Klaus Nierhoff

Upstream (2021)

Journalist Sophie Bergmann is working on a legacy study on the effects of Hartz IV on society. She is increasingly reluctant to report on the symptoms of the labor market reform in isolation from its causes. At an EU conference in Brussels, she witnesses t ...

De Buttek (2019)

Like every year, André, manager of a company named ALTER NATIVE that furnishes sanitary article, invites his seven employees to a quietly festive Christmas weekend. Yet, unlike the years before, André has bad news. He is terminally ill and wants to hand ...

Rhein-Lahn Krimi: Bauernopfer (2015)

Happy End?! (2015)

Lucca is in the middle of her A-level exams, heading for a career as a high-flying lawyer when she is mistakenly accused of criminal damage and sentenced to community service in a hospice. There she meets Valerie who is determined to carry out the last wis ...

Two Faces (2014)

An 18 years old U19-German Bundesliga player with a pretty girlfriend - that's Jonathan. A gay liar, using girls as an alibi - that's Jonathan too. Torn between the world of football and his sexual orientation, he has to take a decision. ...

Helden - Wenn Dein Land Dich braucht (2013)

Scientists try to simulate the Big Bang and the experiment gets out of control. While satellites come down and chaos arises, the stories of several people trying to survive is told. ...

Herbstflattern (2013)

Abseitsfalle (2013)

The story of Karin and Mike. They work at Perla, a washing machine manufacturer. She is a career woman, he is on the assembly line and plays for the factory soccer team. The company is owned by an American corporation. Until now it has been business as usu ...

Sasha (2011)

While Sasha's mother is dreaming of her son's great career as a pianist, Sasha is left speechless for other reasons: his beloved piano teacher Mr. Weber tells him, he is leaving town forever. Sasha is heartbroken, and the only person in whom he can confide ...

Kleine Lüge für die Liebe (2008)

Anne Kampmann earns very well as an auditor for a renowned management consultancy and is one of the few women in her industry to have made it far. Having just turned 39, however, despite her professional success she feels an increasing longing for a privat ...

Meine böse Freundin (2007)

Der letzte Flug (2004)

The Poet (2003)

A contract killer sees a chance to free himself from a tragic past. ...

Gott ist tot (2003)

Heinrich Lutter is unemployed and lives with his two sons Mike and Günni. Both need his full attention: Mike has a criminal record and Günni has been disabled since birth. The only thing that keeps him going is his camper van - his symbol of freedom and ...

Späte Rache (2001)

Wie buchstabiert man Liebe? (2001)

Anna is illiterate. Her patronizing husband Rolf has always taken advantage of this to patronize his wife. But that is over now. Anna took the difficult step and moved into her own apartment with the children. Fortunately, her best friend Maria lives next ...

Der Schnapper: Ein Toter kehrt zurück (2000)

Anna H. - Geliebte, Ehefrau und Hure (2000)

A woman who has grown estranged from her husband and is despairing of her life as a housewife takes a job as a sexworker after some initial hesitation. Since she performs her services in disguise, her anonymity is assured; but when her own husband suddenly ...

Football Rules Ok (2000)

For Hans Pollack and his friends, soccer is the most wonderful hobby in the world. They all worship the world-class forward Pablo Dios. Their adoration goes so far that it makes them forget the birth of a daughter, gamble away a house, "accidentally" kidna ...

The Harmonists (1997)

Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Comedian Harmonists", from the day they meet first in 1927 to the day in 1934, when they become banned by the upcoming Nazis, because three of them are Jewish. ...

Gestohlenes Mutterglück (1997)

Annie and Helmut lead a harmonious marriage. Annie gets pregnant but Helmut is being relocated to Nigeria. Shortly before giving birth, Annie looses her child. Out of desperation she kidnaps another baby. ...

Up – Down (1994)

Comedy drama about one of life's perennial losers who finally strikes it lucky with a beautiful woman, but not before experiencing the usual seemingly endless pitfalls. ...