Orphea in Love
By Axel Ranisch
2022 | 107 min | Music, Dance, Theater
Winner of the Grimme Prize 2025: A young call center agent falls in love with a petty criminal street dancer. She is Orpheus, he is Eurydice.
Axel Ranisch
DirectorBorn in Berlin in 1983, filmmaker and author Axel Ranisch completed his directing studies at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. His debut film *Dicke Mädchen* (2011) was made without a traditional screenplay and won several awards, including the German Short Film Award in Gold. With subsequent works like *Ich fühl mich Disco* (2013) and the improvised television crime drama *Tatort: Babbeldasch* (2017), he established his unconventional style in German cinema and television. He has received multiple awards for his television work, including the prestigious Grimme Prize. In addition to his filmmaking, Ranisch also directs operas and works as a novelist.
Films
Reuber
By Axel Ranisch
2013 | 70 min | Kids & Family
Robby is supposed to look after his little sister. While he goes to the supermarket to buy sweets for her, she and her baby carriage are snatched.
Heavy Girls
By Axel Ranisch
2012 | 75 min | Drama
With a budget of 517 euros, Axel Ranisch created his debut, a tragicomedy in a warm-hearted, improvisational style.
Love Me!
2014 | 83 min | Independent
A German Mumblecore movie, an ode to the city of Berlin, a romantic comedy, father-daughter drama, and a portrait of a woman all rolled into one.
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