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Kebab Connection (2004)

Funny

In Hamburg, Ibrahim "Ibo" Secmez, of Turkish descent, wants to direct the first German kung-fu movie. For now, he makes commercials for his uncle's kebab restaurant. Titzie, an aspiring actress and Ibo's German girlfriend, finds she's pregnant. Ibo is uncertain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anno Saul
CAST:  Emanuel Bettencourt  •  Denis Moschitto  •  Nora Tschirner  •  Hasan Ali Mete

In Hamburg, Ibrahim "Ibo" Secmez, of Turkish descent, wants to direct the first German kung-fu movie. For now, he makes commercials for his uncle's kebab restaurant. Titzie, an aspiring actress and Ibo's German girlfriend, finds she's pregnant. Ibo is uncertain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anno Saul
CAST:  Emanuel Bettencourt  •  Denis Moschitto  •  Nora Tschirner  •  Hasan Ali Mete

Times Change You (2010)

The life story of German gangsta rapper, Bushido.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Uli Edel
CAST:  Bushido  •  Elyas M'Barek  •  Moritz Bleibtreu  •  Hannelore Elsner

The life story of German gangsta rapper, Bushido.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Uli Edel
CAST:  Bushido  •  Elyas M'Barek  •  Moritz Bleibtreu  •  Hannelore Elsner

The Coming Days (2010)

Welcome to 2020: The European Union has collapsed following the fourth Gulf War and massive barricades keep illegal immigrants out of cities that are barely functioning. In the middle of this highly volatile environment is the family of Walter Kuper, an energy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars Kraume
CAST:  Bernadette Heerwagen  •  Daniel Brühl  •  Johanna Wokalek  •  August Diehl

Welcome to 2020: The European Union has collapsed following the fourth Gulf War and massive barricades keep illegal immigrants out of cities that are barely functioning. In the middle of this highly volatile environment is the family of Walter Kuper, an energy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars Kraume
CAST:  Bernadette Heerwagen  •  Daniel Brühl  •  Johanna Wokalek  •  August Diehl

Kokowääh (2011)

Henry is a playboy who has no idea that he is the father of a beautiful, cute girl out of a One-night-Stand. Her mother left the daughter in front of Henry door after her husband realized after 8 years of marriage that he is not the father so their relationship now ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Til Schweiger
CAST:  Til Schweiger  •  Emma Schweiger  •  Jasmin Gerat  •  Samuel Finzi

Henry is a playboy who has no idea that he is the father of a beautiful, cute girl out of a One-night-Stand. Her mother left the daughter in front of Henry door after her husband realized after 8 years of marriage that he is not the father so their relationship now ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Til Schweiger
CAST:  Til Schweiger  •  Emma Schweiger  •  Jasmin Gerat  •  Samuel Finzi

Rosewater (2014)

In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped interview with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Stewart
CAST:  Gael García Bernal  •  Shohreh Aghdashloo  •  Jason Jones  •  Haluk Bilginer

In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped interview with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Stewart
CAST:  Gael García Bernal  •  Shohreh Aghdashloo  •  Jason Jones  •  Haluk Bilginer

Berlin Kaplanı (2012)

A boxer from berlin gets involved in several schemes. When trouble mounts, he relocates to Turkey.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hakan Algül
CAST:  Ata Demirer  •  Necati Bilgiç  •  Özlem Türkad  •  Tarık Ünlüoğlu

A boxer from berlin gets involved in several schemes. When trouble mounts, he relocates to Turkey.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hakan Algül
CAST:  Ata Demirer  •  Necati Bilgiç  •  Özlem Türkad  •  Tarık Ünlüoğlu

Labyrinth (2011)

A massive explosion rips though a busy street in Istanbul, Turkey. 95 people are dead; 30 Americans and 5 British. The massacre sends shock waves from Turkey to London and Washington, DC. A new terrorist organization is behind the attack. The explosion is just the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tolga Örnek
CAST:  Timuçin Esen  •  Meltem Cumbul  •  Melike Güner  •  Sarp Akkaya

A massive explosion rips though a busy street in Istanbul, Turkey. 95 people are dead; 30 Americans and 5 British. The massacre sends shock waves from Turkey to London and Washington, DC. A new terrorist organization is behind the attack. The explosion is just the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tolga Örnek
CAST:  Timuçin Esen  •  Meltem Cumbul  •  Melike Güner  •  Sarp Akkaya

The Great Wall (2016)

European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yimou
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Matt Damon  •  Pedro Pascal  •  Andy Lau

European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yimou
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Matt Damon  •  Pedro Pascal  •  Andy Lau

Eve Giden Yol 1914 (2006)

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DIRECTION:  Semir Aslanyürek
CAST:  Ege Aydan  •  Ezel Akay  •  Metin Akpınar  •  Ali Sürmeli

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DIRECTION:  Semir Aslanyürek
CAST:  Ege Aydan  •  Ezel Akay  •  Metin Akpınar  •  Ali Sürmeli

Killing the Shadows (2006)

Killing The Shadows is a bawdy comic fable set in the Ottoman Empire during the mid-14th century based on two legendary figures in Turkish folkore, the jester Hacivat (Beyazit Ozturk) and the nomad Karagoz (Haluk Bilginer), men who apparently lived and died by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ezel Akay
CAST:  Haluk Bilginer  •  Beyazıt Öztürk  •  Şebnem Dönmez  •  Güven Kıraç

