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Marie lives in a small town in Brandenburg, while the love of her life, Thomas, has left her to seek his fortune in the West. She succumbs to the monotony of her assembly line work and caring for her sick mother. But then Thomas suddenly reappears - along with his new family.

Every evening around 7 p.m., a ritual is celebrated at the Meenakshi temple in Madurai, India. The priests carry out a mustard from the innermost part of the Hindu temple. It contains Shiva. Stops are made at several stations and Shiva is blessed until she finally goes to bed.

In the heirs, the friendship ends, as is well known - especially if the illegitimate scion of a count is to come unexpectedly to a million-fortune. In a bitter inheritance dispute, Paula Dennstein and Therese Schwarz are the lawyers of the parties to the dispute, who at eye level deliver a sophisticated exchange of blows and outdo each other in bluffing. While the idealistic career starter leaves no stone unturned to help her client to his rights, the lavish legal advocate of the noble family must prevent the family's reputation from getting under the wheels.

Subotika, a little-known island on the other side of the globe. An enchanting country with extraordinary sights, grand visions and a couple of minor problems.

Bella Sommer lives in Mallorca and works in the dental practice of Dr. med. Jonas Berger, her great love. The problem is, your boss does not know that his loyal receptionist secretly idolizes him. Rather, he punishes her with demonstrative disregard when it comes to the private.

Anna, an attractive woman of 40 years, lives with her husband Johann and his small daughter. Both have managed to succeed economically and lead a helpless life. Suddenly appears a dark character, associated with the underworld, who begins to blackmail Anna, threatening to reveal his past.

Günter Rössler (1926–2012) was one of the most important photographers in East Germany. His nudes in "Magazine" made ​​him famous. In “Sibylle," he photographed the style and taste of the time and put not only beautiful, but also self-confident women in the scene— his contribution to the emancipation of women from a perspective that seems unusual today. In “Closed System GDR," Rössler was no international star as he would have deserved. Today, however, his photographs are represented in numerous art collections and museums. This film introduces Günter Rössler, as his photographs portray their time: simple, concise, and stylish.

Documentary shows how the relentless artist applies her method to the audience at a classical concert.

Germany in the year 2030: the conflicts surrounding the "working droids" have reached new heights: left-wing activists protect the slaves of the new world, while right-wing vigilante groups use violence against them. Ika also detests the artificial intelligences. On the run from state power, he meets the enigmatic Iox. Together they seek shelter in the labyrinth of Munich's sewers. But when Ika uncovers his new girlfriend's secret, a fight breaks out.

Down-to-earth Kristin is used to holding all the strings in her hand. This applies to her business as well as to the rebellious approaches of her pubescent daughter Ida. With the appearance of her younger sister Marit, this well-ordered world is in danger. Kristin never told Ida that Marit is Ida's birth mother. Almost a child at birth, she had left her daughter with Kristin - and then disappeared. With Marit's return, the old competition between the sisters breaks out again.

Both aspire to remain true to themselves and to build their lives freely. This bold vision in the 1950s is that of Katharina von Arx and Freddy Drilhon, when they meet during a trip to Polynesia. A passionate love unites them; she becomes famous as a reporter and illustrator, and he as a photographer. When the couple settled with their daughter in Romainmôtier to turn the ruined priory into their new home, their relationship was put to the test. While Katharina put all her energy into restoring the impressive building, Freddy began to feel depressed in this remote village in the canton of Vaud. A serious crisis erupted between the two and they broke up. Freddy left Katharina to start a new life on the south coast of England—but the love that united them did not fade.

A short directed by Christian Kreil.

Murmansk, a Russian port located near the Arctic Circle. Murmansk was a key military port of the entire Soviet nuclear submarine fleet. Today, only tons of dangerous radioactive material remain - like a ticking time bomb, threatening the North Sea environment, but also the whole globe. A team of German scientists has taken on a monumental task: to safely store 200 nuclear submarines and icebreakers so that they do not endanger our environment. The document captures step by step all the steps that experts have to take to fulfill this challenging task ...

