′
TELEVISION | SERIES | FICTION
Crazy About Love
by Riccardo Milani
Italy 2010
Love in all of its forms is the motor that keeps this sparkling romantic
comedy series humming along at a brisk pace. Love in the midst of the
constant traffic of hearts that beat in the streets of a modern city. Love
that makes people bold or silly, that ensnares or enraptures them, that
turns daily life into drama… At the center of this dizzying carousel of
love are Laura and Paolo, each with one marriage behind them and
with kids to bring up. After a rocky beginning, their romance picks up
steam and begins to engulf all of their friends, family members and
colleagues. Among love's first "victims" are the protagonists' children
Emanuele and Cristina, adolescents whose hormones are just
beginning to flex their muscles. Love also brings together Paolo's best
friend Michele, a ladies' man for whom commitment is a dirty word,
and Laura's boss Monica, an incurable romantic who dreams of
faithfulness. As Laura and Paolo lead the way in dealing with the
exciting new sensation of togetherness after several years of
singleness, their example awakens one and all to the realization that in
the end, it's really worth it to be crazy about love!
52 x 50 min - sev. eps. with English subtitles …
CAST
Stefania Rocca, Antonia Liskova, Emilio
Solfrizzi, Neri Marcoré, Carlotta Natoli, Sonia
Bergamasco, Francesca Inaudi, Irene Ferri,
Marina Rocco...
PRODUCTION
PUBLISPEI in co-production with RAI FICTION
VERSIONS | DURATION
Italian (original), English (sub title)
52 x 50′
TELEVISION | SERIES | THRILLER/CRIME
CrimeTime - Beauty and the Judge
by Josef Orr, Michael Wenning, Ulrich Zrenner
Germany 2011
State Prosecutor Saskia Henker trades big city life for small-town peace
but realizes that the provinces also abound not only in crime, but also
in bizarre, headstrong characters including a judge with a very
particular style of truth-finding.
CAST
State Prosecutor Saskia Henker has left the big city behind for the calm,
unexciting country town of Büdringhausen, whose name is longer than
its main street. Officially, she’s come to care for her ailing grandmother;
unofficially, she’s looking forward to a lighter work load and less stress.
But with her grandma full of mischief instead of pain, and local judge
Klaus Wagenführ cultivating a particularly relaxed style of truth-finding
and courtroom etiquette, Saskia can forget about peace and quiet. On
the contrary, she stirs up emotions in sleepy Büdringhausen herself,
thanks to her good looks and urban flair. Besides awakening the
slumbering mating instincts of divorced judge Klaus, she also provokes
varied feelings ranging from hot to cold among her colleagues police
officer Schulte, and attorney Johannes. The crimes to be solved by
Saskia and Klaus lovingly reflect small-town life while leaving the
protagonists enough leisure to down a pin…
PRODUCTION
Rike Schmid, Martin Lindow, Moritz
Lindbergh, Dorothea Walda, Golo Euler, Josef
Quadflieg
EIKON West for ARD Werbung and WDR
Mediagroup
VERSIONS | DURATION
16 x 50′
TELEVISION | MARKET PREMIERE | SERIES | HD CONTENT | THRILLER/CRIME
CrimeTime - Fox and Goose
by Imogen Kimmel
Germany 2012
Big-town reporter Emily Gans runs afoul of small-town fogey Urban
Fuchs and his son, Stefan, now the lead cop of Bad Urach, over who
gets to solve the latest crime first…
Rustic Bad Urach is really enough of a culture shock for energetic big
city reporter Emily Gans. But it gets worse – she finds retired police
inspector Urban Fuchs living in the house she inherited, claiming
lifelong residency rights, who seems to talk to his household animals.
But with her typical verve, Emily takes on not only small-town
journalism in the backwoods Black Forest town, but her arguments
with her unwanted house guest, as well. It turns out he comes in handy
now and then, seeing as they're both convinced that no crime may go
unpunished, even if the police need some help along the way.
Especially because Urban's son Stefan is now in charge of criminal
investigations on the local police force. And even in their quiet little
town, there's always a crime to solve…
Also available in the CrimeTime comedy series:
• Beauty and the Judge (16 x 45 min)
• All Claire (16 x 45 min)
• The Ex Files (8 x 45 min)
16 x 45 min - English subtitled (2 eps.)
