Carsten Strauch

Unspoken

Seweryn, a 30-year-old musician, is about to sign a contract with a small music label. His life takes a radical turn after a concert when he becomes the victim of rape by Michael, a wealthy businessman.

Shark Latte

Torben is well recovered from his vacation and has nothing but positive things to report, if it weren't for the shark...

4 Days to Eternity

Based on the mysterious legend of Idilia Dubb. Germany, 19th century, Middle Rhein Valley. The dreamy Idilia awakes injured in the midst of a gloomy castle ruin and can't remember anything that happened before. When she discovers in horror that there is no escaping the towering castle walls, she begins a grueling fight for survival. Only her nebulous diary can help her decipher the past, which exposes a secret romance with Abyssinian actor Caven, a performer in a human zoo exhibition run by her fiancee Franz Hagerberg. Idilia's written record, however, blurs the lines between reality and fiction.

Meine Freundin Volker

Vivian Bernaise is the star of the Hamburg drag scene. After a glamorous performance in the Hamburg drag club "Die Donauwelle", she witnesses a mafia attack and has to flee. Vivian becomes Volker – and disguised as a straight man, she hides with the family of the elementary school teacher Katja in the rural areas of Schleswig-Holstein.

Die Geschichte der Menschheit - leicht gekürzt

In order to leave a lasting impression in space, Dr. Georg Friedle and his team of researchers include a condensed version of world history with the 1977 Voyager mission. However, their attempt to present themselves as an intelligent and empathic race backfires unchecked: their version presents a completely insane species whose development is apparently based on pure luck rather than solid reason. A planet where Greek philosophers are celebrated as rap stars, religion is touted as a clever marketing concept, stag parties serve as a secret weapon in the First World War and the construction of the Great Wall of China is a misunderstanding of honest Berlin craftsmanship. Even the revelation of the alleged true background to the assassination attempt on Hitler is likely to make experienced historians see the end of humanity as a mere matter of time.

Goodbye Fairyland

After a coup in Fairyland, the pied piper took over political power. Many inhabitants saw no other choice but to flee, searching for asylum in Germany and trying to build an existance in their new homeland. Of course, that brings about friction. In a self-help group for persons with a fairytale background, they meet with like-minded people. They report their experiences and conflicts with integration and life in Germany. Despite all difficulties, our protagonists remain optimistic, attempting to integrate into German society and they shall live happily ever after.

Jonathan

A young man struggles with the pressure of caring for his terminally ill father while trying to unlock a secret that his father seems determined to keep from him. The story takes another dramatic turn when Ron, Burghardt’s long-lost friend from his youth, re-appears — and a well-kept family secret is uncovered.

Tour de Force

Belgium, of all places. What's Belgium got besides chocolates and fries? No matter, this year it was Hannes' and Kiki's turn to choose the destination of their annual bike tour with their closest friends. They all looks forward to the adventure, after all they know that what counts the most is the time they spend together. It's only after the tour has begun that Hannes tells his friends that he's suffering from an incurable disease. The trip is to be his last. At first, the group is shocked and helpless, but after they hit the road again, they embark on a wild and one-of-a-kind adventure. Through Hannes, they realize how precious life is. Equipped with a list of things that still remain to do, and aware that nothing will be the same after this trip, they celebrate life as they never did before.

The Taste of Apple Seeds

When Bertha dies, her granddaughter Iris inherits her house and finds herself back in the home where she and her cousin used to play dressing-up in the summer holidays. While she wanders from room to room, she gropes her way through memories and things she had forgotten: What did her grandfather really do before he went to war? Which men were Bertha’s daughters in love with? Who ate his apple with the seeds?

Männer ticken, Frauen anders

Alice Tanner, chief analyst of a rating agency, almost made it to the top in the main metropolis of Frankfurt. Then Michael von Marck is served to her as a competitor. Because one of the company chairpersons expressed doubts about Alice's judgment when it became known that she had a one-night stand with a married customer. Alice gets support from her friend from the bowling club and her half-sister: a secretly hidden bug in the men's washroom in the office complex of the rating agency is supposed to reveal the strategies of the male competitors to the female eavesdropper

Eine Insel namens Udo

Udo is invisible - no one ever seems to notice him. He makes the most of it, working as a department store detective and living off other people's lives as they never notice him tagging along. Until he meets the one woman who sees him.

Inspektor Barbarotti - Verachtung

Shortly after Swedish police detective Gunnar Barbarotti receives at home an anonymous letter during his holiday announcing the murder of some Anna, the bloodily stabbed corpse of Anna Palme is found. It's the first of a few murders with clues ahead, one naming Gunnar as mark. Barbarotti lists 60 possible vindictive persons from his past. Considering some of them proves dangerous, but probably futile as he stumbles onto the twins Kalle and Ole Borg's family intrigue.

The Green Sheep

Marcel is a green sheep and often teased at school. But in his motley family, both frogs and sheep coexist.

Heavy Pregnant

What happens if a child, which is after 27 years still connected with its mother by the umbilical cord, refuses to leave her?

Das Taschenorgan

An organ left over after an operation causes turbulence in sober everyday hospital life.

Feeding Time

A lion is forced to skip its meal.