Stufe Drei (2013)

Actors: David Bredin (actor), Rick Okon (actor), Heiko Pinkowski (actor), Oliver Sauer (actor), Ole Schloßhauer (actor), Wieland Schönfelder (actor), Katinka Auberger (actress), Christine Kutschera (actress), Kim Pätzmann (producer), Anja Schmuck (producer), Thomas Schnatmeyer (producer), Lena Krumkamp (writer), Philipp Feit (composer), Ralf Lippman (composer), David Baalcke (actor),

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Actors: Jon Arthur (actor), Bryan Batt (actor), Tony Bentley (actor), Christopher Berry (actor), Sean Paul Braud (actor), Gregory Bright (actor), Marcus Lyle Brown (actor), Blake Burt (actor), Carroll Burt (actor), Bill Camp (actor), Joseph Randy Causin (actor), Chris Chalk (actor), Edward J. Clare (actor), JJ Coker (actor), Jason Ament (actor),

Plot: Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup ('Chiwetel Ejiofor' (qv)), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by 'Michael Fassbender' (qv)), as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist ('Brad Pitt' (qv)) will forever alter his life.

Keywords: 1840s, 19th-century, abolitionist, bar-of-soap, bare-chested-male, based-on-true-story, bible-quote, blood, bound-and-whipped, burning-a-letter
Genres: Biography, Drama, History,
Taglines: The extraordinary true story of Solomon Northup

Quotes:

Solomon Northup: I don't want to survive. I want to live.

Solomon Northup: [Upon meeting his family again after 12 years] I apologize for my appearance. But I have had a difficult time these past several years.

Tibeats: [after being punched out by Solomon over an argument] You will not live to see another day!

Freeman: Oren. John. Lethe. Eliza. Randall. Emily. Platt... Platt! [Solomon is the only one still seated. He does not respond; Freeman approaches him] You fit the description given. Why didn't you answer when called?::Solomon Northup: My name is not Platt. My name is...::Freeman: [slaps Solomon hard across the face] Your name is Platt.

Mistress Epps: Sometimes, you have to beat it from them.::[she scratches Patsey's face; Patsey screams]::Mistress Epps: BEAT IT FROM THEM!

Mistress Epps: You will remove that black bitch from this property, or I'll take myself back to Cheneyville.::Edwin Epps: Back to the hogs's trough where I found you? Do not set yourself against Patsy, my dear. Cos I will rid myself of you well before I do away with her.

Mistress Shaw: In his own time, the Good Lord will manage them all. The curse of the pharoahs was a poor example of what waits for the plantation class.

Brown: Circus too constricting a word to describe the talented and merry band with which we travel. It is a spectacle unlike most have ever witnessed. Creatures from the darkest Africa as yet unseen by civilized man. Acrobats from the Orient able to contort themselves in the most confounding manners.::Hamilton: And I myself in aide of Mr. Brown; an internationally renowned practitioner in the art of prestidigitation.

Hamilton: I'm afraid that Brown and I haven't brought you much luck. But rough waters bring smooth sailing. Eventually they do.::Solomon Northup: So... so sorry...::Hamilton: Shhh. We won't hear it. We won't.::Brown: Let him sleep.::Hamilton: Hmm. A good night's sleep. And tomorrow... tomorrow you will feel as well and refreshed as though the earth were new again.::Brown: Hamilton! Nothing more we can do for him.::Hamilton: Such is the pity.

Burch: Well, my boy, how yah feel now?::Solomon Northup: I am Solomon Northup. I am a free man; a resident of Saratoga, New York. The residence also of my wife and children who are equally free. I have papers. You have no right whatsoever to detain me...::Burch: Yah not any...::Solomon Northup: And I promise you - I promise - upon my liberation I will have satisfaction for this wrong.::Burch: Resolve this. Produce your papers. [Solomon searches and finds no papers] Yah no free man. And yah ain't from Saratoga. Yah from Georgia. Yah ain't a free man. Yah nuthin' but a Georgia runaway. Yah a runaway nigger from Georgia.

Kriegerin (2011)

Actors: Najebullah Ahmadi (actor), Haymon Maria Buttinger (actor), Falko Göthe (actor), Maik Hennecke (actor), Andreas Leupold (actor), Klaus Manchen (actor), Uwe Preuss (actor), Elias Raudith (actor), Helmut Rosentreter (actor), Sven Splettstößer (actor), Jonas Steinacker (actor), Lukas Steltner (actor), Gerdy Zint (actor), Winnie Böwe (actress), Sayed Ahmad (actor),

Plot: Marisa, a 20-year-old German girl, hates foreigners, Jews, cops, and everyone she finds guilty for the decline of her country. She provokes, drinks, fights and her next tattoo will be a portrait of Adolf Hitler. The only place she feels home is the Neo-Nazi gang she belongs to, where hate, violence, and heavy parties are the daily rules. When 14-year-old Svenja joins the group, Marisa appears like a role model to her: she fits the purest idea of a combat girl fighting for the group's ideology. But Marisa's convictions will slowly evolve when she accidentally meets a young Afghan refugee. Confronted to him, she will learn that the black and white principles of her gang are not the only way. Will Marisa ever be able to get out of this group?

