Family Fever
By Nico Sommer
2014 | 78 min | Independent
A German Mumblecore tragicomedy set in a Brandenburg mansion. Three couples, six people, love, deceit, and the question: what's next?
Nico Sommer
DirectorNico Sommer is a German director known for his films that often explore complex human relationships and emotions. Some of his notable works include "Silvi" and "Family Fever." While there is limited information available about awards, his talent for capturing authentic and poignant storytelling has garnered critical acclaim within the independent film scene.
Films
A German Loves His Fatherland
By Nico Sommer
2011 | 20 min | Comedy
In Nico Sommer's mockumentary a nazi loves a woman of color.
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2011 | 20 min | Comedy
Jens is tolerant, tall and handsome. But his honesty and deep loyalty to Germany cause him problems. Although he just loves his country, many people consider him a Nazi... Nico Sommer's mockumentary A GERMAN LOVES HIS FATHERLAND, which debuted at the Berlinale and won Best German Film at the Interfilm Festival Berlin, strikes the right balance between satire and seriousness. "Nico Sommer masters the game of authenticity. The director's a skill at this is both a blessing and a curse in the film. ...
Hard & Ugly
2017 | 71 min | Independent
Et just got fired from his job and he's sick of life. At that moment, he meets Carla, who was just dumped without warning by her fiancé. Malte Wirtz (FULL PAULA) mercilessly dissects the world of hipsters. HARD AND UGLY was filmed in Kreuzberg and Neukölln in only 13 days, with a minimal budget, and was screened at the Achtung Berlin - new Berlin film award. "With HARD AND UGLY Malte Wirtz succeeds in telling a metropolitan story in the tradition of modern social novels, such as Berlin Alexanderplatz ...
Kaptn Oskar
2013 | 81 min | Independent
Oskar's not doing great. His ex-girlfriend Alex set his apartment on fire and now he's alone in his shabby basement. Then Masha shows up. She's not feeling so great either. Masha dates older men, but none give her the intimacy she craves. Together Oskar and Masha fight loneliness and drift through Berlin nights. Soon Oskar regrets their no sex deal and before you know it he ends up drunk back in Alex's bed. German Mumblecore celebrates improvisation, low-budget, agile hand camera, a volatile and ...
Love Me!
2014 | 83 min | Independent
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2015 | 12 min | Shorts
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Lotte
2016 | 75 min | Drama
He flatmate threw her out and she spends all of her energy trying to find a place to stay. This is LOTTTE's colorful life on the streets of Berlin, stumbling from man to man, and flat to flat. Lotte is direct and edgy, yet kind, and above all she has plenty of big city snark. Winner of Best Feature at the 2016 achtung berlin new berlin film award, LOTTE by Julius Schultheiß is about cheeky wit and verve and surviving Berlin. "LOTTE convinces me with its powerful main character and the light-footed ...
Kissing?
2017 | 77 min | Comedy
Blunt, sarcastic, honest and in a signature style, filmmaker Yannis Korres' Mumblecore-romcom KISSING? is a declaration of love to the lost souls of today's crisis generation - a story about sex, love and (not) belonging. KISSING? won Best Acting in a debut film at the Athens International Film Festival. Staring down the barrel of their thirties, disoriented Xennials Danny (Thanassis Petropoulos) and Stella (Iro Bezou) feel utterly lost - just what is it about the remainder of their lives that frightens ...
Party of Eight
2013 | 93 min | Drama
"Waiting for Godot" meets "Festen" in PARTY OF EIGHT, the feature debut of German director John Kolya Reichart. Eight people come together on a farm in the middle of nowhere. All of them are related by blood, friendship or love to Anton, who escaped his old life and disappeared some years ago and who has now invited them to celebrate his 30th birthday. Anticipating the reunion with their lost son, they put old grievances and injuries aside at first. Yet as time passes without Anton showing up, ...
Klappe Cowboy!
2011 | 84 min | Independent
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All About Rita
2019 | 77 min | Independent
Rita drives everyone crazy and everyone drives Rita crazy. Randy lives in Berlin now. Paula and Louise don't live together anymore. Paula is pregnant and nobody knows who the father is. Max is still lovesick over Paula, gets drunk with Rita and at the end they make out. Rita, confused, goes to Berlin to think... This tongue-in-cheek relationship drama, with a soundtrack reminiscent of Django Reinhardt, tells the story of the more or less everyday relationship turmoil of stressed to haphazard city ...