CAST
Mira Bartuschek, Peter Bongartz, Tobias van
Dieken, Marcus Morlinghaus, Tina Engel,
Jockel Tschiersch, Caroline Ebner
PRODUCTION
teamworx Televisions & Film GmbH for SWR/
ARD
VERSIONS | DURATION
16 x 45′
CrimeTime - The Ex Files
by Christoph Klünker, Jorgo Pappavasilliou
Germany 2012
Two ex-lovers have to work together on their small-town police force,
Lukas and Kristina. What Lukas doesn't know – and never will, if
Kristina has any say: He has a daughter with her, Jule.
Berlin police inspector Lukas Hundt gets in trouble when he has a fling
with his boss's girlfriend, and is transferred to the boondocks in
Thuringia. There, his new partner Kristina Katzer is his ex-girlfriend and
is anything but happy to see her lover boy again. She and Lukas have a
13-year-old daughter together, Jule, who she wants to keep secret from
Lukas to keep him out of her life. So while Lukas is annoyed with his
backwoods assignment, Kristina is just as annoyed with him and wants
to get rid of him as soon as possible. Kristina lives on a picturesque
winery with her mother and daughter. No one, not even Jule or
Kristina's best friend Yvette, the precinct's secretary and den mother,
has any idea who Jule's real father is. Neither does police chief Joseph,
who's always got his nose in a book anyway. So no one understands
why the mood at the precinct is suddenly so tense, since Lukas and
Kristina are partners…
• Beauty and the Judge…
CAST
Isabell Gerschke, Oiliver Franck, Anna Krajci,
Rita Feldmeier, Sarah Alles, Michael Greiling,
Tobias Schenke
PRODUCTION
Saxonia Media for ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
8 x 48′
CrimeTime - All Claire
by Jakob Schäuffelen, Andi Niessner
Germany 2011
Claire signs up with the police squad as a temp hire, filling in for a cop
on pregnancy leave, but soon discovers she has a nose for crime - and
a talent for undercover work.
Claire is pretty, quick-witted and self-confident. Somehow, however,
happiness continues to elude her. She lives together with her pregnant
sister Sylvia, brother-in-law Jörg and their seven-year-old daughter
Lena. After she lost her last job, she's glad to find temp work as police
detective in Inspector Paul Kleinert's department, filling in for a
pregnant colleague. Claire dives right into office life, as well as the hunt
for killers and scoundrels. Claire intuitively knows which clues to follow
to nab the bad guys. Pretty soon, her nose for crime and a gift for
undercover work earns her a reputation in the precinct.
• "Beauty and the Judge" (16 x 45 min)
• "Fox and Goose" (16 x 45 min)
• “The Ex Files” (8 x 45 min)
CAST
Wolke Hegenbarth, Felix Eitner, Jan Niklas
Berg, Christoph Hagen Dittmann, Alexa Maria
Surholt, Winnie Böwe, Stephan Grossmann
PRODUCTION
ndf – Neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft mbH
for MDR and ARD
VERSIONS | DURATION
16 x 45′
A Houseful Of Animals
by Jörg Grünler, Guido Pieters, Peter Lichtefeld, Brigitta Dresewski
With a woof-woof here and a baaa-baaa there and a quack-quack, oinkoink everywhere, there's always some furry or feathered creature
demanding attention from the Hansens. It's partly because Dr. Philipp
Hansen is a veterinarian who's just opened a practice in the big old villa
he's moved into with his family. But it's mostly because of ten-year-old
daughter Greta, who never saw an animal she didn't want to adopt.
Moving from Hamburg to the idyllic Black Forest has been hard on
Greta, who faces a lot of resistance from the school's coolest kids.
Fortunately, there's Jonas, also 10, who soon becomes Greta's special
friend. Adventures of all sorts, and usually involving imperiled animals,
keep Greta and Jonas busy: saving a pony, freeing an Easter lamb,
pursuing a would-be kitten killer… Obviously, if an animal needs a place
to stay, it can count on Greta to find a little place for it in the villa.
Unless it happens to be a full-grown elephant! "A Houseful of Animals"
is a winning family series for viewers of all ages – and species!
