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The Edukators - Your Days Of Plenty Are Numbered
(Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei)
Jule is hoplessly indebted due to an accident she caused, hitting a rich businessman's limousine. Evicted from her flat she moves in with her boyfrend Peter and soon learns that Peter and his flatmate, Jan, are breaking into luxurious mansions at night. Instead of stealing or vandalizing, they rearrange the interior and leave obscure messages. Jule convinces Jan to pay a visit to the villa of her creditor.
Written By: R (Us rating for reference only, T&T rating will soon be advised)
Based on Characters Created By: 127 min
Official Site GER1
Comedy / Crime / Drama
Hans Weingartner
2004

- Won 2005 Bavarian Film Award (best young actress)
- Won 2005 German Film Award in Gold and Silver each
- Won 2005 German Film Critics Award (bst actress)
- Won 2005 German Film Critics Award (best feature film)
- Won 2004 Promotional German Film Award (best male actor)
- Won 2004 Promotional German Film Award (best script)
- and 5 further nominations
10th Oct. 8:00pm, 13th Oct. 3:00pm, 17th Oct. 5:30pm
Mostly Martha (Bella Martha)
Martha, a superb chef is obsessively precise and demanding concerning her cooking because she is so uncomfortable with people. However, into her tightly controlled world comes chaos in the form of her niece--whose mother was just killed in an accident. Meanwhile at work, a new Italian chef named Mario is hired on and Martha feels threatened by this unorthodox intruder.
Written By: PG (Us rating for reference only, T&T rating will soon be advised)
Based on Characters Created By: 109 mins.
Official Site GER2
Family Drama / Comedy
Sandra Nettelbeck
2002

- Won 2002 European Film Award
- Won 2002 German Film Award in Gold
- Won 2005 German Film Critics Award
- Won 2002 Lecce European Filmfestival in 2 categories
- Won 2002 Mons International Filmfestival in 4 categories
- Won 2003 Muscat Filmfestival in 2 categories
- and 5 further nominations
5th Oct. 3:00p.m. / 16th Oct. 3p.m. /18th Oct. 11a.m. / 20th Oct. 5:30p.m. / 24th Oct. 11:00a.m.
   
Am I Beautiful? (Bin ich schön?)
In this story, which takes place partly in Spain and Germany, several people have trouble with love, affairs, relations and faith. They are all connected by bonds of blood, marriage, profession or experience, their stories can be intensely poetic, brutal, funny or poignant, and make up an absorbing whole. You will leave the cinema with your heart touched...
Written By: PG-13 (Us rating for reference only, T&T rating will soon be advised)
Based on Characters Created By: 117 min
Official Site GER3
Comedy / Drama
Doris Dörrie
1998

- Won 1999 Bavarian Film Award (best screenplay)
- Won 1999 German Film Award in Gold
- nominated German Film Award in Gold (best Feature Film)
7th Oct. 5:30pm, 14th Oct. 5:30pm, 22rd Oct. 8:00pm
Berlin Is in Germany (Berlin Is in Germany)
Martin has just been released from prison where he faced an 11-year sentence for homicide. In the meantime the Berlin Wall is gone, his country does not exist anymore, he has never seen his son and his wife has a new one. While he is about to start all over and find his luck again, his criminal past gets back at him.
Written By: PG-13 (Us rating for reference only, T&T rating will soon be advised)
Based on Characters Created By: 93 min
Official Site GER4
Drama
Hannes Stöhr
2001

- Won 2001 Berlin International Filmfestival
- Won 2001 Valencia International Filmfestival
- Won 2002 German Film Critics Award in 2 categories
- Won 2001 Studio Hamburg Newcomer Award
11th Oct. 1p.m. / 15th Oct. 1p.m. / 19th Oct. 8:00p.m. / 20th Oct. 1:00p.m.
 
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