A privileged music student and an off-the-rails youth share an unlikely moment of intimacy with a violin.

It is the story of Werner Gladow, the notorious Berlin gang leader who, at the age of 17, led one of the most "successful" and ruthless criminal gangs of the post-war period.

Abbey Norton, daughter of a wealthy British family, and Greg Dukakis, son of Greek immigrants, who have wanted nothing more to do with each other since their messy break-up, meet again as rival candidates for the House of Commons election in the same constituency. As if that wasn't punishment enough, Abbey's mother and Greg's father reveal to the perplexed ex-couple that they are getting married. After the death of Leo's wife, the conservative, aristocratic Gwen and the Greek immigrant met and fell in love in a choir. Gwen and Leo's wedding would turn their estranged ex-partners into stepsiblings. An idea that deeply displeases both of them, as they have not yet overcome the injuries they inflicted on each other when they separated. Abbey and Greg try to talk their parents out of the wedding by any means necessary.

The elephant has the blues, but maybe his trunk can cheer him up.

Werner, Ralle and Tarik are a well-coordinated trio at Berlin's waste disposal service. Werner has been with the company for a long time and is a real leader - someone who says when he doesn't like something. This doesn't always go down well with his superior Dorn - a former refuse collector who has made it to the top. What nobody suspects yet: Dorn is planning modernization measures.

Georg Sommer is a macho through and through. His life consists of hot nights with beautiful women, expensive cars, and finally, the coveted position as sales manager at a champagne company. But then, out of nowhere, the resolute Wally enters Georg's life and snatches his promotion from under his nose. Wally knows the most intimate details of Georg's life and claims to be his feminine side incarnate – the woman within him! She knows that his brother Michael has been mentally disabled since a serious car accident – ​​Georg's weakest spot. While the womanizer still believes he's on the winning side, Wally quickly wins the sympathy of Lisa and Georg's colleagues. It quickly becomes clear: two is one too many! And Wally isn't prepared to give up her existence without a fight.

Children's book author Heinrich is confronted with absurd situations in a cold berlin night.

This DVD contains a filmed rehearsal of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at the legendary Beat Club in Bremen, Germany, on 6th October 1968. The music is largely one long improvisatory continuous performance rather than a run-through of their greatest hits, but is punctuated by Zappa directing the band to play the opening themes of some of his more well-known pieces.

The night of July 12th 2010 was a memorable evening in the history of the Montreux Jazz Festival. The theme of the night was "Singin' and Swingin'" and it starred Roger Cicero and his fantastic Big Band under the guidance of Lutz Krajenski. Cicero and Hs Band gave an electrifying performance with a mixture of swing ballads, seventies' soul and danceable grooves featuring classics like "Zieh die Schuh aus", "Nicht artgerecht" and "Wenn sie dich fragt" and the English adaptations of his hits "Murphys Gesetz" ("Murphy's Law") and "Ich had das Gefühl für dich verlor'n" ("That You And I Feeling"). Roger Cicero enchanted the crowd and his musicians thrilled this discerning audience. What a show!

The only novel written by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard (Il Gattopardo, 1958), just like its screen adaptation by Luchino Visconti, is considered a masterpiece. This film tells about the life of Tomasi and his German-Baltic wife Alexandra von Wolff-Stomersee – their unusual love story. The chaos of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and World War II forced Alexandra to leave St. Petersburg and later on – the family's castle in Stāmeriena, Latvia. During the war, in 1943, she fled to her husband in Palermo, where she would live until the day she died.

With an IQ of 149+, 13-year old Maximilian Janisch is Switzerlands most famous highly gifted child. After passing the final secondary-school examinations in Mathematics at just 9 years old, Maximilian has jumped forward 3 grades and is now attending Mathematical courses at University level. The film follows Maximilian and his parents through their high energy daily life and reflects on what it means to be a child prodigy.

