Stefan Merki

Frieda's Case (2025)

Chronicles the fate of Frieda Keller, a young seamstress in St. Gallen who, in 1904, is accused of murdering her 5-year-old son Ernstli. ...

Old White Man (2024)

In order to finally get that long-awaited promotion, Heinz Hellmich, an old white man, has to show his "wokest" side at work. When he invites his superiors to a private dinner at his home, his family's politically correct façade quickly begins to crumble ...

Ein Volksbürger (2024)

Josefa’s Return (2024)

Over 40 years ago, Josefa left her home village in a dispute. A lot has happened in the meantime. Now she returns as a mature woman to where she is still known as a man. ...

The Forger (2022)

Jewish aesthete Cioma, 21, does not let anyone take away his joy of life, especially not the Nazis. In 1942, he has to find new ways to make his living in Berlin and escape deportation. In the process he discovers his talent for forgery: not only with pass ...

Annie und das geteilte Glück (2022)

Laim und das Hasenherz (2022)

Breisgau - Bullenstall (2021)

Tanja Wilken starts her new job in Freiburg's homicide department and there's already a dead body on her very first day. What's more, everyone at the police station seems to be related to everyone else - it's a real bullpen. ...

Geliefert (2021)

Although Volker is one of the less privileged people as a parcel deliverer and single father to his son Benny, he tries never to let his good mood be spoiled. But the miserable pay increasingly pushes Volker to his limits. When his son wants to move back i ...

Schönes Schlamassel (2020)

Anne falls in love with the Jewish doctor Daniel. Since he is not Jewish, he allows himself to be coached accordingly in order to keep up appearances. Every attempt by Daniel to clear up the misunderstanding achieves the opposite. Eventually he capitulates ...

Schwarzach 23 - und das mörderische Ich (2020)

Freund oder Feind - Ein Krimi aus Passau (2020)

A policewoman from Berlin who testified against an Arab clan boss is starting a new life in Passau with her daughter under a new identity and with the support of witness protection. The policewoman, who until recently was a group leader in the Mobile Task ...

Zum Glück gibt's Schreiner (2020)

Katharina, a young lawyer from rural Kleinpenning, has made it big in Munich by her own efforts. Only her relationship life can be optimized, because the attractive single woman has the highest standards: even in this cosmopolitan city, only twelve candida ...

Girl Meets Boy (2020)

Gwen meets Ben. Gwen is done with relationships and love for the time being. Ben shares her attitude and so the two come to an agreement. They agree on what at first seems to be a simple rule... What remains when the masks fall - how much truth do we need ...

The Goldfish (2019)

Oliver is a banker and portfolio manager and leads a life in the fast lane, which one day comes to an abrupt end, as he builds a self-inflicted accident on highway with 230 km / h and raced through a guardrail. When he wakes up in the hospital again, he fa ...

Nichts zu verlieren (2018)

The two small-time crooks Tom and Richy want to escape from Europe to a tropical paradise with one last coup. Unfortunately things go wrong. On the run, they hijack a tour bus. As participants on a journey of mourning, the inmates are busy dealing with a g ...

Schwarzach 23 und der Schädel des Saatan (2018)

When the head of Herbi Zidinger is discovered on the head of a scarecrow, Chief Inspector Franz Germinger Jr. is immediately on the scene. His sister discovered the skull, so Germinger Senior quickly learns about the murder and, as usual, gets involved in ...

The Carlos Benede Story (2017)

Carlos Benede is in his thirties, single and helps minors cope with the after-effects of crime. Alexander is a strong-willed and precocious eleven-year-old, who witnesses the horrific death of his mother by his own father. Benede mentors Alexander and the ...

Welcome to Hartmanns (2016)

The Hartmann family is turned upside down when mother Angelika decides to take in the refugee Diallo, against her husband's will. Amidst the typical chaos of our time, hope remains that the family finds its stability, confidence and peace again - just like ...

Schwarzach 23 - und die Jagd nach dem Mordsfinger (2016)

After Willy Unterkofer, an old acquaintance of the Germingers, is murdered, Franz Junior takes over the investigation together with Karl and Anna and a family quarrel soon arises. Franz Senior and Erika seem to want to steer the youngsters in a certain dir ...

