Imme Beccard

A young refugee struggles with learning the German language while being existentially at the mercy of the bureaucratic system. Receiving an overwhelming amount of letters from the authorities triggers fears and war memories in him. Reality and imagination blur, raising the question of what is still "real" and what is "fictional" in his everyday life.

Une jeune policière de Hambourg est déchirée entre une adhésion rigide à ses idéaux professionnels et la soif de pouvoir alimentée par la testostérone de son chef des opérations. Après sa formation à l'académie de police, Laura, 24 ans, commence son service dans un groupe de travail de la police anti-émeute de Hambourg. Plus tôt que prévu, elle se rend compte que la routine quotidienne dans les points chauds sociaux de la société est épuisante. Lorsqu'elle commet une grave erreur lors d'une opération, elle doit décider quel genre de policière elle veut vraiment être.

De reconstitutions en témoignages de musiciens, retour sur le parcours artistique et intellectuel du compositeur Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), marqué notamment par sa passion contrariée pour Clara Schumann. Entre scènes de reconstitutions et témoignages de musiciens renommés, ce documentaire-fiction revient sur le parcours atypique de l’un des génies musicaux du XXe siècle.

He is considered to be one of the greatest German film stars, Hans Albers, known as "Der blonde Hans", a man made for the cinema. He was an actor, singer, idol of the Germans - and darling of the Nazis. Nevertheless, he could not protect his great love, the Jewess Hansi Burg. In 1938 she had to flee to London from anti-Semitism in Germany. But Albers himself stayed in Germany and continued to film, driven by a desire for a career and the call of money. In 1946, one year after the end of the Second World War, they meet again: Hansi Burg returns to the land of the murderers of her parents in the uniform of the British Army and visits Hans Albers in his villa on Lake Starnberg. He lives there with another woman. The rival has to go, then there is a tense debate. For a day and a night, the blonde Hans has to face uncomfortable questions and even more uncomfortable truths.

The documentary addresses the questions, who are the film industry’s female faces? What are their voices, which experiences have they had, and above all: What do they wish for the future? In an interview format, the documentary focuses on the protagonists and their individual experiences. The ensemble includes nearly 30 actors, writers, directors, and producers. By means of personal conversations, the audience gains an intense and authentic insight into the lives of those working in film. During the filming in the following year, male-diverse participants were also invited to create a multifaceted discourse. The topics include structural and individual issues such as gender equality, power structures, female diversity, and much more. In dialogue with the participants, the documentary looks toward the future: Where are there promising approaches already, where are the opportunities for (self-)empowerment, and how can we initiate change, both individually and collectively?