Samia Chancrin

Forwards Ever! (2017)

A stage actor's turn as GDR leader Erich Honecker inspires an outlandish scheme to keep his daughter safe during the Leipzig protests of 1989.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franziska Meletzky
CAST:  Marc Benjamin  •  Devid Striesow  •  Josefine Preuß  •  Jacob Matschenz

A stage actor's turn as GDR leader Erich Honecker inspires an outlandish scheme to keep his daughter safe during the Leipzig protests of 1989.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franziska Meletzky
CAST:  Marc Benjamin  •  Devid Striesow  •  Josefine Preuß  •  Jacob Matschenz

The White Rabbit (2016)

A young 13-years-old girl searches for love in the internet. But the truth about the persons behind the computers can be terrible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florian Schwarz
CAST:  Devid Striesow  •  Louis Hofmann  •  Lena Urzendowsky  •  Shenja Lacher

A young 13-years-old girl searches for love in the internet. But the truth about the persons behind the computers can be terrible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florian Schwarz
CAST:  Devid Striesow  •  Louis Hofmann  •  Lena Urzendowsky  •  Shenja Lacher

The King's Surrender (2014)

Violent youth gangs and a police force way out of its depth. When a police operation goes awry and two policemen die, the powder keg threatens to ignite as the SWAT team knows only one goal: revenge - irrespective of the law.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philipp Leinemann
CAST:  Ronald Zehrfeld  •  Frederick Lau  •  Mohamed Issa  •  Hendrik Duryn

Violent youth gangs and a police force way out of its depth. When a police operation goes awry and two policemen die, the powder keg threatens to ignite as the SWAT team knows only one goal: revenge - irrespective of the law.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philipp Leinemann
CAST:  Ronald Zehrfeld  •  Frederick Lau  •  Mohamed Issa  •  Hendrik Duryn

The Captain (2018)

Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Schwentke
CAST:  Max Hubacher  •  Milan Peschel  •  Frederick Lau  •  Bernd Hölscher

Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Schwentke
CAST:  Max Hubacher  •  Milan Peschel  •  Frederick Lau  •  Bernd Hölscher

In the Fade (2017)

Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fatih Akin
CAST:  Diane Kruger  •  Denis Moschitto  •  Numan Acar  •  Johannes Krisch

Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fatih Akin
CAST:  Diane Kruger  •  Denis Moschitto  •  Numan Acar  •  Johannes Krisch

Die Abschaffung (2015)

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DIRECTION:  Sebastian Herrmann
CAST:  Rüdiger Hauffe  •  Josef Heynert  •  Sarah Bauerett  •  Markus Frank

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DIRECTION:  Sebastian Herrmann
CAST:  Rüdiger Hauffe  •  Josef Heynert  •  Sarah Bauerett  •  Markus Frank

Smile (2018)

The young and lonesome 18year old Mercedes visits the legendary techno festival "Heimat" for the first time in her life. She is longingly hoping for experiences of proximity, joy and intensity. Instead, she finds herself confronted with the abysses of this alleged ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steffen Köhn
CAST:  Julia Dietze  •  Mercedes Müller  •  Christoph Bach  •  Mehmet Sözer

The young and lonesome 18year old Mercedes visits the legendary techno festival "Heimat" for the first time in her life. She is longingly hoping for experiences of proximity, joy and intensity. Instead, she finds herself confronted with the abysses of this alleged ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steffen Köhn
CAST:  Julia Dietze  •  Mercedes Müller  •  Christoph Bach  •  Mehmet Sözer

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DIRECTION:  Benjamin Quabeck
CAST:  Gode Benedix  •  Reiner Schöne  •  Gesine Cukrowski  •  Samia Chancrin

Pelican Blood (2020)

Wiebke, a professional horse trainer, faces a unique challenge when she adopts Raya, a five-year-old girl, who is prone to violent outbursts because of her traumatic past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katrin Gebbe
CAST:  Nina Hoss  •  Yana Marinova  •  Sebastian Rudolph  •  Murathan Muslu

Wiebke, a professional horse trainer, faces a unique challenge when she adopts Raya, a five-year-old girl, who is prone to violent outbursts because of her traumatic past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katrin Gebbe
CAST:  Nina Hoss  •  Yana Marinova  •  Sebastian Rudolph  •  Murathan Muslu

Autistic Disco (2007)

A local hunter takes seven teenage dropouts to an isolated mountain farm in the German alps where they are met by a social worker and her assistant. It is their job to help them fit back into society. But the wild environment makes them even more estranged and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hans Steinbichler
CAST:  Nina Mohr  •  Samia Chancrin  •  Sara Spennemann  •  Ulrich Rechenbach

A local hunter takes seven teenage dropouts to an isolated mountain farm in the German alps where they are met by a social worker and her assistant. It is their job to help them fit back into society. But the wild environment makes them even more estranged and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hans Steinbichler
CAST:  Nina Mohr  •  Samia Chancrin  •  Sara Spennemann  •  Ulrich Rechenbach

Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes (2023)

Rome in 65 AD, Emperor Nero‘s tyrannical regime has reached its zenith, Nero‘s self-indulgence and excessiveness brings up the opposition against him, conspiracies threaten his power. By all means Nero tries to defend his despotic claim of sovereignty. The famous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Schwentke
CAST:  John Malkovich  •  Tom Xander  •  Mary-Louise Parker  •  Julian Sands

Rome in 65 AD, Emperor Nero‘s tyrannical regime has reached its zenith, Nero‘s self-indulgence and excessiveness brings up the opposition against him, conspiracies threaten his power. By all means Nero tries to defend his despotic claim of sovereignty. The famous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Schwentke
CAST:  John Malkovich  •  Tom Xander  •  Mary-Louise Parker  •  Julian Sands