Germany 2011
CAST
Heikko Deutschmann, Floriane Daniel, Enya
Elstner, Lotte Hanné, Michael Sideris, Sanne
Schnapp, Fynn Henkel, etc.
PRODUCTION
Polyphon Südwest for SWR, ARD
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
26 x 28′
TELEVISION | SERIES
The Weissensee Saga
by Friedemann Fromm
Germany 2010
The debut episode was a big hit on ARD Germany, with 5.68 million
viewers and 18 % share, leading the ratings on prime time.
This sweeping family saga recounts a Romeo & Juliet story behind the
Berlin Wall, when young policeman Martin from a loyal party family
falls in love with beautiful young trouble-maker from a dissident family.
It’s the timeless story of two lovers’ struggle against prejudices and
social and political odds.
German Authors Award 2011
Nominated for Prix Europa 2011
The first 6 episodes have been screened at the Museum of Modern Art
(MoMa) New York in April 2011.
CAST
Florian Lukas, Hannah Herzsprung, Uwe
Kockisch, Katrin Sass
PRODUCTION
VERSIONS | DURATION
6 x 48′
TELEVISION | MINI SERIES | THRILLER/CRIME
Line 32 (8 x 50 min)
by Maarten Treurniet
Netherlands 2011
A high-profile trial has just begun at Amsterdam’s main courthouse,
with a leading right-wing politician testifying in the case of a black
woman assaulted by three white youths. Just outside the building, a
police car and a bus come skidding and zigzagging at high speed
towards the courthouse and turn over. After a moment of eerie silence,
an explosion rips through the bus, the courtroom – and through an
entire nation’s social and political fabric. Was it an accident or a suicide
bombing? Only the events of the preceding weeks can shed light into
the tragedy... “Line 32” follows a variety of individuals, couples and
families whose lives intersect for a brief moment in time and affect one
another in surprising, fateful ways. A Muslim youth and his uncle… A
manically suspicious busybody… A police officer trying to untangle the
truth… But also a young couple about to start a family, an elderly
demented lady, a man falsely suspected of burglary… These and other
individuals of different ages, races and social strata converge on a bus
for a journey that will take them to the end of the line…
CAST
Waldemar Torenstra, Marcel Musters, Aziz
Akazim, Anouar Ennali, Sigrid ten Napel,
Peter Blok, Elsie de Brauw, Steve Hooi, Leona
Philippo, Orlando do Brito...
PRODUCTION
IDTV Film for NCRV, KRO
VERSIONS | DURATION
Dutch (original), English (sub title)
8 x 50′
TELEVISION | SERIES | ACTION/ADVENTURE | THRILLER/CRIME
Face to Face with Crime
by Dominik Graf
Germany 2010
"Films that throb and pulsate, full of raging, wild, delirious life. (...)
Graf's far-reaching, wide-ranging cops and robbers saga is epic, largerthan-life TV moviemaking." Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin
"500 minutes of suspense, in ten chock-full episodes, on a par with any
big-budget blockbuster. (...) A gift to the audience and a piece of bigscreen drama of the sort we need more of (...) The cast is stunning..."
Frankfurter Allgemeine
Marek Gorsky, the son of Russian Jews who emigrated to Germany, is a
cop in the Berlin Police Dept.’s 6th District. When he and his partner
Sven Lottner are assigned to the state Bureau of Investigation LKA to
track down Sokolov, kingpin of the illegal cigarette trade, his childhood
trauma catches up with him again: His older brother Grisha was shot
by a rival criminal, who was never caught. Face to Face with Crime
paints a fascinating picture of the world of Russian Jewish immigrants
in Germany, depicting the feelings and mentality of a diverse ethnic
society with their religious heritage, their family bonds and traditions.
CAST
Max Riemelt, Marie Bäumer, Mišel Matičević,
Ronald Zehrfeld
PRODUCTION
Typhoon AG for WDR, BR, SWR, NDR, ARTE,
ORF, ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
(sub title)
10 x 50′
AWARDS
Bayerischer Fernsehpreis - Bavarian
TV Award (2011)
Other (main prize)
Adolf-Grimme-Institut (2011)
Best Television Series (won)
Award (2010)
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture
Made for Television (won)
TELEVISION | SERIES | ACTION/ADVENTURE | FICTION
Lasko - The Fist of God
by Axel Sand
Germany
This action-adventure series tells the story of the young monk Lasko, a
master of traditional martial arts, who is there to protect the innocent,
save the day when all hope is lost and to intervene when no one else
can or will.
