Katrin Sass

Die Unbeugsamen 2 - Guten Morgen, ihr Schönen! (2024)

The documentary tells of women who asserted their ambitions during the GDR era. ...

Schlepper - Der Usedom-Krimi (2023)

Geburt der Drachenfrau - Der Usedom-Krimi (2023)

Friedhof der Welpen - Der Usedom-Krimi (2023)

Am Ende einer Reise - Der Usedom-Krimi (2022)

Police sergeant Holm Brendel follows the trail of prominent Swedish crime writer Arvid Johansson in Ystad. Former public prosecutor Karin Lossow accompanies Holm on the private trip. On the ferry back to Usedom, she meets Dana Driest, a native of Poland. S ...

Schneewittchen - Der Usedom-Krimi (2022)

School secretary Annett Ludwig is jogging by the sea. She discovers a dead teenager under a steep cliff: Theo Jacobsen, a pupil at her school. The 17-year-old was considered an inconspicuous outsider. Karin Lossow knew Theo from commercial school, where sh ...

Gute Nachrichten - Der Usedom-Krimi (2022)

The prominent TV presenter Sandra Berger is dead. Gardening entrepreneur Britta Hausmann finds the TV lady beaten to death in her Usedom vacation home. Chief Inspector Ellen Norgaard is shocked when she meets the dead woman's husband, the equally well-know ...

Der lange Abschied - Der Usedom-Krimi (2021)

Ulf, Eva and Renate, all in their seventies, are partying hard during a camping trip in Poland. The next day, Ulf, confused and distraught, is found by hunters at the edge of the forest. He believes he has killed someone. ...

Ungebetene Gäste - Der Usedom-Krimi (2021)

There is a fire on Usedom: Karin Lossow's thatched-roof house is on fire. She manages to escape from the house at the last moment with Ellen Norgaard's help. Karin has suffered smoke inhalation and is immediately taken to hospital. ...

Entführt - Der Usedom-Krimi (2021)

Ellen Norgaard's first day back at work after maternity leave ends in disaster: her son is abducted from the care of his childminder. Inspector Witt and former public prosecutor Lossow set everything in motion to find the child. ...

Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi (2020)

After her divorce from local politician Victor Braydon, Simone Eggebrecht finds stability in her work with the disabled and in her friendship with Wiebke Siehl, who is paralyzed. Simone's plan to build a hotel for the handicapped in a prime location is tor ...

Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi (2020)

Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi (2020)

Träume - Der Usedom-Krimi (2019)

Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi (2019)

Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi (2019)

Sweethearts (2019)

It's double trouble when fate and an ill-executed diamond robbery throw Mel and Franny together in a race and chase against time. ...

Geisterschiff - Der Usedomkrimi (2019)

Winterlicht - Der Usedom-Krimi (2019)

Harrys Insel (2017)

60-year-old Harry Stockowski imagined his fresh start in the Canadian wilderness differently. Instead of finding the peace he longed for on a deserted island, someone who is anything but friendly awaits him there. The rough-necked Susan claims to be the ow ...

Das deutsche Kind (2017)

Cem Balta, an aspiring imam, lives in Hanover with his wife Sehra and daughter Hanna. For the family, German culture is just as much a part of their lives as Turkish culture. At least that's what they thought until now. But when they take in Pia, the child ...

Nebelwand - Der Usedom Krimi (2017)

A homeless is injured in a fire on a yacht docked, Julia discovers that earlier the ship was involved in an accident where a couple was murdered but their son survived, then she wonders if he's returned to the island to avenge his parents. ...

Trugspur - Der Usedom Krimi (2017)

Participants in an illegal car race are surprised by police and try to flee, during the escape a young man is run over and dies. Former prosecutor is driving with the son of a friend when, suddenly, a car comes directly in front of her. ...

Engelmacher - Der Usedom-Krimi (2016)

High season on Usedom. Sophie Thiel has accepted a holiday job and waits tables in the café on the Heringsdorf pier. She becomes friends with her young Polish colleague Jadwiga Gryn. After work, they make their way home together on their bikes. Shortly af ...

Großes Kino made in DDR (2016)

In 2016, DEFA celebrates its 70th anniversary: the film embarks on a journey into the exciting film history of the GDR. In a comprehensive kaleidoscope, the importance of DEFA productions is illuminated, the relevance of the films as propaganda productions ...

Schandfleck - Der Usedom-Krimi (2015)

A supermarket operator from Ahlbeck (Usedom) is found dead, naked, in the spa gardens of neighboring Swinemünde in Poland. Inspector Julia Thiel and her Polish colleague Marek Wozniak are investigating together. Only initially does everything look like a ...