At the age of thirteen, Monette is already forced to realize that money plays an important role in life. As a result of the economic crisis, her father Frank becomes unemployed from one day to the next. This has unexpected consequences for the whole family. They have to say goodbye to their detached family home and move into a much smaller apartment. In contrast to her sister, who finds the new circumstances very difficult, Monette is a modest girl. What really bothers her, however, is that there are suddenly a lot of arguments in the family, almost always about money, and mutual recriminations. Monette doesn't want her family to suffer and thinks back and forth about what she could do to get money. In the end, she comes up with the abstruse idea of auctioning off her virginity to the highest bidder on the internet.

The divorced Johanna wants to contract with her new friend Klaus, as she completely unexpectedly met her great ex-love Walter again. Twenty years ago, the renowned professor of literature emigrated to the USA and for the first time returned to his homeland. At that time Johanna had taken on an affair with Walter and still does not know whether her daughter Marie, with whom she subsequently became pregnant, is from him or her former husband. When Marie falls in love with Walter's son Tom, it's high time to find out.

Show recorded at the famous Royal Albert Hall on October 24th, 2013 in London spanning all the old Genesis classics. Special guests include Ray Wilson (ex Stiltskin, ex Genesis), John Wetton (formerly of King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ask, Asia) and Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings, Transatlantic, The Tangent). 18 songs and nearly 2 ½ hours of music across, plus a full bonus disc of backstage and “album by album” footage.

A first hand account of one of the biggest cases of human trafficking during the Cold War. A story of greed, courage, hope and remorse.

Martina and her partner Ralf, who run a restaurant together in Cologne, enjoy their holiday in Brittany - until one day Ralf does not return from a sailing trip. The Breton police believe in a sailing accident and make Martina little hope that her friend has survived. But Martina does not want to accept Ralf's death and begins a desperate search on the coast of Brittany. However, when this remains in vain, Martina returns to Germany.

This story takes place on the small mediterranean island of Panarea. He is a young priest who devoted his life to God. He thinks that nothing can stop him. One day during the Sunday sermon he sees a girl who will break his heart.

Opera as never experienced before: a world-class cast, stylish haute couture outfits, the spectacular setting of Hangar-7 with more than 10 different locations and state-of-the-art technology. All of this cut together as a live opera film: a modern and unique production of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail one of the highlights of the Salzburg Festival 2013. In Adrian Marthaler's production, the whole Hangar-7 at Salzburg Airport becomes the backdrop for an extraordinary opera performance. The distinguished Camerata Salzburg is conducted by Hans Graf, one of the best Mozart connoisseurs. The star soloists including Desirée Rancatore (Konstanze), Javier Camarena (Belmonte), Kurt Rydl (Osmin) as well as famed Austrian actor Tobias Moretti as Bassa Selim guarantee a special treat. Even audiences that are not yet opera aficionados are set to be enthused by this novel approach.

An operator controls a game on his computer that turns out to be a military weapon. He must decide whether to keep playing or not.

King Wenzel is worried about his succession. He gets older and his son, Prince Marius, shows no interest in state affairs. One day, during a walk in the forest, Marius is trapped by a demon. He agrees to release him and let him join his father if he finds true love in a limited time, with a bear skin making him monstrous...

With its image axis repeatedly tilting and tipping out of frame, Depth of Field examines three places in the German city of Nuremberg which are haunted by the memory of the racist murders committed there by the NSU far-right terrorist group between 2000 and 2005.

We reveal how the oil industry has been secretly funding scientific studies, launching false media reports and systematically deceiving the public about climate change - since 1946. At the same time, they used their knowledge about climate change to gear up for a warming planet. Now, the first lawsuits have been filed, holding them responsible for global warming.

Charlotte is a moderately successful film director who wants to make a political film, and really dive deep into the lives of socially disadvantaged women. There she makes the search for a single parent Hartz IV recipient and meets Gloria S. Gloria is her dream cast, but she doesn't know that Gloria is a real actress. Everything goes smoothly until the whole hoax blows up ...