Aurel Manthei

Zwei am Zug (2026)

Sandra, a pub landlady, meets Otis, a travel agent. The two initially clash as they learn more about each other from overheard phone calls than they would like. But they get talking, discover an amazing affinity and find each other to be valuable love advi ...

Die Polizistin und die Sprache des Todes (2024)

A body is found in a canal on the Danish border. The woman was murdered in the same way as three before her. Special investigator Gloria Acheampong is sent to the province to take on the case. ...

The Ordinaries (2023)

Paula, a young supporting character, studies at the Main Character School and dreams on graduating to become a lead. ...

Und ihr schaut zu (2022)

After her daughter's fatal accident at a busy intersection, Jenni is confronted with videos on the web of Mia dying. Instead of helping, passersby were filming with their cell phones. The horrific images won't let Jenni go. Horror and rage at the gawkers' ...

In falschen Händen (2022)

Childcare is a constant topic of discussion and argument between Nika and Tom. Until the seemingly perfect nanny enters their lives. But are their children safe with Manu? Nika meets the young, likeable woman by chance in the playground. When she spontaneo ...

Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Idylls (2022)

A body is pulled out of the sea and it becomes clear this was neither a suicide nor accident… it was murder. ...

Karla, Rosalie und das Loch in der Wand (2022)

The engineer Rosalie leads a life without standing still. She doesn't feel old for a long time, only mature. When Rosalie returns to Germany after a fainting spell at a solar project in Africa, it's just supposed to be a breather. When she shows up at her ...

Harter Brocken: Der Waffendeal (2021)

Frank Koops has to deal with a criminal rocker gang and opaque BKA colleagues. ...

Schmucklos (2019)

Opening a pub in a dusty dump with virtually no choice. Only one drink, only one dish and only one song. Does that sound like a good idea? In Munich, the city with gastronomic abundance? Probably not. Nevertheless, two casual acquaintances have exactly thi ...

The Most Beautiful Couple (2019)

While two young teachers are spending their summer holiday on the Mediterranean coast they are overwhelmed by a sudden attack. Back home, they try to deal with the trauma in their own ways until a surprising encounter changes everything. ...

Passagier 23 (2018)

It's been five years Martin's family vanished without a trace from a cruise ship. Ever since, the police psychologist is tortured by the thought of his wife having committed a murder-suicide, taking their son with her. He is the only one not willing to bel ...

Nichts zu verlieren (2018)

The two small-time crooks Tom and Richy want to escape from Europe to a tropical paradise with one last coup. Unfortunately things go wrong. On the run, they hijack a tour bus. As participants on a journey of mourning, the inmates are busy dealing with a g ...

About a Girl (2015)

Charleen is 15, melodramatic, mega depressed, and Kurt Cobain's biggest fan. Her best friend Isa is getting really boring, her dad is out of the picture, and her mom has hooked up with her biology teacher. Even though she has an apprenticeship preparing bo ...

Zum Sterben zu früh (2015)

A night-time chase. The dealers in their off-road vehicle are sweating bullets, because Diller and Kessel have them in their sights. A routine operation for the well-rehearsed duo, long-time friends who have always had each other's backs. And at the moment ...

Die Tote ohne Alibi (2012)

A noble prostitute is found dead in the toilet of a trendy club. Actually a normal case for Chief Inspector Lukas Laim - he would not know this woman intimately. In addition, the case gets an unexpected twist: Laim and his assistant Tim Berners encounter i ...

Gravity (2010)

The story of a seemingly settled bank employee who breaks the shackles of his everyday life and becomes a wanderer between worlds. Frederik is an up-and-coming young bank employee who lives an ordinary life. When a bank customer, whom Frederik has denied a ...

Ganz nah bei Dir (2009)

The lonely bank-employee Phillip follows a strict pattern of somewhat compulsive actions keeping his encounters with strangers to a minimum. When his home one day is robbed of all content and he later meets the enchanting blind cellist Lina, he finds, howe ...

Lulu and Jimi (2009)

About sweeping love, rock & roll and getting rid of all that stale air of the fifties. You've got the good guys - that's Lulu and Jimi - and the bad guys: Lulu's mother Gertrud, her secret lover Schultz, the chauffeur, and a wicked old shrink, Von Oppeln, ...

66/67 - Fairplay war gestern (2009)

For six young men, who could hardly be more different from one another, the fan club of the Eintracht Braunschweig football club is the center of their life and their friendship. 66/67 is the name of their club as well as the year in which Eintracht Brauns ...

Die Kette (2006)

Mein Bruder ist ein Hund (2004)

With the help of a magic stone, Marietta transforms her little brother Tobias into a little dog - but the situation threatens to get out of control. ...

Zwischen Nacht und Tag (2004)

A calm, balanced subway driver witnesses a woman throwing herself in front of his train. The memory of the event haunts him. The film depicts the effects of the trauma on the man, his psyche, his family and friends, and his own life. An intense drama about ...

Die fehlende Stunde (2004)