Keywords: beach, blood, breaking-eggs, cigarette-smoking, combat, female-nudity, flashback, girl, grandfather-granddaughter-relationship, gun
Genres: Drama,

The Gundown (2011)

Actors: Rusty Atherton (actor), David Bennett (actor), Austin Bouchard (actor), Peter J. Brown (actor), Daniel Buran (actor), Amos Carver (actor), Jay Davis Clark (actor), Stephen Cobb (actor), Chase Cole (actor), Russell Cornish (actor), Peter Coyote (actor), Bill Crouch (actor), Geno D'Ambrose (actor), Adam Dabovich (actor), Newell Alexander (actor),

Plot: In 1889, a reclusive gun-for-hire, Cole Brandt, travels the barren Arizona desert bringing wanted fugitives to justice, dead or alive. He drifts from town to town, hunting down and seeking revenge on the men who killed his wife and child five years prior. When his travels take him to the lawless town of Dead River, he signs on to protect The Majestic Saloon, owned by Thomas Morgan and his wife, Sarah. Brandt soon meets a beautiful, innocent prostitute, Cassey May, who works at The Raven, the local brothel and hotel. Travis McCain, the owner of The Raven, is an outlaw who has taken control of Dead River, leaving the residents to live in fear of McCain and his rogue group of men. McCain soon learns about the relationship between Brandt and Cassey May, and threatens Cassey May with her life. Cassey May defies McCain, escaping The Raven, seeking protection with Sarah and Brandt at The Majestic Saloon. Brandt is then faced with the dangerous task of defending Sarah and Cassey May, with no choice but to face off with McCain and his killers. All hell breaks loose when McCain puts a bounty on Brandt's head, as the stage is set for a bloody showdown. One man that dares to stand up to evil. One town that will be changed forever. One last stand in a fight for freedom. The day has come.

Keywords: barroom-brawl, cowboy, cowboys-and-outlaws, dual-wield, female-gunfighter, female-nudity, fistfight, gunfight, horse, kiss
Genres: Western,
Taglines: The Day Has Come

Needs (2011)

Actors: Jason Beghe (actor), Curt Cornelius (actor), M.G. Mills (actor), Sammi Cecutti (actress), Natalie Lymor (actress), Marta Portillo (actress), Sophie Reichl (actress), Akiko Shima (actress), Maria Biber-Ferro (producer), Tada Chae (producer), Win Craft (producer), Leslie Lucey (producer), Francis Pollara (producer), Maria Biber-Ferro (writer), Tiziano Lugli (composer),

Plot: Needs. A portrait of contemporary American life. Ordinary people struggling, in order to simply survive and get their needs met to continue on in life. Captured as an emotionally restricted man realizes of the value of human connection in his life and the importance of his own family.

Genres: Drama, Short,

Zeit der Fische (2007)

Actors: Jakob Bieber (actor), Christian Blümel (actor), Janusz Kocaj (actor), Joachim Lätsch (actor), Manfred Möck (actor), Klaus Rätsch (actor), Michael Wiesner (actor), Marie Gruber (actress), Steffi Kühnert (actress), Kim Schnitzer (actress), Gudrun Ruzicková-Steiner (producer), Dirk Laucke (writer), Matthias Petsche (composer), Claudia Gonschorek (costume designer), Heiko Aufdermauer (director),

Genres: ,

Power Play (2003)

Actors: Frank Birney (actor), Prince Gharios (actor), Mark Hutter (actor), Brixton Karnes (actor), Sergio Kato (actor), Jan Munroe (actor), Martin Papazian (actor), Victor Raider-Wexler (actor), Paulo Reis (actor), Serge Van Kriekinge (actor), Dylan Walsh (actor), Jaimz Woolvett (actor), Boti Bliss (actress), Julia Davis (actress), Tobin Bell (actor),

Plot: A reporter attempts to figure out why there has been an energy crisis in the United States. Complicating matters are a series of aftershocks from a powerful earthquake, strangers firing weapons at him, and the disappearance of some workers attempting to investigate businesses who have harmed the environment.

Keywords: disaster, energy, power
Genres: Action, Thriller,

Alien Evolution (2001)

Actors: Michael Biehn (actor), Ralph Brown (actor), Ralph Brown (actor), James Cameron (actor), Ron Cobb (actor), Charles Dance (actor), Charles Dance (actor), David Fincher (actor), H.R. Giger (actor), David Giler (actor), Lance Henriksen (actor), Lance Henriksen (actor), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (actor), Mark Kermode (actor), Michael Biehn (actor),

Genres: Documentary,

Herz über Kopf (1989)

Actors: Dominik Bender (actor), Michael Rademacher (actor), Bernhard Schütz (actor), Adriana Altaras (actress), Ursula Dirichs (actress), Helga Pedross (actress), Martin Theo Krieger (writer), Wolfgang Thierfeldt (composer), Martin Theo Krieger (director),

Genres: Drama,

Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt (1971)

Actors: Steven Adamczewski (actor), Berryt Bohlen (actor), Bernd Feuerhelm (actor), Dietmar Kracht (actor), Ernst Kuchling (actor), Norbert Losch (actor), Manfred Salzgeber (actor), Werner Kließ (producer), Martin Dannecker (writer), Rosa von Praunheim (writer), Sigurd Wurl (writer), Rosa von Praunheim (director), Jean-Claude Piroué (editor),

Genres: ,