The Usedom Thriller: Mörderhus (2014)

Former public prosecutor Karin Lossow is released from prison after several years in prison. She had once shot her husband with her daughter Julia's service weapon because he had slept with another woman. To the surprise of her probation officer and her da ...

Back on Track (2013)

A former Olympic champion wants to compete in the Berlin Marathon one last time. ...

Heiratsschwindler küsst man nicht (2012)

It's an affair that the married business woman Thea bitterly regrets: Since she got involved in a vacation with Benedict, she is not only plaguing her conscience. In addition, she is blackmailed by the supposed charmer with a shared sex video. Thea thinks ...

Blond bringt nix (2011)

After the Years (2010)

They used to spend every summer here, but now the daughters have grown up, the parents are divorced and the wooden cabin at the lake has to be cleared out. Those four, once a family, come together again for a whole weekend - and the feelings and memories o ...

Der Doc und die Hexe (2010)

Dr. Sophie Schöner is to treat patients in a hospital in Berlin as a trial with traditional Chinese medicine. It quickly comes to a conflict with the local chief physician. The unequal balance of power provides professionally for plenty of controversy. Th ...

Life Is Too Long (2010)

No crisis is as disastrous, overwhelming and unjust as that of Alfi Seliger. The Jewish filmmaker, hypochondriac and family man is up to his neck in problems: his pubescent children Romy and Alain find him ridiculous, his wife Helena would be happy if she ...

The Silence (2010)

13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past. ...

Liebe verlernt man nicht (2009)

Eva Simon is actually a woman who can not be shaken by anything: Together with the family of her son Theo, she lives contentedly on a former farm in the picturesque Rheingau, where she practically does the housework on her own and takes care of her grandch ...

Die Freundin der Tochter (2009)

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, ...

Stille Post (2008)

Andrea is a teacher at a gymnasium in Lübeck. She prefers to convince her students with arguments rather than punishments. But it can also be very specific: For example, when it comes to averting the advances of her problem student Niklas. He has fallen i ...

Give Me Your Hand (2008)

Quentin and Antoine are 18-year-old twins. Without their father knowing it, they set out on a voyage to Spain, where their mother's funeral is to take place. The two brothers barely knew their mother. Their hitchhiking journey is full of encounters, argume ...

Heimweh nach drüben (2007)

This TV movie focuses on an average East German citizen, who accidentally becomes a Cold War victim. Shortly before his wedding day, East German Stephan Busemann goes to West Germany to attend his brother Hubert's fiftieth birthday. At the same time, his s ...

Hochzeit um jeden Preis (2007)

It is supposed to be the happiest day of Franka's life, the day she marries the wealthy Alexander. But just then she discovers that she is pregnant—and that there is a possibility that the father is not her future husband, but her brief affair Niko. Unfo ...

Warchild (2006)

Years after the end of the Bosnian war, a woman finds evidence that her young daughter, who disappeared during the war, might have survived and been adopted by a German family. ...

Verschleppt - Kein Weg zurück (2006)

Kiss me Kismet (2006)

Götz, the owner of an record shop in Berlin, Kreuzberg, is in love with Aylin.But Aylin is espoused to an turkey doctor named Tarkan. Götz and Aylin are fallin in love and they want to get married. Their Plans first get strong restistance from the turkis ...

Mutterseelenallein (2005)

Problemzone Schwiegereltern (2004)

Lars and Annette want to get married. They invite their parents to a get-to-know-you weekend and want to use this opportunity to announce their plan. ...

Babiy Yar (2003)

Autumn 1941. The Soviet army flees Kyiv, chaos reigns, soldiers attempt to trade their uniforms for civilian clothes in order to escape unnoticed. The war and pending capture of Kyiv by the Germans is the only topic of discussion. Everyone has heard of the ...

Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack. ...

Heidi M. (2001)

Heidi M. is in her late forties and has a small store in the pulsating center of Berlin. She goes out in the evenings with her friend Jacqui, but when she is unexpectedly confronted with romantic love, old wounds are opened. ...

Ein tödliches Wochenende (2001)

Verhängnisvolles Glück (2000)

Policewoman (2000)

A young police woman is faced with the difficulties between her responsibilities at work and her personal responsibilities. ...

Ein Mann stürzt ab (1999)

Das vergessene Leben (1998)

A drama directed by Claudia Prietzel ...

Härtetest (1998)

Jonas is in his mid-twenties, still lives with his parents and gets dumped by his girlfriend. He soon gets to know Lena, a tough young woman with ideals, and immediately falls in love with her. However, to prove he is worthy of her love, he has to pass an ...

