Matthias Brandt

Miroirs No. 3 (2025)

After a car crash kills her boyfriend, piano student Laura is taken in by Betty, who witnessed the accident. Living with Betty's family brings comfort, but Laura starts questioning their intentions as time passes. ...

Sie sagt. Er sagt. (2024)

In a criminal trial at the Berlin district court, in which the accusation of rape is being heard, it is one statement against the other - a seemingly insoluble dilemma, both legally and humanly, that has enormous explosive power. Because beyond the profess ...

Der zweite Kurzschluss (2023)

Bettina and Martin meet again, one year later on New Year's Eve. This time, they are trapped in the backroom of Moosbach's sports hall since Martin risks being beat up once he comes out. ...

Afire (2023)

Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage ...

Kurzschluss (2022)

Bettina and Martin get stuck in a bank during New Year's Eve and attempt to get help. ...

The Conference (2022)

On January 20, 1942, the Wannsee Conference takes place in Berlin, a meeting that had only one item on the agenda: The Final Solution, the organization of the systematic mass murder of eleven million European Jews. ...

Sörensen's Fear (2020)

Detective Chief Inspector Sörensen is anxious. More precisely, he suffers from a chronic anxiety disorder that makes life difficult for him. That is why he is moving from Hamburg to the Frisian village of Katenbüll, where he hopes for a more peaceful wor ...

Wir wären andere Menschen (2019)

Film by Jan Bonny, also known as "Endlich Leben". ...

Toulouse (2018)

A sophisticated hotel somewhere on the French coast. Silvia and Gustav meet here, they have recently split up after 19 years of marriage. But they know each other well, and a fight begins in which Silvia always seems one step ahead. So she quickly realizes ...

Unterwerfung (2018)

François is a literary scholar and drinker. His relationships with women are limited to one year, his life is sufficiently happy. Until the day when charismatic Muslim politician Mohamed Ben Abbes becomes president in France, introduces patriarchy and pol ...

Transit (2018)

In an attempt to flee Nazi-occupied France, Georg assumes the identity of a dead author but soon finds himself stuck in Marseilles, where he falls in love with Maria, a young woman searching for her missing husband. ...

Killing Stella (2017)

KILLING STELLA is an ice-cold examination of a failed marriage and the self-reproach of a wife and mother. It is a prequel to THE WALL in both literary and cinematic terms. ...

Your Children (2016)

Anja and Frank are enjoying their family vacation sailing on the Baltic Sea. Anja leaves their two young children alone on the boat for just a moment and when she returns, they are nowhere to be found. ...

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016)

Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" towards the events in war torn Europe and his search for a new home. ...

Ein großer Aufbruch (2015)

After getting his cancer diagnosis, Holm decides to die in Switzerland. With a last big appearance he wants to say goodbye to his family. Holm invites family members and close friends to a dinner to review his successful life. But the evening is not a wist ...

Das Zeugenhaus (2014)

Witnesses about to testify at the Nuremberg War Trials needed a safe place to wait. All under one roof, each with their own secrets. And the countess assigned to take care of them. What was her secret? ...

Männertreu (2014)

Georg Sahl, one of the last major newspaper publishers with liberal-conservative quality standards, is offered the position of Federal President by the Mayor of Frankfurt. His wife Franziska, a successful divorce lawyer, is initially not very happy about t ...

Eine verhängnisvolle Nacht (2013)

Hannah, mother of two children, is a teacher at a Hamburg high school. She falls in love with her new colleague Bernd Vossler - not knowing what the consequences are. Hannah enjoys being in love with her new boyfriend, but sometimes she is amazed at his be ...

Eine mörderische Entscheidung (2013)

In April 2009, Colonel Klein takes up his post as commander in Kunduz. The first soldiers move into the camp quarters. Among them are five young men who have so far been denied any field experience. So far, they have only known the mission in Afghanistan a ...

Verratene Freunde (2013)

Two married couples, in their mid-40s, have been friends for a long time. Until one husband believes he has to bring an indiscretion to the public about the other and the respective life plans and moral concepts are called into question. Matthias Brandt, B ...

Vier sind einer zuviel (2013)

On her wedding day, Lisa discovers that her husband Felix is making her crossly unhappy - and vice versa. She moves out head over heels. While Felix quickly descends into homelessness, Lisa ends up in a shared flat with two men: Chris and Edgar. They are o ...

