Jonas Rothlaender
Director
Jonas Rothlaender, born in Lübeck in 1982, is a German director and screenwriter who studied directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb). His feature film debut FADO (2016) premiered at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Director. The film also received the Silver George for Best Director at the Moscow International Film Festival. His subsequent work, the drama THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUPLE (2018), celebrated its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. In his films, Rothlaender often intensively explores the complex dynamics of romantic relationships.
Films on Sooner
Familiar Circles
2015
130 mins
Documentary
A family secret, a broken grandfather, and a search for the truth: Can Rothlaender break the cycle of hurt?
Fado
2016
101 mins
Drama, Thriller
Fabian follows his ex to Lisbon. There they revive the intimate but painful time until mistrust and blame culminates in a psychotic nightmare.
Power of Love
2023
105 mins
Thriller, Drama
What begins as a summer idyll turns into an ordeal: a couple confronts gender roles, power, and repressed feelings.
The Strong Sex
2022
102 mins
Documentary, Independent
An eye-opening reflection on male sexuality, its power structures and stereotypes of masculinity in our present day.