Dominik Bender

Der Reichstag (2017)

Docudrama telling the story of a building with a breath taking career that began in the empire, flourished in the Weimar Republic, perished in the Nazi dictatorship, and was rebuilt after its partial destruction. ...

Nacht der Angst (2015)

The experienced and freelance midwife Emma is in court: Has she over-estimated her abilities and thus jeopardized the health and life of a child? ...

Brief an mein Leben (2015)

Diagnosis burnout: The successful career woman Toni Lehmstedt can be referred to a psychiatric clinic after a physical breakdown. Urs Egger's free adaptation of the biographical novel of the same name by Miriam Meckel with Grimme award winner Marie Bäumer ...

Die Fahnderin (2014)

The state of North Rhine-Westphalia has purchased a CD containing files from a Swiss bank. It contains files on more than 800 tax evaders. However, there is not enough tax investigation staff to process all the cases before the statute of limitations expir ...

Robin Hood und ich (2013)

Marion, a Berliner facing child custody and job loss as her ex Felix oversees her factory's insolvency, scoffs at the idea of a savior, until Robin Hood appears in her kitchen. Believing medieval justice can fix modern woes, he takes on Felix to help Mario ...

Das geteilte Glück (2010)

Nicole Wagner finds out by chance that her son cannot be the son she once fathered with the scaffolder Grille. Nine years ago there was a mix-up with an infant named Sebastian, the son of the academic couple Callenberg, who live at the other end of Freibur ...

A Houseboat to Fall in Love (2009)

Three children of a single father escape from the town in order to find a houseboat which was once owned by their mother. ...

The Berlin Wall (2009)

An old man mourning the loss of his wife starts rebuilding a piece of The Berlin Wall on a field outside his house. ...

Zwerg Nase (2008)

German TV adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff's fairy tale "Dwarf Nose". ...

Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett (2002)

7 Tage bis zum Glück (1999)

Angela works at an advertising agency and is engaged to her boss, Stefan. Their wedding is just around the corner. Unexpectedly, she meets the artist Peter, who introduces her to a whole new world. His life as an artist is full of adventure, romance, and f ...

Tigerstripe Baby Is Waiting for Tarzan (1998)

Time traveler Frank is picked up by Luise and Theo while on their way to Berlin. Frank wants to find author Laura Luna and take her to the future with him. Frank finds Laura and they become a couple, but Luise shows up and makes it a menage a trois. ...

Flirt (1995)

The same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Tokyo). A lover has to choose whether to commit to a partner who is returning home. In each case there are other people involved, an ex-partner and someone else in a "permanent" rel ...

Z-man's Kinder (1994)

Wer hat Angst vor Rot, Gelb, Blau? (1991)

Berlin painter Banuscher has been rather moderately successful so far. He has only been able to keep his head above water thanks to the financial support of his girlfriend Francis. She then organizes his first exhibition, which is finally a success. Instea ...

Der achte Tag (1990)

A medical doctor who is regarded as a specialist in retort research has been found dead. Science journalist Vera Pukall investigates the alleged suicide and uncovers the ruthless activities of a large pharmaceutical company. She receives help from Dr. Svob ...

Dr. M (1990)

In the not-too-distant future Berlin is shocked by a series of spectacular suicides; a policeman's investigations lead him to a beautiful, enigmatic woman and the revelation of a sinister plot to manipulate the population through mass hypnosis. ...

Manöver (1989)

Germany in the 50ies: A love story between an eastern spy and a western secretary who detects him (and her love) ... ...

Letzten Sommer in Kreuzberg (1989)

Schlaflose Nächte (1988)

In Berlin, young people search for purpose, happiness, and love on extensive nightly forays. They often get in their own way, masking their disorientation with busyness and self-deception in everyday life. ...

Golden Boy (1988)

Rosinenbomber (1988)

Aquaplaning (1987)

A somewhat impressionist, at times even slightly surreal miniature about a student (Werner Stocker in a splendid performance) who, out of financial difficulties, starts out as pool attendant at an open air swimming pool in Berlin's district of Neukölln. E ...

Zischke (1986)

Left alone by his mother for a few days, a Berlin schoolboy tries to escape the city and visit his father in Italy. While preparing for his trip, he encounters illegal immigrants, a teenage prostitute, and the immigration police, and becomes involved in a ...

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (1986)

Dorado - One Way (1984)

An everyday story - the problematic relationship of a pair of lovers - expands into a tangible cinematic tale involving travel, drugs and crime. ...

Der subjektive Faktor (1981)

At the end of the 1960s, a young woman laid the foundation of the women's movement. As well as political initiatives against male dominance, a detailed picture was drawn of society, which established the women's motivation. ...

Im Morgenwind (1981)