Marek Harloff

Amrum (2025)

On Amrum Island in spring 1945, twelve-year-old Nanning hunts seals, fishes at night, and works the fields to help feed his family. When the war ends, his mother sinks into depression, and he must navigate new conflicts while struggling to find his own pat ...

The Investigation (2024)

Peter Weiss' monumental 1965 stage play, among the greatest artworks on the Holocaust, condenses the testimonies of witnesses and the accused during the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963-1965. This ultra-faithful film adaptation builds, across four hours, ...

Der Dänemark-Krimi - Blutlinie (2023)

Patrol officers Ida Sörensen and Magnus Vinter are called to the scene where a body has been found. Horik, the son of Kort Holm, a Copenhagen underworld figure, has been killed with two Viking arrows. ...

Kolleginnen - Das böse Kind (2022)

Murder of 18-year-old brings two investigators together for the first time. A piece of evidence leads to a missing person case four years ago. Investigations were led by Irene Gaup, with old and new questions arising. ...

The German Lesson (2019)

In a small North German village a drama played out during and shortly after the Second World War about duty versus individual conscience and morality. ...

Chaos-Queens - Lügen, die von Herzen kommen (2018)

La Ruche (2018)

Three girlfriends want to escape their country life. A dream of Asia ends in resignation. ...

Ich werde nicht schweigen (2017)

TV post-war drama about a gruesome chapter of the Nazi era. Nadja Uhl reveals "wild" euthanasia in psychiatry. Oldenburg, 1948: For Margaret Oelkers (Uhl) and her two little sons, the pension is not enough as a war-wittwe behind and in front. But the autho ...

Verräter - Tod am Meer (2017)

A good mother (2017)

Single parent Mona Doermer travels to the Baltic Sea with her two children Tom and Marlen. The mentally unstable mother and the children, which are alarmingly mature for their age, form a strange team that many in the coastal town notice - including the yo ...

Die Luther Matrix (2017)

What connects a modern-day whistleblower with Martin Luther? Documentary and sophisticated crime entertainment merge in "The Luther Matrix" to create an exciting docu-thriller. Using historical locations and interviews with renowned Luther experts, a crime ...

The Big Black (2011)

20-year-old Jack hunts the nightmare of his past and crosses paths with mysterious Eve, who is either his Guardian Angel or his Final Doom. Time runs out as Jack tries to escape the demons of the waste lands in order to find redemption. ...

Hannah Mangold & Lucy Palm (2011)

Inspector Hannah Mangold returns to her old office after a long stay in a psychiatric ward. She is still suffering from anxiety attacks after an escaped inmate shot her daughter Laura's friend in front of her eyes. The perpetrator actually wanted to kill H ...

Ghosted (2009)

A woman who is mourning the love of her life falls into a relationship with a mysterious stranger. ...

Hounds (2007)

Despite having lived in the East German countryside for several months, teenager Lars and his dad, Henrik, are still treated as unwelcome guests. Henrik is building a "marriage barn," a proposed bed-and-breakfast for newlywed Berliners. ...

Paula's Secret (2007)

"Everyone has dreams, and dreaming is never stupid." So says Paula, a girl whose dreams are as big as her heart. For a long time, Paula has kept a diary, and written inside are her biggest secrets. When her diary is stolen by a pair of child thieves, she i ...

Alles Lüge - Auf der Suche nach Rio Reiser (2007)

Intercut with concert recordings and contemporary interviews, social and personal conflicts are brought to life in scenes from the Scherben. Actor and musician Nick rehearses for the role of Rio Reiser in a theater production by the old-left director Heine ...

Happy as one (2006)

Straight to the heart: a fleeting collision on a street corner, Mathilda and Bronski's first encounter. Andi will meet Johanna, who has to tame her daughter Mandy. Andi will meet David, who is trying to cope with his girlfriend Ali's ambitious career aspir ...

Half Empty (2006)

An optimistic "happiness counselor" named Bob who falls head over heels in love with his cynical handler Greta. Bob has just penned a self-help book that sold a meager one copy in the entirety of the United States, yet the eternal optimist is quick to note ...

Die letzte Schlacht (2005)

The 13 days from April 20th to May 2nd, 1945, are unique in the history of Germany: They are the final act in the history of the Third Reich, which was supposed to last for a thousand years and succumbed after twelve in an orgy of violence and fire. In the ...

Der Junge ohne Eigenschaften (2005)

Blackout Journey (2004)

Musician Mio from Berlin is astonished when he learns that he is entitled to a handsome sum in compensation for the death of his parents in a terrorist attack several years earlier. All he needs is the signature of his brother Valentin, who lives in Austri ...

Hamlet_X (2003)

A great mosaic, a labyrinth of scenes, dialogue splinters, interviews, portraits of people surrounding Hamlet and wanting to be part of his story. ...

PiperMint... das Leben, möglicherweise (2003)

Away from home, away from her mother - that is 16-year-old Zoé's goal. She ends up on a small island with her older brother Theo and a 6-year-old neighbor boy. Zoé's world is fine here - until Theo falls in love with Sanja. ...

The Wound (2001)

Julia takes care of her paraplegic mother. After the tragic accident, the father had abandoned the family. ...

99€ Films (2001)

Anyone can hold a mini-DV camera. Anyone can get 99 euros in credit. And everyone has already written a five-minute story in school. So everyone is actually prepared to make a 99euro-film. but "99euro-films" is more. It is the proof that German films can a ...

Babykram ist Männersache (2001)

Arne and his younger brother Malte run the scrapyard they inherited from their parents on the outskirts of Hamburg and live a rather disoriented existence. One day, Malte finds an abandoned baby. He immediately takes the little one to his heart and wants t ...

Forget America (2000)

Two friends fall in love with the same girl and end up in a situation that can only make everyone unhappy. In Forget America, it is also reinforced by the setting, a small East German town. Life in Aschleben is difficult enough in itself for David, who wou ...

Kaliber Deluxe (2000)

Tells the story of a group of gangsters hiding out in a vacation-bungalow who get more than they bargained for. ...

Stunde des Wolfs (2000)

Brothers Hans and Florian Grosche rescue a very attractive and seductive Georgian girl from her irascible boyfriend. Hans falls in love with her and the drama begins. ...

Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (1999)

Five friends go to a ski lodge on Christmas Eve in a good mood to spend the Christmas vacations together. At the same time, three gangsters attack a department store - the robbery ends in disaster. The three perpetrators manage to escape, but one of them i ...

Dragonland (1999)

Hannes left Berlin seven years ago. As a computer kid from the very beginning, he quickly made a career in the USA. ...

The Cry of the Butterfly (1999)

Paulina is a 17-year-old girl who lives with her grandfather, whom he adores. It's a modern girl, full of dreams, who sings in a hip-hop band. One day she meets Paul and falls in love, he is a distant boy full of contradictions. ...

Ein Engel schlägt zurück (1998)

Charlotte Schmutte, a Bible-thumping mousie type, runs a baggage taxi service on the tiny island of Helgoland. When she gets a glimpse of ex-prostitute Ayse on the jetty, she thinks an angel has landed; a herald of Judgement Day... In fact, Ayse is an ex-p ...

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 ...

The Scorpion (1997)

Josef Bertholt is head of operations of the Munich Police's drug squad. When his wife Lily is the victim of a hit by drug dealers, he becomes even more obsessed with his work. ...

Crash Kids (1997)

A drama directed by Petra Haffter. ...

Kinder ohne Gnade (1996)

The Deathmaker (1995)

Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this interrogation Haarmann reveals his motives and his killing methods. ...

Der Gartenkrieg (1993)