Wolfram Koch Movies
- 2007
Four insecure men just trying to hang on to their pride find their lives intersecting on the highways of the German Ruhr region in this drama from director Bastian Guenther. For soccer coach Georg, tonight's game will dictate the outcome of his future career. Likewise, bathroom equipment salesman Jorg also stands to lose his job if sales don't perk up, and given that his personal life is currently in shambles he struggles to keep his numbers up. Freelance television reporter Dieter, on the other hand, may not fear for losing his job as he chases his latest sensational story, though he would like to spend a bit more time with his young son. Unfortunately in order to do so, Dieter has to contend with his embittered ex-wife Rita. Meanwhile, out at the local mall, ageing pop star Heinz greets his many adoring fans. Despite the fact that he is still viewed as a superstar by the public at large, Heinz is beginning to feel like the product of a bygone era. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Charly Hubner, Wolfram Koch, (more)
- 2006
A picturesque blonde beauty constructs an impenetrable emotional wall that neither her parents, her boyfriend, nor her colleague can penetrate in director Erica Von Moeller's psychologically scintillating entry into the 2007 Miami International Film Festival. Hannah (Nina Hoss) may appear perfect on the surface, but her inner demons are slowly consuming her. A photo laboratory developer who rarely ventures out of her well-fortified apartment, Hannah finds that her repressed memories are unexpectedly jogged by a series of old photographs. Though Hannah once dreamed of becoming a photographer, these days the act of taking pictures plunges her into an unstable mental state, and a customer's rush order sends her on a disturbing voyage into her troubled past. Now Hannah's memories have come flooding back in series of flashes that take the form of photographs, just as her pre-teen daughter, Maja -- who had been under the care of Hannah's parents -- receives a Polaroid camera as a birthday present. As Hannah and her daughter travel back to Maja's birthplace in Berlin, the photographs taken by the young innocent gradually help Hannah piece together her mysterious past while bringing her into contact with a man who had once meant the world to her. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nina Hoss, Isabel Bongard, (more)
