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Tough Enough

Miriam and her 15-year-old son Michael have to leave their villa in posh district of Zehlendorf in Berlin and move to the poor ethnic neighborhood. The boy has a hard time in the new place: at school you can’t learn anything but beatings, at home he is haunted by his mother, who is looking for a new man. Life is turned upside down, when a local crime lord takes the boy under his wing. It turned out that his angel face is the perfect mask for a drug mule. Michael gets into character and it already seems to him that he is on his way to the dream. In fact, however, he was walking in the other direction…

29 Nov
20

8.5

Dramas Thrillers

The Wave

These days in Gernany. A school history teacher proposes his students to conduct an experiment: the high school students will be live under the law of a totalitarian state exactly one week. Strict discipline, extensive monitoring, punishments — Nazi scheme is re-established with a frightening accuracy. Students are reassured to know from their own experience how easily you can manipulating people, turning them into a faceless docile mass. But at some point, the game is getting out of control, and now its participants will reach the end and know the darkest side of the dictatorship.

22 Nov
0

7.5

Action films Detectives Fantasy Thrillers

The Hunt for the Hidden Relic

Young archaeologist Steffen discovers a two-thousand-year-old tomb during archaeological excavations near Jerusalem. And there is an old skeleton clutching in his hand the instructions for the supermodern video camera that have not yet come on the market and a piece of paper with the name Jesus. Steffen suggests that he found the remains of a time traveler, who visited the ancient Palestine, and the camera could capture the image of Christ. The sensational finding that threatens the basics of world religions, becomes a reason for violent fight between the powerful forces. And Steffen got the encrypted instructions in his hand. Persecuted from all sides, he hopes to solve this incredible mystery, hidden in the ancient monastery in the Negev desert where according to legend is “sacred mirror” with the image of Jesus…

10 Nov
11

8.8

Family films Fantasy

The Little Matchgirl

A poor young girl Inga lives with her little friend Emil in an orphanage. Cruel lady Landsfrid runs the orphanage and compels children to work in order to make her life more comfortable. On Christmas Eve Inga, together with other children, walks into the city square to sell matches but happy citizens pass by the children in anticipation of the holiday. The few funds that Inga managed to earn , she gave to Emil for him not to be punished. Left in the square at night, the girl with the matches continued to wait until someone take pity on her and buy her goods. Desperate, the girl went to the house where she lived with her parents and lit the match to warm herself…

27 Oct
7

7.5

Dramas

Barbara

The German Democratic Republic in 1980: Barbara, a young physician, wants to leave the home country. But as soon as she had filed departure documents she had been sent to the small town as a punishment. And now Jörg, her beloved, who lives in the West, is planning a new escape for her. Barbara is constantly being watched by the Stasi. She lives in isolation. Neither new place, nor neighbors — nothing matters for her. She feels better only at work. Her thoughts and desires are only about the future. Over time, something begin to happen between Barbara and chief physician André. He totally trusts her, he is considerate and caring. Barbara is confused about it. Does he watch her? Does he love her? The day appointed for the escape is getting closer and Barbara begins to lose control…

19 Oct
15

7.5

Dramas

Summer in Berlin

Two friends live in Berlin and spend their evenings on the balcony, trying to drown their loneliness in a glass of wine. Katrin is trying to get a job, Nike takes care of the elderly and frail persons. And the extraordinary truck driver comes into their lives. Nike is trying to convince herself that finally found the right man, Katrin, in turn, is shocked that her friend now prefers sleepover on the balcony to tumbling with Ronald. Being stalled in a quagmire of her own problems, Katrin forgets about her son Max, who has a passionate, unrequited love and wants to win favor with the girl using expensive sneakers. The main characters are experiencing personal dramas, quarrel, but eventually return to the favorite balcony.

29 Sep
21

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Comedies Dramas Melodramas

Summer Storm

Tobi and Achim were close friends for many years. They, the leaders of the rowing team, have been winning in sports competitions many times, and now they are practicing in the rural camp. Seeing that relations between Achim and Sandra, who is training in girls’ team, become more serious, Tobi begins to understand that feelings he has for Achim, are much deeper than he thought. He feels embarrassed and lost, being rejected by his friend and team. Sandra’s friend Anke begins to take an interest to Tobi, what makes him even more anxious. When it turns out that the group of so expected Berlin girls’ was replaced by the another team, Tobi and his teammates are suddenly faced with their prejudices, fears, and, perhaps, the hidden longing. Tension is growing, Tobi, Achim and other are moving towards an ever more severe confrontation, as violent and liberating as the summer storm, which is about to begin at the lake. Toby realizes that he has to admit, what he was afraid to say earlier.

28 Sep
1

7

Comedies

Fack ju Göhte

Fortuneless bank robber named Zeki Müller gets out of prison after thirteen months. He goes looking for the plunder, that was hidden at a construction site. Together with his girlfriend they thought that here peope are just laying pipes. How the robber is surprised, when he finds new school gym of the Goethe Gesamtschule in the proper place!

To get to the loot, Zeki is seeking employment as the school janitor. But as a result of slight misunderstanding he works as a substitute teacher instead. He gets the most wildest and crazy class in the whole school – 10B. Using several unusual methods, the former robber suddenly finds a common language with the students. At the same in the night he is trying to get access to the hidden plunder and is falling in love with his coworker Lisi.

23 Sep
9

8

Documentary

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

This documentary film will tell you about the life of the inhabitants of the district in Russia, which seems to be completely detached from civilization, but the people living there havea deep, abiding love for their home. In Taiga there are no taxis, no internet, no telephone and TV, here everyone is only on his own. But people here are cheerful, they have learned to live in harmony with nature and appreciate and respect the true value of her gifts.This film also tells us about the features of the lives of several hundred people, who appreciate their lives literally everything: a warm fireplace at home, the love of friends and relatives. If you wish to observe a completely different way of life, learn about the intricacies and difficulties of the Siberian fishing, listen the stories about the simple life of the people, detached from civilization, you will obviously like this film.

25 Aug
23

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Adventures Family films

Tom Sawyer

It is a famous story about twelve-year-old boy, active, adventurous and witty Tom Sawyer, who was in the custody of his aunt Polly after his parents died. His auntie only wants what’s good for the boy, but it was hard for her to control Tom, because this tomboy has an unbridled temper. Except for Tom, there is the son of aunt Polly – Sid, a natural snitch and goody-goody. Tom has the best friend Huckleberry Finn, a son of a homeless drunk who grows as a slacker and ragamuffin. These two boys constantly get into exciting adventures, from which they have always managed to get out with dignity. Best friends always have something to do, whether stealing apples or poking fun at adults. One day, Tom and Huck witnessed the crime, and then everything changed in their lives.

12 Aug
14

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