Florian Martens

Zu den Sternen (2021)

They used to make music together in the GDR and were best friends. Then one of them became famous and the other was arrested. Decades later, the latter wants justice and accuses his successful colleague of spying on him and betraying his escape plans to th ...

Das Unwort (2020)

After a Jewish boy was harassed by his classmates for months, an argument breaks out between the overwhelmed parents, the class teacher and the school management. ...

Zeit läuft (2019)

Der Tropfen - Ein Roadmovie (2014)

Rainer has a miserable life. He works as a pizza delivery guy in a small eastern german town. Unhappy with his situation and apparently short on money he's also struggeling with the dementia of his mother, who he cares for. Soon he can't take it anymore ha ...

Beutolomäus und der falsche Verdacht (2012)

Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (2010)

A man had a donkey that had carried the sacks to the mill for many years, but whose strength was now coming to an end, so that he became increasingly unfit for work. ...

Eden Is West (2009)

Desperate to break free from the poverty of his homeland, Elias boards a ramshackle people-smuggling trawler to France. But when the boat is raided by police, Elias leaps into the ocean, eventually finding himself washed up on a Mediterranean beach resort ...

Liebling, wir haben geerbt (2007)

Hannah hero finds out that her husband Martin is cheating on her. Angered, she announces that she wants a divorce. But Hannah is waiting for the million-dollar legacy of her great-aunt Käthe and a divorced woman will never entrust her family heritage to t ...

Küss mich, Genosse! (2007)

Jenny is hit in the head by a soccer ball. When she comes to, the clock has turned back exactly 32 years! It is June 21, 1974, the year of the football World Cup, one day before the football match between the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR. Jenny ...

Die Liebe kommt selten allein (2006)

After the death of her husband, the attractive Eva takes refuge in her self-imposed loneliness and becomes known as a bitch. After a burglary in her picture frame store, she meets detective inspector Ferdinand Rixen. At the same time, master painter Harry ...

Die Abrechnung (2006)

A reporter has only one purpose after the death of his daughter: find the fugitive driver responsible for the accident. ...

Hölle im Kopf (2005)

Die Stunde der Offiziere (2004)

A well documented re-enaction of the July 20th, 1944 assassination attempt against Hitler, aka Operation Valkyrie. ...

Der Aufstand (2003)

June 17, 1953 - the day on which workers in the former Soviet Union took a stand against their government for the first time to protest against excessive labor standards. The protests escalated into a political uprising, which was only ended by the Soviet ...

Mutter auf der Palme (2002)

Helen doesn't want any more. She has "ironed herself sick, served herself to death and cooked herself stupid". ...

Tanners letzte Chance (2002)

Das verflixte 17. Jahr (2002)

Hannas Baby (2002)

The couple Hanna and Georg are overjoyed when Hanna finally gets pregnant, but things take a turn for the worst when Georg's father demands that abortion be performed because of a hereditary defect in his family. ...

Jud Süß – Ein Film als Verbrechen? (2001)

"The blood of millions of people hangs on this film" wrote the newspapers in 1949, when the trial of Veit Harlan began. Between 1940 and 1945, 20 million Germans saw his inflammatory film "Jud Süß". Is Harlan a "director of the devil", as the public pros ...

Hostile Takeover (2001)

The Hostile Takeover is a tale of how an average pizza delivery guy named Jay gets caught in the middle of the largest territorial war in the city's history. As Jay avoids being killed by both sides in this brutal war, he must also prove his innocence to a ...

Seal of Confessions (1998)

Following a man's confession of the murder of a prostitute and the arrest of an innocent man, a Catholic priest finds himself in a profound moral dilemma because he is bound by the seal of confession. In order to help the wrongfully arrested man, the pries ...

Abgehauen (1998)

The movie tells a true story in the life of well-known German actor Manfred Krug. Living in the German Democratic Republic he is forced to leave the country after protesting against the expatriation of singer/songwriter Wolf Biermann in 1976. ...

Kidnapping Mom & Dad (1998)

Deadly Silence (1997)

A gay man's return to his family in East Germany begins a series of tragic events. ...

Free Fall (1997)

Edgar Wurlitzer is on his way home when a woman suddenly jumps in front of his car. He quickly drives on and enlists the help of his friend Werner for a conclusive alibi. However, before they can arrange the alibi, the police are already at the door. Soon ...

Natascha - Wettlauf mit dem Tod (1996)

When the seven-year-old daughter of an architect falls ill with a rare but curable form of cancer, the family wants to give the child the best possible treatment. Unfortunately, they decide against chemotherapy in favor of a gentle natural remedy. When the ...

Back to Square One (1994)

Movie-making cliches are parodied in this German comedy which features to warring actresses, meddling producers, indulgent directors, and an ignored writer. Not only must they contend with each other, they must also deal with the bankers who have the power ...

Das gläserne Haus (1994)

A dream becomes a nightmare: Shortly after the Iranian doctor Murath Tehrani and his German wife Claudia moved into a chic villa on the outskirts of Leipzig, threatening couple flutter into the house and Claudia is harassed by anonymous callers with xenoph ...

Nicht nur der Liebe wegen (1994)

Ein Mord danach (1993)

Krücke (1993)

The turmoil of the last days of the war. 13-year-old Tom loses his mother while on the run. In Vienna he meets the one-legged black marketeer 'Krücke' - a sly, cunning survivalist and at the same time an adorable, kind friend. The two find shelter with Br ...

Wer zweimal lügt (1993)

Everything's a Lie (1992)

Erich Kasulke and Rudolf Portmann are comedian stars of the former GDR. When the Wall falls, so does their success. Portmann becomes a successful businessman, while Kasulke tries to continue working on the comedy circuit - without success. When his wife al ...

Im Sog der Angst (1992)

Mandelküsschen (1992)

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 ...

Location Hunting (1990)

Rüdiger Stein starts filming Klaus and Manuela, young expectant parents, for a documentary on the topic "Starting a Family." As the project threatens to fall apart, Rüdiger becomes personally involved in this family-to-be, an experience which enables him ...

Drei Wohnungen (1990)

Selbstversuch (1990)

Television film based on a short story by Christa Wolf. ...

Die gestundete Zeit (1989)

The Ascent of Chimborazo (1989)

The life of Alexander von Humboldt up to his attempt to climb the Chimborazo in 1802. ...

Narrenweisheit (1989)

Just Married (1989)

Susanne (17) and Robert (18) want to get married, but because Susanne is still under-aged, she needs parental permission. With twin babies and tight finances, the newlyweds soon feel overwhelmed, and dealing with everything makes them forget the love that ...

Zum Teufel mit Harbolla (1989)

Even the military academy can't stop kind-hearted officer Gottfried Engelhardt from seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. Everything in the young GDR is blooming: Engelhardt's career, the socialist state, the black market, and maybe even a chance ...

Melanios letzte Liebe (1988)

Der junge Herr Siegmund (1986)