Geschlechterkampf – Das Ende des Patriarchats
2023 | 97 min | Drama
Marga fights against age discrimination, gender stereotypes, and a patriarchal system—with humor, anger, and the power of self-assertion.
Inga Busch
ActorActor Inga Busch was born in Neuss in 1968 and studied at the 'Ernst Busch' Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. Her career has developed on prominent theater stages as well as in a variety of film and television productions. The performer's cinematic work includes the comedy 'Go for Zucker!' (2004) and the science-fiction film 'I'm Your Man' (2021). She has received numerous accolades for her acting, including the Adolf Grimme Award for 'A Handful of Grass' and the 2011 German Television Award for Best Actress for 'In aller Stille'. Her versatility is also demonstrated by her long-standing participation in the crime series 'Polizeiruf 110'.
Films
Art Girls
2014 | 120 min | Independent
What's reality and what's art? What happens when the tables are turned, and art no longer imitates nature but things go the other way round?
Neue Natur – Art Girls Intern
2015 | 70 min | Love & Sex
The docu-fictional companion piece to Robert Bramkamp's feature ART GIRLS.
Teststand 7
2001 | 110 min | Music, Dance, Theater
At the centre of the experimental film-collage TESTSTAND 7 is the V-2 rocket, the so-called “Wunderwaffe” (wonder weapon) developed by the Nazis.
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