Anne Ratte-Polle

Bernd Willenbrock is a car dealer at Magdeburg, East Germany, a small, but nonetheless successful and well-reputed businessman who has made his way in the post-communist society. A sympathetic wife, a nice house, a fast car, a house on the countryside - these are the attributes of material success that count for Willenbrock. Then, things slowly begin to move into a different direction.. (imdb)

A young Berlin couple in crisis: he is struggling with an unfinished writing project, she escapes the emptiness of her couple. A quarrel erupts. Tragedy of a dysfunctional and modern everyday life, in a timeless pattern. (cinereel.org)

Undine works as a historian lecturing on Berlin's urban development. But when the man she loves leaves her, the ancient myth catches up with her. Undine has to kill the man who betrays her and return to the water. (imdb)

A touching love story that challenges stereotypes about the courage it takes to face the stranger, to take risks and to accept challenges. (imdb)

The former bank robber Wanja is released from a long prison sentence. As her feelings of loneliness escalate, Wanja sets out to find work and hereby a new identity. (imdb)

With an anxiety disorder in his luggage, Chief Inspector Sörensen is transferred from Hamburg to the Frisian town of Katenbüll. He hopes that the small town will provide him with a quiet, tranquil working life. (imdb)

Invited to a rest home to explore their sexual issues, three women spend their days and nights trying to tame their inner demons. Under the detached supervision of a German therapist and a considerate social worker, the group attempts to maintain a delicate balance. For the young Geisha, somber Léonie and unpredictable Eugénie, it's a chance to get away from the noise, to engage with the present, and think about the future.

A journey back to the buried emotional world of childhood, and long-suppressed, painful feelings.