Weekly overview
15 Aug – 21 Aug
IMDb 6.6 Minions & Monsters
This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.
- Adventure
- Animation
- Comedy
- Family
- Fantasy
Bearhunting
While Germany in 1834 is simmering in every corner, the resistance led by Georg Büchner is working on the revolution. Heinrich Furrer secretly prints Büchner‘s revolutionary leaflet “Der Hessische Landbote“ in his brother Gustav‘s printing House, thus supporting the revolutionaries. Heinrich loves Minna. She wants to go to America!… and he‘s supposed to come with her. Everything could be so simple if Heinrich weren‘t living with Agnes, a former prostitute, if he had the necessary money and Minna wasn‘t married to his brother Gustav.
- Comedy
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
Literaturverfilmungen
In 1910 London, independent-minded Katharine Hilbery defies her family's expectations of marriage to pursue a career in astronomy. But when her father pressures her into an unwanted engagement, her resolve is tested. Through new friendships—including a bold suffragette and a thoughtful editor—Katharine begins to question the limits placed on her by society, love, and tradition, ultimately searching for a path that is truly her own.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
IMDb 7.3 Fatherland
In 1949, German writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika embark on a road trip across a Germany in ruins, from US-dominated Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar.
- Drama
- History
TMDB 77RT 93IMDb 7.7 Everything Everywhere All at Once
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
- Action
- Adventure
- Science Fiction
23 000 Lives
Gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen
Unable to stand by and watch as countless refugees lose their lives attempting to reach Europe by sea, a group of young Berliners take action. Inexperienced but driven by passion and courage, they launch a crowdfunding campaign to buy an old ship. Venturing into the Mediterranean, they embark on a mission to save thousands of people. But their efforts soon put their understanding of law and justice to the test.
- Drama
IMDb 7.2 The Countess of Monte Cristo
135. Geburtstag Artur Guttmann
The two aspiring actresses Jeanette and Mimi are waiting for their big chance. But the real breakthrough is slow in coming. Jeanette especially desperately needs a big success, since her friend, the journalist Stephan, is about to lose his job. When the two have their chance to take a ride in a posh car during a shooting, Jeanette slams on the throttle and the two friends take off. Their aimless journey takes them to a fashionable winter sports’ hotel, where Jeanette reserves a name under “The Countess of Monte Christo”. Everything’s going dandy; no one suspects a thing. That is, until two impostors, Rumowski and “The Baron” take residence in the same hotel.
- Comedy
Akten des Missbrauchs
Gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen
Der Dokumentarfilm „Akten des Missbrauchs“ von CORRECTIV folgt der Spur geheimer Kirchendokumente bis hinter die Mauern des Vatikans. Während die Kirche weiter Papst Benedikt XVI. schützt, stößt die Recherche auf brisante Belege: Ein von ihm unterzeichnetes Schreiben führt zu einem geheimen Archiv, in dem Verbrechen weltweit dokumentiert werden. Die investigative Dokumentation führt bis an die Spitze der Kirche – und stellt die Frage nach Verantwortung im Umgang mit Missbrauch.
- Documentary
IMDb 7.1 If We All Were Angels
Wieder verfilmt!
Christian Kempenich, a pedantic law firm manager, attends a christening in Cologne, leading to a boozy night. He wakes up in a stranger’s bed and is accused of stealing bed linen from the hotel. Meanwhile, his wife Hedwig had her own fling and wants to keep it secret. When she learns of Christian’s predicament, she reveals her affair during a heated discussion. Realising their marriage is at risk, they decide to work on their relationship.
- Comedy
IMDb 7.4 The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
In memoriam Leonhard Frank
Suspicion surrounds a lieutenant for killing his father; based on Dostoevsky's novel.
- Crime
All In Sneak Preview
Cheng Jialang and Wei Yifu are the contemporary poker twin stars, and they are about to have their first face-to-face confrontation. However, at this moment, Cheng Jialang accidentally transferred his poker talent to a small-time crook named Huang Xiaoqi, who had no previous experience. The two of them went through a wonderful journey and decided to join forces to challenge Wei Yifu.
TMDB 71RT 82 H Is for Hawk
Literaturverfilmungen
After losing her beloved father, Helen finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel. Through the bond, Helen rediscovers the beauty of being alive.
- Drama
ALL MY SISTERS (Seh Khahar)
Gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen
Hiddensee
Hiddensee in the Baltic Sea has always been a place where people have sought freedom. This film takes us on a journey through an entire century, starting in the golden 1920s, as it assembles the island’s scenery, history, and personal stories into a fascinating portrait. Then as now, the political upheavals that have swept across Germany have left their mark.
- Documentary
ALL MY SISTERS (Seh Khahar)
Gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen
TMDB 74 Band Together
Two years after the tragic sinking of a fishing boat that shook a small seaside town, members of the rondalla, a traditional Galician music band, decide to get back together in the endeavour to recover their enthusiasm and leave the grieving behind.
- Drama
- Music
TMDB 71RT 82 H Is for Hawk
Literaturverfilmungen
After losing her beloved father, Helen finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel. Through the bond, Helen rediscovers the beauty of being alive.
- Drama
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