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Robert schwentke

Films

The Family Jewels

The Family Jewels

2004 | 87 min | Timeless

A man who loses a very personal part of his body to cancer, decides that he wants it back in this weird black comedy.

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Family Fever

Family Fever

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?

Lucky Devils

Lucky Devils

2013 | 95 min | Music, Dance, Theater

A circus gives the street children of St. Petersburg hope and a chance for a better life.

Family Life

Family Life

2017 | 82 min | Documentary

A home in the German countryside, clean and proper. Against this bucolic setting a grandmother talks about the Siberian labor camps and starts to cry.

The Family

The Family

2014 | 92 min | Documentary

Survivors can also be victims in countries where injustice was the norm. Their compelling testimonies are featured in this insightful documentary.

Children Below Deck

Children Below Deck

2018 | 94 min | Documentary

This film is the personal story of three generations of a family: grandmother, father and daughter - doctor, psychoanalyst and filmmaker.

The Lady Anatomist

The Lady Anatomist

2019 | 55 min | Documentary

Wax portraits of an unknown woman are the focus of this medical-historical thriller which turns rigid 18th century role models on its head.

The Beast Within

The Beast Within

2008 | 72 min | Documentary

Dog fights and other blood sports are banned in most countries, but they still are practiced widely in alleyways and backyards around the world.

On The Edge

On The Edge

2013 | 91 min | Romance

Two men, who loved the same woman, meet in the mountains and then starts a inscrutable game.

Dancing Alone

Dancing Alone

2012 | 98 min | Documentary

In this autobiographical doc, Biene Pilavci portrays her family life, which during childhood was often marked by violence at the hands of her parents.

Polterabend - Stag Party

Polterabend - Stag Party

2005 | 22 min | Comedy

As a patriarchal man, Norbert does not cope well with the fact that his beloved daughter is getting married.

Return to Vienna

Return to Vienna

1983 | 91 min | Documentary

Franz West (1909-85) remembers his youth in Vienna: the diverse Jewish population the Red Vienna labor movement and the rise of Austrofascism.

Jesus - The Film

Jesus - The Film

1986 | 127 min | Icons & Media Art

In a Dada-inspired retelling of the New Testament on Super8, 22 filmmakers and Michael Brynntrup explore faith and art in 35 episodes.