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Ein Sommer in Italien

Billie and Hella, an unlikely female couple, travel to Apulia in Italy: while Billie sacrifices herself in selfless aid, Hella is mainly looking for fun.

Die Polizistin und die Sprache des Todes

A body is found in a canal on the Danish border. The woman was murdered in the same way as three before her. Special investigator Gloria Acheampong is sent to the province to take on the case.

Ivo

Ivo works as a palliative home-care nurse. Every day, she visits families, couples and single people. They live in small flats and large houses. They all have different lives and deaths. They all have different ways of dealing with the time that remains. At home, Ivo’s teenage daughter has long since become independent. From morning to night, Ivo drives around in her old Skoda which she has made into her personal living space. Here, she eats her meals, works, sings, swears and dreams. One of her patients, Solveigh, has become a close friend. Ivo has also formed a relationship with Solveigh’s husband, Franz. Day after day, the two work together to care for Solveigh. And they sleep with each other. Solveigh’s strength is diminishing and she soon has to rely on support for the simplest tasks. She wants the final decision to be her own: she wants Ivo to help her die.

@Kalinka08 - Melde dich bitte

Who is "Kalinka08"? In a chat message, she reports about experiences of violence in the family. A fake? Or does she urgently need help? Sofia and her friends are worried. Despite the Corona-lockdown, they arrange to meet and forge a plan to find Kalinka.

Blind & Ugly

Ferdi thinks he's ugly – but likes the fact Jona is interested in him. Maybe because she's blind. What Ferdi doesn't suspect: She's just pretending to be blind to be able to live cheaply in subsidized housing. How long can she maintain her charade? Can love, which is supposed to make you blind, even work out that way? Director Tom Lass takes a closer look, shooting with blind actors and old Berlin buddies, acting the lead himself – paying tribute to a way of life beyond our way of seeing the world.

Danowski - Neunauge

A series of bizarre deaths shock the city of Hamburg: Mummified corpses are discovered in school basements. The local police enlist the help of Germany's most popular case analyst, Martin Gaitner. Inspector Danowski can't stand his colleague and doubts his theory of a lone perpetrator who was traumatized at school.

Retablo

Segundo sees silence as his only option for dealing with his father Noé’s secret. The 14-year-old lives with his parents in a village high up in the mountains. Noé is a respected artisan and Segundo’s role model. With loving eye for detail, he artfully crafts altarpieces for church and homes, and is preparing his son to follow in his footsteps. But cracks form in their tight bond.

The doctor says, I'll be alright but I'm feelin' blue

Four girls in four different decades share growing up on a rural farm and seem to be connected with one another.