Lasko never hesitates, he acts selflessly and determinedly, risking life
and limb and struggling with his faith in order to aid those in need. In
the pilot episode, a Boeing 737 full of passengers is hijacked on its way
from Sudan to Germany, and has to make an emergency landing. While
the authorities are still preparing their rescue, Lasko makes it aboard
the plane, facing heavily-armed terrorists with only his bare hands...
Market Leader on RTL prime time
2nd season in HD
CAST
Mathis Landwehr, Stephan Bieker, Simone
Hanselmann, André Hennicke, Karl Merkatz,
Burkhard Driest
PRODUCTION
Action Concept in co-production with ORF for
RTL
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original), English (sub title), French
(dubbed)
15 x 45′
AWARDS
Award (2009)
Best Series (nominated)
TELEVISION | SERIES | ACTION/ADVENTURE | THRILLER/CRIME
MEK8
by Nico Zavelberg, Roland Leyer
Germany 2011
They're not your everyday cops: MEK 8 is a top-secret elite SWAT team
that deal with the most difficult hostage siutations, dangerous pursuits
and violent perps. Action with a vengeance from Germany’s stunt
experts.
CAST
From the creators of “Alarm for Cobra 11”, Germany’s best-selling
action series worldwide.
PRODUCTION
16x 22 min - several Eps. with Engl. Subtitles
Stefan Richter, Felix Lampe, Ricardia Bramley,
Marc Richter, Jan Stapelfeld, Tanja Lanäus a.o.
Action Concept in co-production with RTL II
VERSIONS | DURATION
1 x 44′, 14 x 22′
TELEVISION | SERIES | FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT | DRAMA
What Really Matters (880 x 25')
by Jörg Mielich, Christoph Bremer, Annette Herre a.o.
Germany
23-year-old Diana Sommer has had to abandon her dream of
becoming a championship ice skater and face the real world, working
as an inline-skate courier and living with her mom and stepfather in the
workingclass part of town.
CAST
That doesn't keep her from sneaking into the ice rink of the Steinkamp
sports company after work to secretly practice her figure-eights. There
she is observed by Julian, the marketing head of the company, who
immediately spots her talent and drafts her into the company skating
team. Diana is taken with charming, handsome Julian right away, and
quickly finds an enemy in his current girlfriend, wealthy and pampered
ice queen Jenny Steinkamp, heir to the family sporting goods empire,
sponsored by Daddy. Jenny's parents Richard and Simone will stop at
nothing to ensure their number one daughter, and their company,
make it to the very top. Number two daughter, pudgy Vanessa, often
finds herself standing in the shadows, becoming something of the
rebel of the dynasty. She takes refuge with her illegitimate half-brother
Ben, product of Richard Steinkamp's fling with choreographer Nadja.
Vanessa's secret flame is Tim, Julian's punk guitarist brother who got
kicked out o…
PRODUCTION
Tanja Szewczenko, Thorsten Grasshoff,
Christiane Klimt
Grundy UFA TV Produktions GmbH for RTL
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
550 x 25′
TELEVISION | SERIES | ROMANCE
Red Roses
Germany 2008
Thomas’ secret affair wrecks his wife Petra’s apparently perfect life. He
freezes the bank accounts and files for divorce. Only her best friend
Alice supports her in her war of the roses, unlike her grown-up
daughters. Then Nick, the man she loved dearly years ago, re-appears
in her life. Once a hopeless womanizer, he is now a doctor in the U.S. –
and sexy as ever! But can you start over again after 25 years?
CAST
Angela Roy, Joachim Raaf, Janette Rauch,
Gerry Hungbauer, Sarah Maria Besgen,
Caroline Grothgar, Anna Lena Claas
PRODUCTION
Studio Hamburg Serienwerft GmbH for ARD
Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
200 x 50′
TELEVISION | HD CONTENT | FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils...
by Dirk Regel
Sweden, Germany 2012
Based on the internationally beloved novel by Selma Lagerlöf, the first
female writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The first live-action
screen adaptation of Lagerlöf’s adventure novel.
