Andreas Thiel

Malgré les réticences de son fils Nejat, Ali, veuf, décide de vivre avec Yeter, une prostituée d'origine turque comme lui. Mais Nejat, jeune prof d'allemand, se prend d'affection pour Yeter lorsqu'il comprend qu'elle envoie son argent à sa fille en Turquie, pour lui payer des études. La mort accidentelle de Yeter éloigne durablement le père de son fils. Nejat se rend à Istanbul dans l'espoir de retrouver la trace d'Ayten, la fille de Yeter. À Hambourg, Ayten sympathise avec Lotte, une étudiante allemande aussitôt séduite par le charme et l'engagement politique de la jeune Turque. Lotte propose même à Ayten de l'héberger chez elle, malgré les réticences de sa mère, Susanne. Arrêtée et placée en détention, Ayten est finalement reconduite à la frontière puis incarcérée en Turquie. Sur un coup de tête, Lotte décide de tout abandonner et de se rendre en Turquie.

The story of an impossible love between a 60 years old jobless bookkeeper and an unpredictable 40 years younger woman, who seems to be in big troubles.

Episode movie about the no-future generation of the early 1980s.

Cahit, quadragénaire aux tendances suicidaires, tente d'oublier son mal de vivre à grand renfort de drogue et d'alcool. La jeune et belle Sibel est en rupture de ban. Elle aime trop la vie pour faire une musulmane accomplie, ce que désirent tant ses parents. Afin de fuir son entourage, elle feint de se suicider. Mais à la place de la liberté, elle trouve l'infamie. Seul le mariage pouvant la sauver, Sibel demande à Cahit, qu'elle connaît à peine, de l'épouser. Il accepte à contrecoeur, ne sachant s'il le fait pour la sauver ou pour donner enfin quelque relief à son existence. Peu à peu, leur vie commune si artificielle va céder la place aux sentiments...

The 40-year-old unemployed Anna Leschek and her 13-year-old daughter Ines rob a bank out of desperation. However, they don't get far with their stolen money. In court, the duo is represented by an alcoholic lawyer who wants to get his life together. For Anna Leschek, on the other hand, it's a matter of bare survival. Slowly the two people get closer to each other...

Short film directed by Tomy Wigand

This is the story of Isa, who grows up in a Hamburg suburb. It might be one of the world's richest cities but every beast has its belly and here, in the very underbelly, Chiko lives in a world where violence, staking and keeping a claim, and drug taking are the norm. Where down is not an option, Chiko is determined to rise to the top, whatever and whomever it costs.

This is the story of Isa, who grows up in a Hamburg suburb. It might be one of the world's richest cities but every beast has its belly and here, in the very underbelly, Chiko lives in a world where violence, staking and keeping a claim, and drug taking are the norm. Where down is not an option, Chiko is determined to rise to the top, whatever and whomever it costs.

This is the story of Isa, who grows up in a Hamburg suburb. It might be one of the world's richest cities but every beast has its belly and here, in the very underbelly, Chiko lives in a world where violence, staking and keeping a claim, and drug taking are the norm. Where down is not an option, Chiko is determined to rise to the top, whatever and whomever it costs.

This is the story of Isa, who grows up in a Hamburg suburb. It might be one of the world's richest cities but every beast has its belly and here, in the very underbelly, Chiko lives in a world where violence, staking and keeping a claim, and drug taking are the norm. Where down is not an option, Chiko is determined to rise to the top, whatever and whomever it costs.

Humble and introvert Muharrem lives in a solitary and meager existence of a prayer and sexual abstinence adhering strictly to the most severe Islamic doctrines.His extraordinary devotion attracts the attention of the leader of a rich and powerful Istanbul religious group and he offers him an administrative post as a rent collector for their numerous properties. Muharrem's new job throws him into the modern outside world he has successfully avoided for so long. He soon witnesses conflict attitude toward alcohol consumption and goodwill.He notices that he himself has become proud, domineering and even dishonest.To make matters worse, Muharrem's inner peace is unnerved by the tormenting image of seductive woman who tempts him in his dreams,both night and day.With the balance of his devotion now upset,his fear of God begins to eat away at his senses.

A Romeo-and-Juliet-tale between the soccer-clubs of St. Pauli and Rostock.

German musician Alexander Hacke explores Istanbul's rich music culture and attempts to create a portrait of Turkey through music genres. On this journey, he encounters a mosaic that covers countless genres from rock to arabesque, electronic to hip-hop.