Tyron Ricketts Movies
- 2009
Director Lenka Hellstedt helmed this slice-of-life Finnish-language seriocomedy, which stars Amira Khalifa as Ida, a young and slightly melancholic woman. Her sadness stems from the realization that she's rapidly careening toward the age of thirty, yet remains stuck at home with her social activist mother, Kati (Marja Packalen). Prompted by a newfound male friend, Ville (Matti Ristinen), Ida opts to do something about her discontent by setting out for the metropolis of Berlin, to assert her own independence - finding a job and proving her own self-sufficiency. Then, at about the same time, Kati receives some horrible news - news of her own devastating illness - but deigns to tell Ida because she's afraid that it will interfere with the young woman's quest for happiness and independency. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Amira Khalifa, Marja Packalen, (more)
- 2000
Self-conscious German-Turkish hipsters and petty crime rule the day in this gangland piece, the main focus of which is Ertan (Luke Piyes), a young punk who wants to be a bigtime player in his town's drug scene. "Kanak" is a derogatory term for immigrants. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tyron Ricketts
- 1997
Two terminal patients leave their hospital beds for the open highway in this German road movie, a popular success in Germany. When cancer victim Rudi (Jan Josef Liefers) meets Martin (Til Schweiger), who has a brain tumor, they knock back tequila one night and decide to head north to experience life at the seashore, something Rudi has hoped to do his entire life. However, the car they've stolen belongs to two thieves and contains a million marks. Soon they're being pursued by both thugs and cops. The film's soundtrack includes Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". Shown at the 1997 London and AFI/Los Angeles film festivals. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, (more)
- 1995
This stylish German thriller from auteur Lars Becker offers a suspenseful look into the world of contemporary gangsters. One particularly clever gang has slipped up and stands trial for smuggling limousines into Eastern Europe as the film opens. Two of the trio, Toni, the leader, and Pepe, his handsome partner, are put away while Guru is freed for lack of evidence. Toni doesn't stay incarcerated long as his gal Mona smuggles a pistol into the prison to help him break out. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