Innenansichten - Deutschland 1937 (2012)

Das Ende einer Nacht (2012)

Judge Katarina Weiss must decide whether the allegations against millionaire businessman Werner Lamberg—that he beat and raped his wife, Sandra—are valid or not. In court, Katarina faces a defense attorney Eva Hartmann who actually manages to refute al ...

Ruhm (2012)

A nameless man receives phone calls intended for someone else and ends up pretending to be that person, while a female character rebels against her author. ...

Bliss (2012)

Two young people in Berlin, a refugee and a homeless punk, form a relationship. ...

In den besten Jahren (2011)

40 years after her husband is shot and killed by a terrorist while on duty as a police officer during a routine traffic check, Erika Welves (Senta Berger), aided by a journalist (Felix Eitner) finds evidence leading to the murderer. For the killer has vani ...

Promising the Moon (2011)

Throughout her life Marga has shown little feeling for her daughter Sofia. But now she reveals fear, wounds and a deep longing for her long-deceased husband Juris. She becomes increasingly lost in her forgetfulness and suddenly demands, like a child, gentl ...

Des Kaisers neue Kleider (2010)

Many years ago, there lived an Emperor, Friedhelm, who wanted so much new clothes that he spent all his money to be properly cleaned. One day, three scammers with a ruse, came along who pretended to be weavers, Jacob, Maja and Greta. "The clothes are so s ...

Die Tochter des Mörders (2010)

"Was ist, wenn man strampelt und strampelt, um an die Spitze zu kommen, und dann merkt, dass man nur davongelaufen ist?" Diese Frage quält Hanna Meiwald (Sophie von Kessel). Just als die gewiefte Münchner Geschäftsfrau einen Riesendeal über die Bühne ...

Tod einer Schülerin (2010)

Alex Berger, a respected teacher, is shaken when a student he once slept with is found murdered by a lakeside in his small Brandenburg town, prompting police to order mass DNA testing. As detectives close in, Alex confesses the affair to his wife but insis ...

Freche Mädchen 2 (2010)

After Kati, Hanna and Mila first experiences with guys, it is now necessary to cultivate those relations. The jealous Mila thinks that her friend Markus, would cheat on her with Vanessa. Kati, who is actually together with Tobi, finds that Robert, whom sh ...

Ich, Ringo und das Tor zur Welt (2010)

Schutzlos (2010)

Undocumented Honduran cleaner Maria navigates a precarious life in Germany, separated from her children. Upon learning of their abuse back home, she scrapes loans to bring them over, facing housing, schooling, and isolation challenges. As her world unravel ...

Ken Folletts Eisfieber (2010)

A deadly virus is stolen from the high-security laboratory of a biotechnology company. Although the thief can be found, lifeless and bleeding from the nose and ears, the danger is not over yet: A gang of unscrupulous criminals is also on the hunt for the v ...

Live Stream (2010)

Internet Celebrity, Danny Heat decides to throw a party after his parents leave for the weekend. Only it's not all fun and games. ...

Die Frau, die im Wald verschwand (2009)

Germany, mid-1950s. Dr. Gerd Vorweg, Lord Mayor of a district town, can be completely satisfied with his life. A few years after the end of the war, he helped his town to regain prosperity and prosperity by setting up a large textile company. He is popular ...

Entführt (2009)

Spring 2008 in a suburb of Munich: Hannah Bergmann and her father Frank are kidnapped. The kidnappers do not just want money, they want to destroy an empire. ...

A man, a fjord! (2009)

A fast-paced comedy full of misunderstandings: Norbert Krabbe from pan, unemployed Bürokaufmann and passionate contest participant wins a fjord in Lofoten. But how to get only to Norway - for "Norbert Crab Fjord" including his own cabin - when you're brok ...

Ein Sommer mit Paul (2009)

Todsünde (2008)

Vertraute Angst (2008)

When Anja is finally ready to start a new life, her husband Thomas is released from a psychiatric ward. He had set fire to the house years ago and threatened his family. Just as Anja enters into a new relationship, she learns that Thomas is healthy. She is ...

Mütter Väter Kinder (2008)

Back then they were just friends, now they are a couple: "Mothers, Fathers, Children" is the sequel to the comedy "How do I raise my mother?". This time it's about the joys and sorrows of the patchwork family: Ginger, the eternal flower child, has to look ...