Killing The Shadows is a bawdy comic fable set in the Ottoman Empire during the mid-14th century based on two legendary figures in Turkish folkore, the jester Hacivat (Beyazit Ozturk) and the nomad Karagoz (Haluk Bilginer), men who apparently lived and died by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ezel Akay
CAST:  Haluk Bilginer  •  Beyazıt Öztürk  •  Şebnem Dönmez  •  Güven Kıraç

The Berlin File (2013)

Fast pacedViolentSuspensefulAction-packed

When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Jun Ji-hyun  •  Lee Kyung-young  •  Ha Jung-woo  •  Kwak Do-won

When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryoo Seung-wan
CAST:  Jun Ji-hyun  •  Lee Kyung-young  •  Ha Jung-woo  •  Kwak Do-won

Mother 007 (2011)

Nina Wenzel used to be an undercover agent. After her sister's death five years ago Nina gets child custody of the three orphans and quits her dangerous job. In her new family-life she manages to retain some of her skills. When Wolf Geiger, the last person Nina ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon X. Rost
CAST:  Claudia Hiersche  •  Ben Braun  •  Alexander Radszun  •  Bernhard Schir

Nina Wenzel used to be an undercover agent. After her sister's death five years ago Nina gets child custody of the three orphans and quits her dangerous job. In her new family-life she manages to retain some of her skills. When Wolf Geiger, the last person Nina ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon X. Rost
CAST:  Claudia Hiersche  •  Ben Braun  •  Alexander Radszun  •  Bernhard Schir

Fire! (2008)

When a young musician and his wife become witness of a bank robbery they get in the midst of a political conspiracy with the risk of losing their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul W. Heimrich
CAST:  Gary Dourdan  •  Cosma Shiva Hagen  •  Ken Duken  •  Ralph Herforth

When a young musician and his wife become witness of a bank robbery they get in the midst of a political conspiracy with the risk of losing their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul W. Heimrich
CAST:  Gary Dourdan  •  Cosma Shiva Hagen  •  Ken Duken  •  Ralph Herforth

For a Moment, Freedom (2008)

Centers on a group of weary Middle Eastern refugees who have made their way to Turkey to apply for European visas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arash T. Riahi
CAST:  Navid Navid  •  Pourya Mahyari  •  Elika Bozorgi  •  Sina Saba

Centers on a group of weary Middle Eastern refugees who have made their way to Turkey to apply for European visas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arash T. Riahi
CAST:  Navid Navid  •  Pourya Mahyari  •  Elika Bozorgi  •  Sina Saba

Dot (2009)

Story of a man who is suffering because of a crime and trying to escape of his suffering.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derviş Zaim
CAST:  Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu  •  Begüm Birgören  •  Settar Tanrıöğen  •  Serhat Kılıç

Story of a man who is suffering because of a crime and trying to escape of his suffering.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derviş Zaim
CAST:  Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu  •  Begüm Birgören  •  Settar Tanrıöğen  •  Serhat Kılıç

Flying Home (2014)

Colin, an ambitious young American businessman, has a deal with a potential client, a rich Arab sheikh who is a passionate pigeon fancier. The sheikh has tried several times to buy a champion pigeon, but the owner continues to stubbornly refuse his offer. In an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominique Deruddere
CAST:  Jamie Dornan  •  Charlotte De Bruyne  •  Anthony Stewart Head  •  Max Pirkis

Colin, an ambitious young American businessman, has a deal with a potential client, a rich Arab sheikh who is a passionate pigeon fancier. The sheikh has tried several times to buy a champion pigeon, but the owner continues to stubbornly refuse his offer. In an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominique Deruddere
CAST:  Jamie Dornan  •  Charlotte De Bruyne  •  Anthony Stewart Head  •  Max Pirkis

The Cut (2014)

In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fatih Akin
CAST:  Tahar Rahim  •  Simon Abkarian  •  Arsinée Khanjian  •  Akin Gazi

In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fatih Akin
CAST:  Tahar Rahim  •  Simon Abkarian  •  Arsinée Khanjian  •  Akin Gazi

Waiting for Heaven (2006)

Eflatun is a master miniature artist who's living in 17th century Istanbul. One day, he's taken to the vizier's mansion by force. There he learns that Danyal, one of the Ottoman princes who has ignited an insurrection, is arrested in a far off state and to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derviş Zaim
CAST:  Altan Erkekli  •  Serhat Tutumluer  •  Melisa Sözen  •  Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu

Eflatun is a master miniature artist who's living in 17th century Istanbul. One day, he's taken to the vizier's mansion by force. There he learns that Danyal, one of the Ottoman princes who has ignited an insurrection, is arrested in a far off state and to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derviş Zaim
CAST:  Altan Erkekli  •  Serhat Tutumluer  •  Melisa Sözen  •  Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu

The Promise (2016)

Thought provokingTragicInsightful

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry George
CAST:  Oscar Isaac  •  Charlotte Le Bon  •  Christian Bale  •  Daniel Giménez Cacho

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry George
CAST:  Oscar Isaac  •  Charlotte Le Bon  •  Christian Bale  •  Daniel Giménez Cacho

Ali and Nino (2016)

Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Asif Kapadia
CAST:  Adam Bakri  •  María Valverde  •  Mandy Patinkin  •  Connie Nielsen

Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Asif Kapadia
CAST:  Adam Bakri  •  María Valverde  •  Mandy Patinkin  •  Connie Nielsen
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