Der Nachlaß (1994)

Dreimal die Woche... (1994)

Inge, April und Mai (1993)

While everything is in ruins in Berlin in the spring of 1945, the British bombers are flying overhead and the Red Army is not far away, 15-year-old Kalle is not particularly interested in doom or final victory - because he has kissed Inge Kaliska and he kn ...

Stunde der Füchse (1993)

Das große Fest (1992)

Brothers Friedrich and Richard inherit their father's seaside hotel after reunification. Ambitious Western businessman Friedrich plots a massive development behind Richard's back, who wants to preserve the family inn. Tensions rise as old grudges and clash ...

Sie und Er (1992)

After 20 years and with their children gone, Georg and Charlotte face unexpected distance. Charlotte, eager to enjoy newfound freedom, clashes with Georg, who withdraws into solitude. Their once-solid marriage frays as each insists on personal plans, leavi ...

Jugend ohne Gott (1991)

A teacher at a German high-school in the nineteen thirties has issues with his students who seem to be getting less human and more convinced of Nazi ideals as time goes on. ...

Heute sterben immer nur die anderen (1991)

Maria tells her former colleague, Hanna, that she has undergone a cancer operation but is now cured. Soon after, she suffers a relapse. The doctors believe that she should be told the truth about her condition, and Hanna is willing to do so. For Maria, it ...

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 ...

Fallada: The Last Chapter (1988)

This biographical film is set in 1937, with Fallada suffering the effects of living under a microscope. The film details his decline, as he is intermittently imprisoned and threatened in order to motivate him to write for the Fatherland. Even the attention ...

Der Traum vom Elch (1986)

The nurses and friends Anna and Annette grow desperate over men and love. At the hospital, Anna has fallen in love with Markus, whom she lovingly calls "moose", but they only meet twice a year, when Markus has time for her. In the meantime, she keeps afloa ...

Rabenvater (1986)

Two years ago, cinema poster painter Jonathan had agreed in his divorce to leave the sole custody for his son David to David′s mother Ruth. But at the boy′s ninth birthday, Jonathan all of a sudden returns to their house. In the meantime, Ruth has foun ...

The House on the River (1986)

1942. The members of the Voß family, mother, two daughters, a daughter-in-law, and a son-in-law, are living in a house at the river. A fellow soldier of son Paul, who fights at the eastern front, delivers his greetings and an embroidered Russian blouse fo ...

Ab heute erwachsen (1985)

Stefan's mother is interviewed by a television crew at her home. On the subject of how a single mother, who is actively involved in the work process, copes, the son, who is present, only gives snotty answers. Stefan works as an apprentice bricklayer and he ...

Meine Frau Inge und meine Frau Schmidt (1985)

One day, the happily married Karl Lehmann is asked by his single colleague, Mrs. Schmidt, for an unusual service: She wants a child. Lehmann is willing to help. His wife Inge and Mrs. Schmidt have a child at the same time, and since the women like each oth ...

Tuition for Dad (1984)

A tale of two youngsters who want to reunite their estranged parents. Because of her work commitments, Mum has to leave the children with their absent father for an extended vacation and so he has to learn how to be a proper Dad to them. Meanwhile, the kid ...

Familie Rechlin (1982)

Berlin in the 60s. The construction of the Berlin Wall not only divides the city, but also separates the Rechlin family. While mother Ingelore lives with husband Hannes and the youngest son in the eastern part of the city, the young, married daughter Beate ...

Zahl bar, wenn du kannst (1982)

On Probation (1981)

Nina Kern, a divorced woman in her late twenties, will soon be fully deprived of her custody rights for her three children, who already reside in a home for the displaced due to Nina's many years of willful neglect. Although she has broken her promise to ...

Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth (1981)

Johann Paul Schroth is a 20-year-old barber's apprentice who breaks out of the barber-surgeon's trade. Schroth wants to realize his dream, which is to put aside the beard knife and use the scalpel in such a way that people are healed and not tortured... ...

The Fiancee (1980)

The wrenching story of a woman sentenced in 1934 to ten years in prison for antifascist activities. The love between her and her fiancée enables her to survive the tribulations of her time in prison, where she is one of few political prisoners. ...

Die Schmuggler von Rajgrod (1980)

In 1903, Jan Anskath and his half-brother Martin are living in Rajgorod at the border between Russia and Prussia – Jan on the Russian, Martin on the Prussian side. Both are occasionally smuggling stuff over the border. But while Jan acts from political c ...

Until Death Do Us Part (1979)

Scenes from an East German marriage. A young couple, Sonya and Jens, are very much in love; they get married and have a child. When Sonya wants to go back to work after her maternity leave, they clash for the first time; Jens insists that she remain a full ...