In Sachen Kaminski (2008)

On the advice of a doctor, mentally challenged parents Petra and Martin Kaminski apply to the youth welfare office for early intervention for their daughter Lona. However, the helper provided has the effect of depriving them of custody. The parents ask a l ...

My Mother, My Bride And I (2008)

At 41, Erwin Kobarek still lives with his mother, with whom he runs a petrol station in the countryside. A relationship has not yet materialized for Erwin. When his mother senses that her son needs a wife, she sends Erwin to a marriage agency in Romania. A ...

Der Mann von gestern (2007)

In order to forget the love of his youth, a man flees to Namibia ...

Die Frau am Ende der Straße (2007)

Maren Eggert and Matthias Brandt star in this drama about a family, trying to start a new life, which fails because of the mother's mental disease. After a difficult time, Martina and Stefan Schneider move into their new house. Although the couple and thei ...

Hannah (2007)

A picturesque blonde beauty constructs an impenetrable emotional wall that neither her parents, her boyfriend, nor her colleague can penetrate. Hannah may appear perfect on the surface, but her inner demons are slowly consuming her. A photo lab developer w ...

Counterparts (2007)

Teacher Anne and policeman Georg are thought of as the perfect couple. However, appearances are deceptive: one of them is covered with scars and bruises. But which one is the abuser? ...

Durch Himmel und Hölle (2007)

Mord auf Rezept (2007)

Thriller about an accident victim with amnesia who may have been working as a hitman for his rescuer... After an accident, nurse Noah frees a stranger from his car. He steals the man's wallet, finds a room card inside, and drives to the hotel in the hope o ...

Fürchte dich nicht (2007)

A soldier runs amok in a school. Military police and SEK take aim at the heavily armed man. Suddenly he is shot dead, but none of the snipers fired the final shot. Inspector Bischof is tasked with finding out who killed the soldier. The soldier was station ...

Der Tote am Strand (2006)

After 15 years in the USA, a woman in her mid-30s returns to Germany to reconcile with her father, who had broken off contact with her. Before the discussion can take place, the father is murdered. In the course of the investigation, long suppressed secret ...

Vineta (2006)

The secret of a mystery island called Vineta. ...

Leo (2006)

A murderous community of heirs is looking forward to big money too soon. After a long time, the Dargatz family meets again for the grandmother's funeral on her farm. Leo, the local priest, is entrusted with the regulation of family affairs and the opening ...

Drei Schwestern made in Germany (2006)

Late fall 1947: The inhabitants of Frauenburg, a US garrison town, are facing another harsh post-war winter. But a social sensation causes a stir: Freya Sonnenberg, one of the three daughters of the former mayor, is to marry the American base commander Bel ...

Arnies Welt (2005)

Mein Vater und ich (2005)

An ageing physics professor finds himself in an old people's home against his will after suffering a stroke. ...

The Bodyguard (2005)

Attractive uncompromising politician Mona Dengler is investigating the tobacco industry. Tomboyish bodyguard and single mother Johanna Sieber is assigned to protect her. This endangers Johanna's son. Mona unexpectedly falls for her. ...

Mr. und Mrs. Right (2004)

Der Stich des Skorpion (2004)

Wolfgang Stein spends years in Bautzen prison for attempting to flee the republic. He was ransomed by the West German government in 1971 and ended up in a reception camp in Unna. There he falls in love with a nurse, Anne, with whom he soon moves in togethe ...

Wie krieg ich meine Mutter groß? (2004)

Der Auftrag - Mordfall in der Heimat (2003)

Voll korrekte Jungs (2002)

3 boys and a baby. X-mas is coming and there is a present for 17 years old Frank: his baby daughter. Frank's Mother has gone on a vacation, his father has left the family years ago. Frank will not do the same. He will not desert his child. So - who's going ...

Tödliches Vertrauen (2002)

Big Girls Don't Cry (2002)

Kati and Steffi have been best friends since they were six. Now they're both 17 and enjoying the ups and downs of becoming adults together. While Kati's parents are religious and conservative, but argue constantly, Steffi comes from what appears to be a ha ...

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 ...

Barmherzige Schwestern (1993)

Ein Prachtexemplar (1989)

Dr. Dieter Bartels, the star surgical resident, spares 2,000 DM on a Jugendstil vase for his chief's 60th. Unbeknownst to him, the chief has already acquired a pricier version and dashed Bartels's purchase. Humiliated, the chief withdraws his support, sabo ...