Available as 90 min, 4 x 60min, 2 x 90min
Thirteen-year-old Nils Holgersson can’t imagine what’s so great about
living on a farm with two nagging parents and animals that always have
to be fed. Rather than help out, he’d rather spend his time lying
around, playing pranks and annoying the animals – though he’d like to
spend more time with the pretty Ǻsa, who has fallen head over heals in
love with him… Nils’ life takes a magical turn one day when he captures
the house goblin, who promptly shrinks Nils down to the size of a
goblin himself. What’s more, Nils now understands the animals and
communicates with them! The gander Martin and the raven Bataki
become his mates, and when Martin flies off to Lapland with a group of
geese led by the wise and ancient Akka, Nils eagerly joins them. As a
deep friendship develops between Nils and Gander Martin, Akka is
convinced that she can help Nils become a better person and thus
regain his normal stature. But Ǻsa has also promptly set out for
Lapland t…
CAST
Justus Kammerer, Pauline Rénevier,
Stephanie Japp, Hinnerk Schönemann, Hanns
Zischler, Kurt Krömer
PRODUCTION
Bremedia Produktion GmbH in co-production
with Film I väst and Fladen Film for NDR/ARD
VERSIONS | DURATION
(dubbed)
01:30:00
TELEVISION | MOVIE COLLECTION | FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Finest Fairy Tales
Germany 2008
They are among the most famous stories in the world: The fairy tales of
the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. Grimm's Finest Fairy
Tales consists of the best and most beautiful Grimm and Andersen
themes. Newly redone, these treasures of Western literature shine in a
new light without losing any of their romantic brilliance:
NEW in 2012:
Snow-White and Rose-Red
Thousandfurs
Little Red Riding Hood
Hansel and Gretel
CAST
Suzanne von Borsody, Ken Duken, Hannelore
Elsner, François Goeske, Karoline Herfurth,
Hannelore Hoger, Henry Hübchen, Gottfried
John, Anna Maria Mühe...
PRODUCTION
ARD Degeto
VERSIONS | DURATION
26 x 60′
TELEVISION | MARKET PREMIERE | SERIES | HD CONTENT | FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
The Show With The Elephant
by Renate Bleichenbach, Leona Frommelt
Germany 2012
Germany’s most famous elephant presents his show merrily stamping
and carelessly trumpeting. The preschooler’s world is the focus of this
entertainment program with all its amazement, discovery, laughing and
taking part.
The small blue elephant invites his viewers to get up from their couch,
supported by his two co-hosts Tanja and André. Songs, stories,
mysteries and movement games rely on the children‘s creativity and
their will to participate - no matter whether at home or in the
kindergarten. Yet serious issues as well are part of “The Show with the
Elephant”. Top quality animated films deal with e.g. friendship, grief,
fear or tolerance.
“The Show With The Elephant” is an innovative program for pre-school
children, aesthetically appealing, entertaining and with thoroughly
investigated and designed contents. The entire concept and the
individual stories focus on the specific abilities and needs of the young
target group. The show presents a protected area the parents can trust
in. Their children will be stimulated and entertained in various ways
without being confronted with contents which might frighten or trouble
them.
PRODUCTION
WDR for KI.KA
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
15 x 25′
Hanni & Nanni
by Christine Hartmann
Germany 2010
Hanni and Nanni have gone too far this time. What began as a
harmless bet culminated in a wild chase through a luxury department
store, and the troublesome twins were even accused of theft. It's the
final straw: The two girls are expelled, their parents send them off to
Lindenhof boarding school. A whole new life begins: While goodnatured Nanni soon makes her first friends, hot-headed Hanni has
much more trouble settling in. The first crucial test comes when the
Lindenhof hockey team is due to play against the JoCats, the muchloved team from their old school – Hanni and Nanni have to decide
where their loyalties lie. An unexpected discovery helps the two of
them to choose. When Lindenhof is in danger, it becomes clear to
Hanni and Nanni where they belong. They cook up a bold plan to save
the school…
CAST
Sophia Münster, Jana Münster, Hannelore
Elsner, Heino Ferch, Suzanne von Borsody,
Anja Kling, Katharina Thalbach
PRODUCTION
UFA Cinema in co-production with
Gesellschaft für Feine Filme and ZDF
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:22:00
Lilly the Witch 2 - The Journey to Mandolan
by Harald Sicheritz
Germany 2010
The big-screen success of LILLY THE WITCH continues (1.2 million
admissions in Germany). The sequel THE JOURNEY TO MANDOLAN tells
the adventures of Lilly, now a superwitch. With her clumsy dragon
Hector, she saved the world from mischievous sorcerer Hieronymus.
