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- While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.
- A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
- German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.
- After surviving Auschwitz, a former cabaret singer has her disfigured face reconstructed and returns to her war-ravaged hometown to seek out her gentile husband, who may or may not have betrayed her to the Nazis.
- The series is about Christian Ulmen and Fahri Yardim, who are very close friends. Both try to cope with their everyday problems with ease, which does not always work out.
- Umay is a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against her family's resistance. Her struggle initiates a dynamic that results in a life-threatening situation.
- It follows a group of police officers who are sent to Berlin to form a special investigations unit: ZERV. As they dig deeper into the crimes in the East, they uncover that many of them originated in the West.
- Together with his therapy dog, psychologist Paul supports his patients in challenging life situations, spanning a variety of topics, such as the drive for self-optimization, the difficulty of forgiving, loneliness or narcissism.
- Pre-teen foundling Emil and slightly older middle class orphan Inga seek to comfort each-other in the pitiful conditions at Mrs. Landfried's orphanage. She sells the shoes the produce in a Dickensian poorhouse workshop but keeps most profits, only ambitious eldest turned foreman Franz gets a bonus. For Christmas, the kids must sell I town the sets of matchsticks she bargained as bonus with the shoes, the winner gets a goose helping, sub)standard sale means a caning. After chasing the duo from the lucrative market, Frans wins and even gets to cane Emil, but lets him off with loud pretense. Inga ran away, dreaming in the rundown family home of her late parents welcoming her home whenever she strikes a match. Emil informs the homonymous friendly cop they met on the market, who sees the tyrant is replaced by a proper administrator.
- After English male exchange students arrive at Lindenhof, the school takes the chance to play 'Romeo and Juliet' with them. But Clyde, on whom many of the Lindenhof girls have crushes, gets the role of Romeo, fights over the Juliet role stir up trouble.
- A father, drawn by dramatic experiences, retreats with his dog into the mountains and encounters an unknown enemy.
- A poor man taking part in paid drug experiments gets increasingly lost in drug-induced delusions with dreadful consequences.
- Twists and turns as a clever policeman investigates the death of an abusive businessman who has recently divorced his wife and taken custody of their only child, by revealing her past as a porn star. LAURA LOHNER is his prime suspect in a web of S&M games filled with prostitutes and high class hookers. There's one problem: Laura has the perfect motive...but she also has the perfect alibi. When FRANK LOHNER is found shot dead execution style, with six bullets to his body and an unconscious (and drugged) beautiful prostitute at his side, DETECTIVE ADAMS suspects Laura Lohner and sets out to question STAR, the young prostitute about her connections to Laura. As he delves deeper into the suspicious connections between the two women, the detective sets a trap to catch Laura in the act of pulling strings. He convinces Star she too is a victim, even though Laura has been the only one to protect her from her vicious ex-boyfriend SID...who coincidentally acted with Laura back in the day. As Detective Adams closes in on Laura, he is convinced he can get her to confess, and save Star from her obsession with the manipulative Laura. But who is playing whom? And who is the real victim?
- The year 2034: The consequences of the climate catastrophe are dramatic. Drought and floods destroy the livelihoods of millions of people. After the third storm tide in a row, the headquarters of the International Court of Justice in The Hague was evacuated. In a provisional interim building in Berlin, the climate catastrophe becomes the subject of legal proceedings. Two lawyers represent 31 countries of the global South, which are doomed to destruction without the support of the international community. They raise the question of responsibility, demand compensation and a right of nature to integrity in order to ensure their own survival. High-ranking representatives from politics and industry are invited as witnesses. The court must decide whether German policymakers are to be held accountable for their failure to protect the climate and thus set a precedent for climate justice.
- Between 1949 and 1975 more than 800 000 German orphans have lived their post-war years in Church Institutions. They have endured terrible abuses. Everyone knew but no one spoke. In 2012 the Church admitted her wrongdoings. The movie tells the story of a German woman (Senta Berger) living in New York coming back to Germany to bear witness in front of a board of enquiry. During her stay she remembers her traumatic experience.
- When Malu meets her dream man Hannes, she feels like she's on cloud nine. However, the closer she gets to know him, the more sinister he seems to her.
- The murder of her sister turns the life of the young, freedom-loving Silvi upside down. Suddenly she has to take care of children who are foreign to her.
- In a small inn, the impoverished Baron von Münchhausen tries to keep his head above water with the help of his stories.
- They met 15 years ago on a French course - and have been friends ever since: the successful lawyer Caroline, the fragile-looking Judith, the stressed housewife Eva and the extravagant Estelle, co-owner of a flourishing pharmacy chain. Traditionally, the ladies not only spend every Tuesday evening together, but also a carefree weekend trip once a year. This time everything turns out differently: The newly widowed Judith wants to complete the pilgrimage to Lourdes in memory of her deceased husband Arne. Neither Caroline nor Eva and Estelle are enthusiastic about the prospect of marching over hill and dale for days, but as good friends they of course join the grieving Judith. What initially begins as a varied hike through the Pyrenees, however, soon turns out to be a sweaty exertion. The different temperaments increasingly lead to quarrels and mutual taunts. As if that weren't enough, Caroline's young professional colleague and admirer Paul suddenly appears and joins the team of four, which embarrasses the otherwise cool lawyer. On the stony path, the women face repressed conflicts and longings. Housewife Eva remembers that she originally wanted to be a doctor before she began to read every wish from the eyes of her spoiled family. The eccentric Estelle may keep her high standards and her pointed tongue, but she too is reaching her physical limits. Judith alone, with her husband's pilgrimage diary firmly in hand, does not want to let anything dissuade her from her path. It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that the descriptions in Arne's diary do not coincide with the routes that the four women follow. Judith just doesn't want to admit that. The revelation of the secret of Arne's pilgrimage diary harbors some explosive material that soon puts the friendship of the four to the test.
