Stephan Kampwirth Movies
- 2003
A man scarred by tragedy finds that it refuses to leave him, even after he falls in love, in this drama. Paul (Oliver Mommsen) is a sensitive young man from a small town in Germany who was forced to witness the death of his best friend when they were both assigned to peace-keeping duties in Kosovo during a stretch in the Army. Trying to adjust to civilian life, Paul moves to Berlin, where he works for a surveillance firm and, in his spare time, plays the organ at a church. Paul gets to know his pretty but shy next-door neighbor Nele (Laura Tonke), and before long the two loners have fallen in love. Their life together is thrown into disarray when Paul is found to have contracted leukemia; preferring Nele's company to a stay in the hospital, he decides to abandon his treatment and instead joins her for a final vacation in Paris. Junimond was screened as part of the German Cinema series at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Oliver Mommsen, Laura Tonke, (more)
- 2003
A computer hacker moves from virtual vandalism to the real thing in this independent drama. Peter (Stephan Kampwirth) is a computer expert who has become obsessed with hacking into other people's systems -- so much so that one day, while picking through someone's files, his girlfriend drowns in the bathtub following a drug overdose, without Peter ever noticing until it's too late. Thrown into a panic, he flees his Berlin apartment shortly after calling the police, and goes on the lam in Cologne. Not wanting to call attention to himself by checking into a hotel, Peter breaks into empty apartments to find a place to sleep; before long, Peter is just as hooked on breaking and entering as he was on cracking secure codes. The first feature film from writer and director Marc Ottiker, 1/2 Miete was produced by Wim Wenders as part of the "Radical Digital" series from his production company, Road Movies. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stephan Kampwirth, Doris Schretzmayer, (more)
- 2003
Writer/director Christian Petzold's drama Wolfsburg details how one decision can destroy a life. One day while on a drive, Philipp (Benno Fürmann) becomes involved in a fight with his fiancée, Katja (Antje Westermann). While he is distracted, he runs into a boy. Instead of stopping, he continues home. Although the couple momentarily salvages their rocky relationship, the boy dies. Laura (Nina Hoss), the victim's mother, attempts to track down the man responsible for her son's death. Eventually she and Philipp meet, but they are unaware of their link. They begin a relationship that lasts until the truth is revealed. Wolfsburg was screened at the Berlin Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, (more)
