Oscar Ortega Sánchez

Places in the Sun (2024)

Samuela despairs of her lack of breakthrough as an author. When she is abandoned by her boyfriend, she secretly travels with her brother to the family holiday home in Lanzarote, where she wants to work on her novel. But instead of the peace she hoped for, ...

Love Your Enemies (2022)

GDR, January 1990. After his ouster and the fall of the wall, dictator Erich Honecker and his wife Margot find themselves virtually homeless. Only Protestant pastor Uwe Holmer and his family, who, like many others, have suffered under his tyrannical regime ...

Oskar, das Schlitzohr und Fanny Supergirl (2022)

Grandpa Oskar takes neither the truth nor himself very seriously. The rascal has just been released from prison, where he was serving a sentence for imposture. Since the ex-con needs a place to stay, he quartered himself in the old construction trailer in ...

Zum Glück zurück (2021)

The self-sacrificing mother Anne has lost her happiness somewhere between family and work. She receives little support with her children and she loses touch with them more and more. ...

Fünf nach Zwölf (2019)

Although Sebastián feels let down by his father Manuél, he wants to prove to him that he is not a failure. This puts him in a conflict between his own self-acceptance and yet another paternal rejection. ...

Allmen and the Mystery of the Dahlias (2019)

Ironically, the art detective Johann Friedrich von Allmen is staying in a high-end Zurich hotel when a million-dollar dahlia painting disappears from the private suite of the owner. What would be more obvious to the eccentric Dahlia Gutbauer than to entrus ...

My Brother Simple (2017)

Ben and Barnabas are unseparatable since they are small. The two of them, however, are no ordinary pair of brothers, for Barnabas, with his twenty-two years, remained mentally at the age of three. ...

Allmen and the Pink Diamond (2017)

After his successful first "case", Allmen decides to make finding lost art objects his profession and thus avoid financial misery in the future. ...

Don't Believe the Hype (2016)

Dawid, Vanessa and Ludwig are the finalists at a pitch-competition for a movie about the German Rap phenomenon CRO. As the three youngsters work out their extraordinary film ideas, they must fight through unexpected personal challenges. ...

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 Sommer auf Lanzarote (2016)

Disaster (2015)

In the German gangster comedy, Jan Josef Liefers and Justus von Dohnányi play two petty criminals who are supposed to do a job on Mallorca, but who can't stand each other. ...

Sapphire Blue (2014)

Gwen has just discovered, that she's the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. Now she has to juggle with constant trips to the past, her relationships with Gideon and figuring out dark secrets surrounding the Circle. ...

Kokowääh 2 (2013)

Who said a patchwork family is without problems? ...

Der Mann, der alles kann (2012)

LKA officer Robert can barely do his job because of his phobia of crime scenes. The shy man's big dream is to retrain as a "profiler", but his superior would have to agree first. Hairdresser Rita dreams of a life as a writer, but no one is interested in he ...

Kennen Sie Ihren Liebhaber? (2012)

Victoria Stellmann, head of a traditional cruise shipping company, leads a happy but routine family life. But then she meets the charming Jacques and gets involved in an affair. The angry awakening does not leave long to wait, her lover proves to be an uns ...

Im Fluss des Lebens (2011)

On the day of her greatest honor, the well-known Berlin author Agnes Berg receives the shocking news of the accidental death of her daughter Johanna and her husband. The loss hits her particularly hard: Agnes has been at odds with Johanna since she followe ...

Es liegt mir auf der Zunge (2009)

On February 20, 1953, the Nordwestdeutsche Rundfunk broadcast the first cooking show of German post-war television. Clemens Carl Hahn became the TV chef Clemens Wilmenrod. When the "request in ten minutes to table" on the screens flickered, went for the pr ...

Für immer Venedig (2009)

Retired security expert Robert travels to Venice with his daughter Claudia, a successful journalist, to attend a glass art exhibition organized by his ex-wife Louise. A valuable goblet is stolen during the vernissage, whereupon Robert agrees to recover the ...

Schaumküsse (2009)

Lilly's life is perfect until she gets pregnant unexpectedly. Her boyfriend Christian panics making a disillusioned Lilly leave him. She finds comfort with her new neighbour Ulli König, but Christian finds his way back to her. In the meanwhile he develop ...

Killing Is My Business, Honey (2009)

A hit man whose mission is to prevent the printing of a tell-all book written by a former Mafioso, falls in love with the employee who may lose her job if the book doesn't get published. ...

Ganz nah bei Dir (2009)

The lonely bank-employee Phillip follows a strict pattern of somewhat compulsive actions keeping his encounters with strangers to a minimum. When his home one day is robbed of all content and he later meets the enchanting blind cellist Lina, he finds, howe ...