Now a new adventure awaits: The journey to Mandolan!
CAST
The throne of Mandolan is bewitched – a big problem for grand vizier
Guliman, who wants to be king himself. His evil sorcerer Abrash tries to
deceive Lilly to help them. But there’s no fooling a superwitch! With the
support of crafty rickshaw driver Musa and Hector, Lilly frees the noble
King of Mandolan and his people from the tyranny of Guliman!
PRODUCTION
Alina Freund, Pilar Bardem, Anja Kling, Jürgen
Tarrach, Ercan Durmaz, Tanay Chheda,
Michael Mendl, Michael Mittermeier (Hektor's
voice)...
Blue Eyes und Trixter in co-production with
Dor Film, Steinweg Emotion Pictures, Vierte
Babelsberg Film und Studio...
VERSIONS | DURATION
01:26:00
CINEMA | FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT | FEATURE FILM | HD CONTENT
Lilly the Witch - The Dragon and the Magic...
by Stefan Ruzowitzky
Germany 2009
It's all about how everything began. Our heroine LILLY is a completely
normal ten year old girl, until suddenly one day a book of magic
accompanied by its guardian HECTOR, a small and clumsy dragon,
appear in her room. SURULUNDA, a Secret Witch from the world of
magic, has designated Lilly to be her successor and Hector to explain
the job. But first Lilly must prove within 99 hours that she is worthy of
this burden. The magic book holds the promise of many exciting
adventures but also of grave danger through the evil magician
HIERONYMUS and his wish to rule the world. Lilly must confront
Hieronymus and prove that she has what it takes to become the new
Secret Witch. And as if all of this is not enough, Lilly is forced to rush to
the aid of her little brother LEON, who recklessly places himself directly
in harm's way...
PRODUCTION
blue eyes Fiction and TRIXTER in coproduction with Dor Film, Steinweg Emotion
Pictures, Classic, Babelsberg Film,...
VERSIONS | DURATION
(dubbed)
01:29:00
A Houseful Of Animals
by Jörg Grünler, Guido Pieters, Peter Lichtefeld, Brigitta Dresewski
With a woof-woof here and a baaa-baaa there and a quack-quack, oinkoink everywhere, there's always some furry or feathered creature
demanding attention from the Hansens. It's partly because Dr. Philipp
Hansen is a veterinarian who's just opened a practice in the big old villa
he's moved into with his family. But it's mostly because of ten-year-old
daughter Greta, who never saw an animal she didn't want to adopt.
Moving from Hamburg to the idyllic Black Forest has been hard on
Greta, who faces a lot of resistance from the school's coolest kids.
Fortunately, there's Jonas, also 10, who soon becomes Greta's special
friend. Adventures of all sorts, and usually involving imperiled animals,
keep Greta and Jonas busy: saving a pony, freeing an Easter lamb,
pursuing a would-be kitten killer… Obviously, if an animal needs a place
to stay, it can count on Greta to find a little place for it in the villa.
Unless it happens to be a full-grown elephant! "A Houseful of Animals"
is a winning family series for viewers of all ages – and species!
Germany 2011
CAST
Heikko Deutschmann, Floriane Daniel, Enya
Elstner, Lotte Hanné, Michael Sideris, Sanne
Schnapp, Fynn Henkel, etc.
PRODUCTION
Polyphon Südwest for SWR, ARD
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
26 x 28′
Kid Detectives – Cyber Attack
by Marco Petry
Germany 2011
Klara, 14, is the new girl in class, uneasily poised between defiant
coolness and a longing to be accepted. Things start looking up when
she makes friends with her classmate Tim, but her rebelliousness takes
hold of her again at a party where she downs half a bottle of vodka –
despite the “no alcohol, no drugs” agreement she made with her
parents. Luckily, Tim gets the reeling, wasted Klara out of the party in
time and takes her to his house. She doesn’t notice that she dropped
her cell phone... The next day at school, she’s greeted with sarcasm and
raunchy innuendos: someone found her phone and posted some
revealing and very personal photos of Klara on the Internet. Her father
gets the police to talk to her classmates, but the boy responsible for the
“joke” tries to pin the blame on Tim. Thinking that her only true friend
betrayed her, and having become an object of ridicule at her school,
Klara forms a drastic plan that only Tim can prevent from turning bad...
