Lisa Martinek Movies
An elusive hit-man whose targets never see him coming and who always manages to disappear without a trace is forced to risk it all after falling for a mysterious woman in director Mennan Yapo's dark crime thriller. Viktor (Jaochim Król) is a stealthy killing machine with a reputation for consummate professionalism. A chance meeting with a beautiful blonde (Nadja Uhl), however, buts more than Viktor's career at stake when the police lock onto the trail of the killer and the only way to escape the long arm of the law is to execute the most daring plan imaginable. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joachim Krol, Nadja Uhl, (more)
- 2000
Opening in remote Kurdistan, Eine Hand Voll Gras introduces us to the impoverished family of 10-year-old Kendal (Arman Inci). In desperate need for cash to fund his older sister's wedding, Kendal's parents allow themselves to be persuaded by Kendal's uncle (Ercan Durmaz), who lives in Germany, to let the boy go to Germany to make some money. Upon their arrival in Hamburg, the uncle is arrested and Kendal ends up in the temporary care of Hellkamp (Oliver Korittke), a cabby with a shady past. Hellkamp drops Kendal off in the Turkish quarter but eventually has pity on him and takes him to a neighbor's apartment. Soon, a group of Central Asian drug pushers come to co-opt the boy for their own purposes, and Kendal quickly becomes adept at dealing pills for them. Six months later, he meets Hellkamp again, and, after Hellkamp's past is revealed, the fates of the man and boy become inextricably bound up in one another. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Oliver Korittke
- 1998
Janek Rieke wrote, directed, and stars in this German romantic comedy about loser Jonas ($Rieke), a 26-year-old with allergies who still lives with his parents, wealthy from their oil-tanker business. Jonas falls for eco-oriented bicycle courier Lena (Lisa Martinek), who tells him she will only sleep with him after seeing proof that he's not a wimp -- but then tensions erupt when an oil tanker disaster leads to her discovery of his father's profession. Shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Janek Rieke, Lisa Martinek, (more)