Fanny und die gestohlene Frau (2016)

Unfortunately, Fanny can only enjoy her unexpected wealth for a short time. The tax office asks her to pay a hefty inheritance tax. Because of the valuable property, she has to pay far more than she was bequeathed in cash. Debts again - and her "crazy" hal ...

Fanny und die geheimen Väter (2016)

A property on Lake Ammersee including inventory plus 183,000 euros and 47 cents - Fanny Steininger is over the moon about this inheritance! A certain Walter Jeromin bequeathed it all to her. Allegedly her biological father, but the 60-year-old slob, who ha ...

Papa und die Braut aus Kuba (2016)

A greying company boss from a Bavarian town falls in love with a tropical beauty. For his seventieth birthday, his two children want to give their father something special and surprise company boss Clemens Filzhofer with a vacation to Cuba. "Nobody needs a ...

The Diary of Anne Frank (2016)

The story of Anne Frank, the Jewish girl who went into hiding with her family in Amsterdam and became a victim of the Holocaust. ...

Colonia (2016)

A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from. ...

Im Nirgendwo (2016)

Another Kind of Light (2015)

Sissi and Theo are different, as one can hardly be more different. Theo, an intolerant, purposeful businessman who keeps people at bay, and Sissi, a young woman who has not yet found her way and still lives with her mother, would probably never have met if ...

Schwarzach 23 - Und die Hand des Todes (2015)

As a junk dealer Anton is found dead, a case develops in which each of the Germingers is involved: the law-abiding Commissioner Franz Junior, his rebellious sister Anna, ex-policeman Franz Germinger senior and his wife Erika. Who could have wanted Anton? C ...

Check It Out! (2015)

During a school trip to Prague a group of friends leave the hotel and party through the night. ...

Hochzeitskönig (2015)

Gentle, patient Bavarian policeman Barney Brunner soon starts regretting having agreed to merge his household -including duly skeptic preteen son Feddy - with his chaotic lover, workaholic social worker Hanna König -with teen brat Lia, who asks neither be ...

Last Train Home (2015)

Boris beat Inspector Christian in the subway when he asked him for a ticket. Emily, Boris's sister, now has to deal with a reputation as "subway bully sister" and becomes the victim of Christian's revenge. ...

Meine allerschlimmste Freundin (2015)

Bella is not a sad child. She lives out her promiscuity openly, smokes, drinks and is not averse to the occasional drug binge. But the really special thing about Bella is her appearance: she is a doll, barely more than half a meter tall, with red pigtails ...

Lena Fauch - Vergebung oder Rache (2014)

The Weingartner couple despair over the murder of their 20-year-old daughter Eva. Lena Fauch stands by them during the trial of the initially confessing perpetrator Jankowsky. But when he withdraws his confession, it becomes clear that the investigating BK ...

Das Glück der Anderen (2014)

The registrar Ellen is an unhappy single woman - and has to marry couples in love every day. After a shoplifting incident, Ellen, who is addicted to shopping and tablets, ends up with the attractive therapist Christian. Although he is about to get married, ...

Weniger ist mehr (2013)

Frank Schuster has built a life of prosperity for his family, but his workaholism made to pass some time with her. ...

The Little Ghost (2013)

The Little Ghost lives in the castle over looking a small town and awakens for precisely one hour after the clock strikes midnight. Follow him on this adventure to see his first sunrise ever! ...

Obendrüber, da schneit es (2012)

Christmas! Every year, expectations are high again. And that's why a little dissatisfaction quickly becomes the deepest despair. "Over there, it's snowing" tells of the joy and sorrow of December 23rd and 24th, as experienced by the residents of a Munich t ...

Tessa Hennig - Elli gibt den Löffel ab (2012)

The husband of Elli died several years ago and now Elli has great financial problems: she must pay 3.000€ of income tax for her shop.At the same time Elli receives a letter from Capri and learns that she is the heiress of a small boarding house in Capri ...

Strangers and Lovers (2012)

After an argument with her parents, Sophie gets involved in an affair with her neighbor Max. When her mother meets Max during a reconciliation visit, the lives of everyone involved take a dramatic turn... ...

Kaddisch für einen Freund (2012)

Growing up in a Palestinian refugee camp, 14-year-old Ali Messalam learned to hate "the Jews" from an early age. After fleeing Lebanon with his family, he arrives in Berlin Kreuzberg. Here, Ali tries to make friends with the Arab youths in the neighborhood ...