CAST
Jette Hering, Jeremy Mockridge, Richy Müller,
Thomas Heinze etc.
PRODUCTION
Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH
for SWR
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
00:45:00
TELEVISION | HD CONTENT | ACTION/ADVENTURE | FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT | FICTION
13 Hours
by Stephan Rick, Andreas Morell
Germany 2011
It's a beautiful Saturday morning, but Ben (13), Jonas (14), Leonie
("Leo," 14), Sophie (11) and Özzi (13) could care less. They're in
detention and have to spend the day at school. Ben's dad Professor
Funke is minding them, but he's also got to give an astronomy class to
a bunch of teens, the only other children in the school. When the
detainees hear a loud bang, they become suspicious, especially when
Funke doesn't return. What they see in the astronomy class freezes
their blood: masked men screaming at the students and herding them
into a corner of the room. When they try to leave the building, the kids
discover that all the exits are locked, and explosives attached to the
doors and windows… They learn what's behind all this when they find
Funke: the gangsters are after the professor's invention, the nanotron,
which can be used to control people's minds. After Funke is tricked into
turning himself in to the thugs, it's up to Ben and his fellow detainees
to use their wits and cunning. They've got to outfox the gangsters, save
Funke and the students, and prevent the nanotron from falling into the
wrong hands. And they've got only 13 hours to do so…
CAST
Peter Lohmeyer, Denis Moschitto, Ralph
Herforth, Janina Fautz, Timmi Trinks etc.
PRODUCTION
Askania Media Filmproduktion for KI.KA (ARD
und ZDF)
VERSIONS | DURATION
26 x 25′
Checker Can – Check it out! (50 x 25 min)
Germany 2012
"Checker" Can asks the sort of questions that make everyone curious:
Do plants have teeth? How do you arrest a thief? Why do shoes stink?
Or how do you tie a turban? In every episode there is only ONE topic.
From his Checker hangout Can sets off and looks for answers in his
compact and entertaining reportages.
For every question he seeks out the right expert. In the end has not
only the Checker been checked – but the viewing audience along with
him. He asks questions, wants to try out everything and takes some
risks, even bad passes and disgraces. Everything gets checked. The
topics are as colorful as the world itself! In one episode Checker Can
handles the subject of goats. Are they really the dumb, boring bleaters
as the story goes? And why does a billy goat stink? In order to find this
out, he immerses himself in the animal world, milks the goats, cleans
out their pen, drives them to pasture and hunts down a billy goat. In
his Checker hangout Can finally gives evidence that goats are anything
but stupid and explains in a chat with an animal expert why goats have
slanted eyes.
PRODUCTION
megaherz GmbH for BR, KI.KA
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
00:25:00
TELEVISION | SERIES | ANIMATION | FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Lola Rabbit
by Gerhard Hahn, Thomas Voigt, Jody Gannon, Jonathan Webber
Lola Rabbit is not just the fastest on her feet, but also the fastest
thinker around. She specializes in trouble-shooting, finding things and
solving problems for people. So she changes her Lost & Found office
into a Lost & Find office, consisting of a desk and two tables under the
three old oaks on a green hill.
Germany
PRODUCTION
Hahn Film, Cinemendo, RBB
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original)
52 x 4′
TELEVISION | SERIES | ANIMATION | FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
School for Little Vampires
by Gerhard Hahn, Anthony Power, Jody Gannon
Oscar is a friendly, clever little vampire with an incurable aversion to
blood. He’s torn between his uncle’s high hopes of making him the
greatest vampire in history, his secret friendship with a young mortal
girl called Sunshine, and his ability to get himself into deep trouble.
Together with a gang of quite peculiar schoolmates, he goes to vampire
school in an abandoned castle.
Germany
PRODUCTION
Hahn Film
VERSIONS | DURATION
German (original), Italian (dubbed), French
(dubbed)
104 x 12′

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