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Natja Brunckhorst

Director
Born in Hamburg in 1966, Natja Brunckhorst works as an actor, screenwriter, and director. Her acting career began in her youth with the leading role in the classic film *Christiane F. – We Children from Bahnhof Zoo* (1981). She later shifted her focus to writing and directing, receiving the German Film Award for her screenplay for *Like Fire and Flame* (2001). Furthermore, she was part of the writing team for the internationally successful series *Babylon Berlin*. Her feature film directorial debut, *Two to One* (original title: *Alles Gold was glänzt*), premiered in 2022.

Films

Mein

Mein

By Detlef Bothe

2009 | 104 min | Crime

This exciting thriller by Detlef Bothe is about a supposed couple who have a dark secret.

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Little Big Fighters

Little Big Fighters

2019 | 82 min | Documentary

Rugby coach Hans-Herbert Wiegandt has created a rugby team in Braunschweig in which girls and boys, refugees, migrants and locals play together. In the tradition of educator Konrad Koch, who brought the sport to Braunschweig in 1871, Wiegandt has brought the game back to the Martino-Katharineum Gymnasium. However, the real challenge remains finding enough young players, and coach Wiegandt is finding special ways to do that, too.

Young, Fragile

Young, Fragile

2020 | 25 min | Drama

Leonid (Jonathan Berlin) is still mourning an old relationship. His friends, the couple Max (Rafael Gareisen) and Toni (Svenja Jung) are supportive, but he longs for a different kind of closeness. On a date he meets Leyli (Larissa Sirah Herden), who is older and more self-confident and they end up spending the night together. Leonid begins to explore his own definition of masculinity ... A modern reflection on love, sexuality and role models.

Cure - The Life of Another

Cure - The Life of Another

2014 | 83 min | Drama

After playing a sexually charged game with her best friend, below the cliffs of Dubrovnik, a teenage girl doesn't return home. Dubrovnik, 1993, after the end of the Balkan War: Linda returns to Croatia with her father. Her new best friend Eta takes her to a forest above the city. Linda and Eta, two 14-year-old girls and best friends, retreat to a beach below the cliffs of Dubrovnik; the next morning, only one of them returns. They become obsessed with a sexually charged game of identity swapping. ...

Thrice

Thrice

2018 | 69 min | Horror

Three mysteriously connected stories, in three genres: drama, adventure, and horror. Two cousins, Wanda and Dora, are heading to their family's weekend retreat with Dora's boyfriend, Anton, and his friend Lukas. They're unaware that the relaxing weekend they have planned will end up revealing the hard realities of love, friendship and fear. The ensemble film "zweisam gemeinsam einsam" is made up of 3 independent short films that combine to form a larger story.

It Happened Just Before

It Happened Just Before

2006 | 72 min | Crime

The documentary deals with the global phenomenon of human trafficking. The stories of affected women are told by people who have no actual connection to the facts, but could have. Director Anja Salomonowitz chooses an original approach to her topic. The film is based on real stories of trafficked women, which the director has condensed into a documentary screenplay. Thus, the films constantly finds new connections between the narrative logic of cinematographic fiction, the “what could happen” and ...

Still Life

Still Life

2005 | 30 min | Drama

However, she wishes nothing more than to follow her husband to his death and thus remain united with him. Together the sisters want to prevent their mother from following her husband to her death. Johanna arrives a few days after her sister Alexandra, who already seems resigned to the situation. The grief surrounding their father's suicide and the deep depression of their mother is sapping their energy and ability to cope. "Perfect image composition, atmospheric, subdued lighting and camera angles ...

In My Skin

In My Skin

2019 | 72 min | Documentary

Based on interviews, female actors retell the intense experiences of women involved in abusive relationships. We hear their thoughts and feel their fight for independence as they try to break free. Their everyday lives are dominated by the permanent fear of emotional and physical violence. Vows of love and promises alternate with threats of violence. "For women, the home is the most dangerous place to be. This film was born out of a desire to let women tell their stories without shame. The viewer ...

Herbstflattern

Herbstflattern

2013 | 66 min | Drama

The feature film debut HERBSTFLATTERN by Birgitta Weizenegger (Lindenstraße, Tatort: Brüder) tells the story of Lene, a counselor at an orphanage, who was treated at a psychiatric clinic after a young girl in her care suffered a tragic accident. Once out of the hospital, she becomes obsessed by a man she meets in an online chatroom who goes by the name 'Be Good'. With only a mobile number and a blurry photo at hand, she searches for 'Be Good' in the streets of Berlin. "The film is a fascinating ...

HomeSick

HomeSick

2015 | 98 min | Independent

HOMESICK is a sensitive and disturbing psychological portrait of a young female musician who falls into a vortex of self-imposed pressures - and threatens to cave in. After his highly acclaimed debut film "Heile Welt" Jakob M. Erwa returns with his second feature film, the impressionistic psychodrama HOMESICK, which is also his first Berlin film. "A masterclass in nerve-jangling suspense from the young Austrian writer-director Jakob M. Erwa, HOMESICK is a classy psycho-thriller which makes effective ...

Double Life – The Movie

Double Life – The Movie

2011 | 80 min | Documentary

Director Douglas Wolfsperger (BRUNDIBAR REVISITED) looks at the phenomenon of doubles by portraying two Angela Merkel look-a-likes. The question: how the temporarily assuming a second identity define one's perception of oneself? underscores the documentary DOUBLE LIFE – THE MOVIE. Wolfsperger's camera captures comic and sometimes absurd moments, sudden successes as well as setbacks, without getting too close or using them as a joke. "Once again, Douglas Wolfsperger convinces us with a documentary ...