Liebe vergisst man nicht (2010)

She certainly has enough trouble on her hands: potter Teresa Blümel's business is doing poorly and the father of her children Max and Lisa has run away. Architect Robert Kant is in a hurry to get to the office in his hire car when he crashes into Teresa's ...

Das Haus ihres Vaters (2010)

The happily married judge Susanne has been carrying a secret with her for many years. As a 17-year-old, she released her baby for adoption. But a letter now confronts them with the past: Paolo, the Italian father of her girl, has died and has inherited his ...

Rosannas Tochter (2010)

The lives of childless couple Nela and Josch change abruptly after the accidental death of Josch's ex-girlfriend Rosanna. The deceased leaves behind her 14-year-old daughter Aimée, who the couple take in after some back and forth. The couple sensitively t ...

Bella Vita (2010)

Isn't life beautiful? Isabella Jung - who everyone just calls Bella - is tempted to answer the question with a firm "No!", because her husband Martin is cheating on her with a younger colleague at his birthday party, which Bella has organized especially fo ...

Lüg weiter, Liebling (2010)

"Hape" Wegener is an old hippie and has a lot of debts. At the cemetery he happens to meet the widow Martha Ebinghaus, who clearly comes from wealthy circles. Hape poses as a mysterious diplomat in order to gain the trust of the unstable Martha and then wa ...

All You Need Is Love (2009)

When Katharina got an unexpected letter from her son Hans announcing that he was getting married and that he and his fiancé Nicki were leaving Berlin to come visit her... ...

Liebe und andere Gefahren (2009)

Franziska does not understand where Tom is. During their trip together, he disappears without a trace. ...

Mit einem Schlag (2008)

Just as Maria is about to leave her husband after 33 years of marriage, entrepreneur Jakob collapses with a stroke. The result: amnesia, where he forgets everything in his sleep. Maria stubbornly tries to awaken his memory - to make it easier for them to s ...

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 ...

Special Escort (2007)

The subject of male prostitution gets a distinctly zany and offbeat twist in Stellungswechsel (AKA Special Escort), Maggie Peren's tale of five male underdogs who promulgate themselves as female escorts in the city of Munich. Of that group, we meet policem ...

Angsthasen (2007)

Adrian Zumbusch is an extreme phobic and hypochondriac rolled into one. His life is like one long panic attack. The news that he has leukemia and only three months to live is like a liberating blow. Now that he has nothing left to lose, he blossoms and dar ...

Winter Journey (2006)

Despite advancing age, rural businessman Franz has remained fit and energetic, but serious mental illness and financial problems mean that this hitherto ordinary man one day finds himself on a journey to Nairobi to get his money back, and perhaps his human ...

Das Beste Jahr meines Lebens (2006)

Her husband Niklas' loan fraud plunges housewife Laura Vandenberg into disaster. While Niklas is behind bars and the company is being wound up, Laura has to give up her house and move to a dreary high-rise estate with her two children. But with the support ...

Aphrodites Nacht (2006)

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 ...

Vater werden ist nicht schwer (2004)

Senior teacher Frank Fauster actually has every reason to be happy: he has a responsible job as a high school principal, a nice house with a garden, an understanding wife and a bright son. Nevertheless, he is plagued by the first symptoms of a mid-life cri ...

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 ...

Jew-boy Levi (1999)

Benjamin Levi (Bruno Cathomas) is a Bavarian cattle dealer traveling to pre-World War II Germany on his annual trip to a remote farming village. Levi hopes to do some business and, more importantly, win the hand of the lovely Lisbeth (Caroline Ebner). But ...

Die Jagd nach dem Tod (1999)

Wilder Westerwald (1995)

Mein lieber Mann (1994)

Black Rider (1993)

A young black man is verbally harassed by an older woman on a streetcar, while the other passengers remain silent. He finally exacts his revenge. ...

Daedalus (1991)

In 2018, a "retired" genetic scientist taps into the computer archives of a market-dominating corporation in order to document past mistakes and misguided developments. In doing so, he becomes a pawn of the corporate management, who ultimately erase his me ...

Die Beute (1988)

The private detective Nelly (Martina Gedeck) has a moored and industrial property. The moor has been cultivated for a year, but the politics are still there. The children of the industry blame her wife Gerda (Donata Höffer), who made the most of her profi ...