Liebesticket nach Hause (2008)

33-year-old Jackie has a real problem: Frederik Forster, the son of a rich and powerful Munich publishing family, has proposed to her - much to the displeasure of his mother Marianne - and Jackie has happily agreed. Now she just has to persuade her husband ...

Patchwork (2008)

Plump Jana is a single mother. She's not looking for a man at all, she assures us during speed dating, but she can't take her eyes off a handsome guy. Her friend Grit snatches him from under her nose, but Jana doesn't let up. Daniel is soon on the hook and ...

Speed Racer (2008)

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities. ...

Run for Your Life! (2008)

He lived the junkie's life as a heroin addict. Triathlon transformed him. Biopic of the record breaking Ironman Andreas Niedrig. ...

Eine stürmische Bescherung (2007)

Toftlund-Holst, the tranquil place on the Baltic Sea, just before Christmas: everything could be so contemplative, but the mood in the Torkelsen house is cloudy. The lease of the restaurant "Four Mermaids" expires and the new owner Nick Winter does not wan ...

Bis zum Ellenbogen (2007)

Sven, a private banker, is enjoying his holiday in Switzerland. Not far from his secluded mountain cabin, dodgy businessman Achim collides with Willi, a claimant on income support, whilst riding his mountain bike. The crash is minor, but both need some res ...

Albert - Mein unsichtbarer Freund (2007)

Der beste Lehrer der Welt (2006)

Die Bullenbraut 2 - Der Tod hat 17 Karat (2006)

A taxi driver is found dead. Since Paula should actually have driven the tour, she feels responsible and investigates the case on her own. ...

Feuer (2005)

Beautiful Women (2005)

Five "older" actresses vying for the same role decide to walk out on their audition. They end up on a road trip full of adventures and revelations. ...

Der Clown (2005)

Former secret government agent Max Hecker (Sven Martinek) disguises himself with a clown mask in order to fight international crime. He hangs up his mask when one of his supporters, journalist Claudia (Diana Frank), is murdered. Four years later, he must p ...

Ein Mann für den 13ten (2004)

Gate to Heaven (2003)

With the help of airport technician Dak, Alexej breaks out of the holding area for refugees. Dak puts up the Russian, who yearns to become a pilot, in an underground labyrinth of pipes and vents. The young Indian woman Nisha is an aircraft cleaner who drea ...

Verhexte Hochzeit (2002)

Die Frauenversteher - Männer unter sich (2002)

Ladies and Gentleman (2002)

Auf Herz und Nieren (2001)

What do the Pope, a suitcase full of baking powder, four naive friends and the organ mafia have to do with each other? They are all part of a macabre and grotesque story with a lot of heart and a good dose of black humor. Sandpit friends Rico, Sigi, Dave a ...

Run While You Can (2001)

"Why doesn't anyone tell me it's about a woman?" Now Novak is starting to feel uneasy! The young detective and three colleagues are on the payroll of a Hamburg demimonde. Now Novak and Brenner are supposed to look the other way when bringing in a key witne ...

The Musketeer (2001)

Young D'Artagnan seeks to join the legendary musketeer brigade and avenge his father's death - but he finds that the musketeers have been disbanded. ...

Der Vamp im Schlafrock (2001)

The multiple burden as a mother, wife and author of successful historical romance novels Ellen swiss mastered always bravado. Actually, the attractive late forties could be satisfied with her life. But while it's just crackling with eroticism in her books, ...

A Goddamn Job (2001)

After 1000 years of being God, Jonathan finally wants to get rid of the arduous job and not only has to answer to the tough goddess of the universe for his term in office, but also has to find a successor: the chaotic comic artist Niklas is supposed to be ...

Emil and the Detectives (2001)

The twelve-year-old Emil and his father are haunted by bad luck. To take a break from a series of family disasters, Emil is allowed to spend a few days with a friend of the family, the female priest Hummel in Berlin. In the train he runs across the slick M ...

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 ...

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 ...

Der Nebelmörder - Schatten über der Stadt (2000)

36 Stunden Angst - Ein Vater kämpft um sein Kind (1998)

Short Sharp Shock (1998)

Gabriel, Bobby and Costa are old friends from Altona, a multicultural hood in Hamburg. Just out of prison, Gabriel wants to turn his back on crime, but the others continue to operate as petty criminals. Friendships are tested as the trio navigate a dark wo ...

23 (1998)

The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspir ...

Back in Trouble (1997)

Unsuccessful Luxembourg bank robber Johnny Chicago is released from prison and immediately and incompetently attempts to resume his life of crime. In a few days he manages to get his old partner fired and thrown out of the house, his girlfriend arrested an ...

Null Risiko und reich (1997)

Up-and-coming writer Junghans leads a rather dull life. ...

Bunte Hunde (1995)

A brazen gang of car thieves is arrested. Their leader manages to free himself from prison with the help of a friend, is arrested again and sees his last chance in a spectacular hostage situation. ...

Der gute Merbach (1994)