Constantin Von Jascheroff Movies
- 2007
Director Armin Völckers takes a gently humorous look at otherness and xenophobia in modern day German with this tale of a black Berlin teen named Leroy who rediscovers his roots after falling for a pretty white girl and meeting her racist family. Leroy is a quietly reserved teen who may sport a cool afro, but be careful not to judge a book by it's cover: He'd rather play Mozart on his cello than listen to hip-hop and he's much more interested in studying Goethe than chasing girls. Leroy is an innocent, but after a kiss from Eva he begins to experience emotions he has never felt before. When Leroy goes to visit Eva at home, however, he quickly discovers that her right-leaning family views Hitler as more of a fallen hero than a national disgrace. But Leroy always has a way of turning a negative into a positive, and after that somewhat ruse awakening he gradually takes to the writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, swaps his classical albums for some serious funk and soul, and becomes an enormous fan of 70s' blaxploitation films. Gradually, Leroy and his friends decide to make a stand for what's right. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alain Morel, Anna Hausberg, (more)
- 2007
Ann-Kristen Reyels bittersweet comedy Hounds tells the tale of Lars, a sixteen-year-old dealing with the fact that his mother has abandoned the family and his father is having an affair. When a new mute girl moves in next door, he has someone who can distract him from the pain he feels at home. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
A handsome but disaffected college graduate unable to deal with the pressures of the ultra-competitive job market in director Christoph Hochhaüsler's dark coming of age comedy. Armin (Constantin von Jascheroff) certainly has the brains to get a good-paying job, but the pressure from his parents to find gainful employment seems to be pushing him strait over the edge. After witnessing a tragic car accident and phoning in a false confession to the local newspaper, Armin finds his darkest impulses slowly taking control as he scrawls obscene graffiti on the bathroom wall, fantasizes about violent crimes, and has forced-sex with a vicious, leather-clad motorcycle gang. The trouble is, Armin can't distinguish where his fantasy world ends and where his reality begins anymore, and the danger that lurks beneath his innocent surface is about to get the best of him. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Constantin Von Jascheroff, Manfred Zapatka, (more)
