Christian Sengewald

Time to Leave (2005)

Romain, 31, a fashion photographer with terminal cancer, elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  François Ozon
CAST:  Melvil Poupaud  •  Jeanne Moreau  •  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Daniel Duval

Romain, 31, a fashion photographer with terminal cancer, elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  François Ozon
CAST:  Melvil Poupaud  •  Jeanne Moreau  •  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Daniel Duval

Anonymous (2011)

Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Emmerich
CAST:  Jamie Campbell Bower  •  Rhys Ifans  •  David Thewlis  •  Joely Richardson

Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Emmerich
CAST:  Jamie Campbell Bower  •  Rhys Ifans  •  David Thewlis  •  Joely Richardson

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DIRECTION:  Leander Haußmann
CAST:  Tom Schilling  •  Christian Sengewald  •  Julia Dietze  •  Peter Jordan

Twilight (2005)

In the last winter of WWII a group of captive German soldiers is brought to a remote Russian village, where widows, a child and a crippled are the only ones left. This is a military drama about those, who can love and forgive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Artyom Antonov
CAST:  Yuri Tarasov  •  Sergey Gryaznov  •  Johannes Rapp  •  Nikita Loginov

In the last winter of WWII a group of captive German soldiers is brought to a remote Russian village, where widows, a child and a crippled are the only ones left. This is a military drama about those, who can love and forgive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Artyom Antonov
CAST:  Yuri Tarasov  •  Sergey Gryaznov  •  Johannes Rapp  •  Nikita Loginov

Chicken with Plums (2011)

Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marjane Satrapi  •  Vincent Paronnaud
CAST:  Mathieu Amalric  •  Édouard Baer  •  Maria de Medeiros  •  Golshifteh Farahani

Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marjane Satrapi  •  Vincent Paronnaud
CAST:  Mathieu Amalric  •  Édouard Baer  •  Maria de Medeiros  •  Golshifteh Farahani

Military Academy (2007)

The movie deals with a guy who gets to join the German Bundeswehr involuntarily because a colleague loses his denial papers in order to get the chance to get down on his girlfriend. When entering the Bundeswehr he acts like a giant idiot and of course gets in one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Granz Henman
CAST:  Franz Dinda  •  Florian Lukas  •  Oona-Devi Liebich  •  Axel Stein

The movie deals with a guy who gets to join the German Bundeswehr involuntarily because a colleague loses his denial papers in order to get the chance to get down on his girlfriend. When entering the Bundeswehr he acts like a giant idiot and of course gets in one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Granz Henman
CAST:  Franz Dinda  •  Florian Lukas  •  Oona-Devi Liebich  •  Axel Stein

Das Dorf der Mörder (2015)

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DIRECTION:  Niki Stein
CAST:  Anna Loos  •  Alina Levshin  •  Anna Brüggemann  •  Jürgen Tarrach

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DIRECTION:  Niki Stein
CAST:  Anna Loos  •  Alina Levshin  •  Anna Brüggemann  •  Jürgen Tarrach

Jesus Cries (2015)

JESUS CRIES is a modern adaptation of the New Testament. The story is set in a fictitious metropolis in the near future. The First and Third Worlds are reflected in one city. The divide between poor and wealthy continually grows. As insurrection begins, Jesus of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brigitte Maria Mayer
CAST:  Ulrich Brandhoff  •  Emily Cox  •  Valerie Koch  •  Christopher Nell

JESUS CRIES is a modern adaptation of the New Testament. The story is set in a fictitious metropolis in the near future. The First and Third Worlds are reflected in one city. The divide between poor and wealthy continually grows. As insurrection begins, Jesus of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brigitte Maria Mayer
CAST:  Ulrich Brandhoff  •  Emily Cox  •  Valerie Koch  •  Christopher Nell

Karussell (2016)

Ten episodes tell the stories of ten encounters involving a male hooker, an actor, a cleaning lady, a female theater director, a male kindergarten teacher, a poetess, a publisher, a woman, who is a lawyer, a male puppeteer and a female make-up artist. The whole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerda Leopold
CAST:  Mercedes Echerer  •  Christian Sengewald  •  Alexander Strobele  •  Tatjana Alexander

Ten episodes tell the stories of ten encounters involving a male hooker, an actor, a cleaning lady, a female theater director, a male kindergarten teacher, a poetess, a publisher, a woman, who is a lawyer, a male puppeteer and a female make-up artist. The whole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerda Leopold
CAST:  Mercedes Echerer  •  Christian Sengewald  •  Alexander Strobele  •  Tatjana Alexander