- A mother in divorce, feared to loose her work and kids, wishes that somebody like Robin Hood comes to help her. After saying that in anger the hero Sir Loxley appears in her time and the adventure begins.
- A family, middle-class and entrepreneurial, in times of globalization.
- (Bearskin Prince) Aging king Wenzel's only son and heir, prince Marius, was his father's pride and joy, but showed no interest in state matters, absorbed by fashionable flirt and idle pleasures, taking no suitable suitor serious. On a pleasure ride trough the forest, Marius is caught in the net trap of a devil. They agree that Marius will be released but can only return home is he finds true love within a limited time. Alas for him, the additional challenge is to do so while covered in live bear fur, making him appear a dangerous monstrosity. Wandering hungry, 'bear Marius' gets shot-wounded by mean widow Hedwig and her lazy son Kilian, but is hidden, fed and nursed by their constantly abused maid Elise, who falls in love with the 'bear man'.
- Robert Günther is an egoist and wanna-be macho. He suppresses his wife Doris with psychotropic drugs, accidentally impregnates his lover Beate, and puts a lot of work on his assistant Jenny.
- Christine. Perfect was yesterday. was a German comedy television series.
- Volkmar Stenzel is a branch manager as it stands: correct, responsible and always there for customers. But guys like the 57-year-old are just as little needed in the global financial world as branches in rural areas. When the Chinese company, which has just swallowed his Frankfurt-based bank, sends him the young careerist Tutz to process "his" branch, Stenzel feels worthless and "has fallen off the train". He protests against injustice and finally shows what his wife Barbara has been demanding of him for a long time: courage. With money from the dead bank account of a deceased person, he gives the urgently needed transition loan to the ailing daycare center in which his deceased daughter went. His white lie that it is a question of financing from a special secret fund soon attracts other interested parties. Intoxicated by his actions, Stenzel granted further "special loans" - also to the young street musician Jana, who reminded him of his daughter - and thus ensured a surprising upswing in the sleepy town. Unfortunately, there is a catch: If not all loans have been repaid by the time the branch closes on Christmas Eve, Stenzel comes to the devil's kitchen.
- Raised as an orphan by his uncle Walter, Leon has banished everything that reminds him of childhood from his life - until he meets Esther, who is raising thirteen children.
- Felix Keller, early 50s, retired teacher, burned out, demotivated, empty. His frustration at the decline of decency, education and respect is expressed in unerring sarcasm, regardless of the consequences.
- A Chinese family moves in next door to a German family and a war ensues.
- Three ladies struggle to save their picturesque restaurant.
- Alexandra Fuchs is an inventor,but now her situation is very critical , she has debts, she alone cares for two children.The owner of a laundry offers her a job and some days later she knows the mysterious Gregor Sand.
- The psychologist Paul takes care of the patient Maria with a therapy dog. After 5 years, she woke up again from the coma and tried to take her place in the past life by rehab.
- A baby is abandoned on the doorstep of psychologist Paul. Paul tries to find out what happened.
- Paul and his therapy dog Kathe have to lift a young patient from nurse Hildegard. Chris lost his mother in a helicopter crash and one side of his face has been disfigured by burns since then. The 19-year-old orphan only leaves his apartment at night, hidden under a hood. After complaints from the neighbors, his landlord, Stutter, gave him notice. The teenager flees from loneliness in fantasy worlds. With the support of Kathe, Paul would like to give him new courage to make his dreams come true. When he meets Helena while diving, hope grows that he will fall in love like everyone else his age. However, his fears make Chris hesitate to show himself to Helena - without a diving mask or hood.
- Ten-year-old Emma lives on a farm with her mother Hannah after her parents divorce. The former "papa child" has broken with her father Alexander, whom she blames for the separation. Even when he is dying with an aggressive cancer, Emma sticks to her refusal. In order to fulfill the last wishes of her suffering patient Alexander, nurse Hildegard only has one advice: Paul and his therapy dog Kathe should help Emma take heart and say goodbye to her father in the hospital. The experienced therapist knows that this is only possible with the support of her mother. In order to get at her at all, he brings Kathe into play. By working with the therapy dog, not only the mother begins to open up, but Emma too. But is there enough time? Meanwhile, a painful loss is looming for Paul. His wife Erina moves further and further away from him. The former star ballerina makes the decision to take her life in hand and fight against her disability. However, that she trusts the new veterinarian Eric, makes Paul jealous. Of course, because of his job, he knows where that comes from and how to deal with it - but feelings are just not rational. For Erina's sake, he is ready to completely change his life.
- Twelve-year-old Ben, as of recently popular in school, is suddenly shunned and ostracized by his classmates: He no longer talks to anyone - and no one talks to him. Ben has spoiled it with everyone, he is said to spread hurtful lies by mail and text message. Ben denies the accusations - although there is clear evidence. Psychologist Paul first has to win the trust of the boy, who consistently refuses any help.
- The seemingly selfless offer of a risky organ donation is at the center of the fifth film of "Käthe and I". Lead actor Christoph Schechinger as prudent psychologist Paul and his therapy dog get to deal with a seriously ill patient and his half-sister, whose sibling love is overshadowed by dysfunctional father-child relationships. In "Im Schatten dies Vaters" ("In the Shadow of the Father"), Uwe Ochsenknecht slips into the role of a celebrated actor who likes to pretend that he's a good dad - but isn't.