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Comedian (2000)
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other title: Komiker / 棟篤好棟篤妙
Roni Beck is a man whose only thought in life is to become a professional comedian, but who due to his lack of success must live hidden in his mother's appartment in an old people's home, continuing to believe firmly that his day in the limelight will come. One day Serge Grätzer, the director of the old people's home, discovers Roni, and makes him help out with the work. Serge then decides to take a hand in Roni's career, embezzling money to launch the budding comedian. Once again however success eludes Roni. In the end Serge decides to fulfil his own secret longings to be on the stage. This leads to a row between the two men. Despite a reconciliation, they never again appear together on the stage. And when Serge's embezzlement is discovered he has to flee with the police at his heels and the home has to be closes. In the end, Roni persuades Mr. Klein, an eccentric old man who likes to play the stock market, to save the home with the millions he has stashed away.

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Der Richter (2018)
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Der Richter Dr. Joachim Glahn ist Vorsitzender einer Schwurgerichtskammer am Berliner Landgericht. Er ist bekannt für seinen bedingungslosen Glauben an Gerechtigkeit und Rechtsstaatlichkeit. Auf diesem Weg soll ihm seine Tochter folgen, die erfolgreich ihr Jurastudium absolviert. Doch dann gerät Glahn an eine ethisch-moralische Grenze: Seine Tochter wird entführt, und um ihr Leben zu retten, soll er einen angeklagten Mörder freilassen. Der Gerichtsprozess bringt Glahns Leben ins Wanken.

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Murder on Amrum (2009)
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other title: Mörder auf Amrum
Two policemen are stationed on Amrum, a North Sea island on the West coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’ – an elder, and one who is several decades his junior. Life is easy, just that the junior can’t find a wife, because no young woman seems to be interested in the peaceful life on the island. All of a sudden, a wounded lady who turns out to be one of two bodyguard for a threatened witness who lives in hiding on Amrum, bursts into the police station and seeks help from the two officers. I missed some bits of the plot, but somehow, the second one of the bodyguards hiding the witness on the island has been killed already, and the second one, seeking help from the local police, was wounded in the incidence, and then she apparently succumbs, too.

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Lady Rettich, Czerni and I (1998)
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other title: Frau Rettich, die Czerni und ich / Madame Rettich, la Czerni et moi …
When Marie embarks on a road trip to a small seaside town, she’s joined by her quirky best friend Czerni and the eccentric, free-spirited schoolteacher Frau Rettich. What starts as a peaceful getaway quickly turns into an unpredictable journey of self-discovery, awkward romantic encounters, and hilarious escapades. As the trio’s personalities clash and their bond deepens, the trip becomes more than just a vacation—it’s a wild ride of love, friendship, and life’s unexpected twists. Frau Rettich, die Czerni und ich is a charming, offbeat comedy about finding yourself and embracing the chaos along the way.

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The Bodyguard (2005)
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other title: 女保镖 / Die Leibwächterin
乔安娜(Barbara Rudnik 饰)是政界里一股非常强劲的新兴势力,她的耀眼在为她赢得荣誉和民望的同时,也带来了危险和杀机。于是,一位名叫莫娜的女保镖被指派给了乔安娜,负责保护她的安全。 实际上,潜伏在乔安娜身边的莫娜有着自己的算盘,她遭到了犯罪分子的威胁,被迫成为间谍,在保护乔安娜的同时窃取她的私人信息。犯罪分子的目的只有一个,那就是除掉乔安娜。在和乔安娜相处的过程中,莫娜渐渐被前者的英姿飒爽所征服,两人之间竟然碰撞出了爱情的火花,莫娜尴尬的身份让她在面对这份感情的时候犹豫了,在正义与利益之间,她该如何选择呢?

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The Foster Boy (2011)
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马尔库斯·英博登 actor: 卡蒂娅·里曼 / 施特凡·库尔特 …
other title: 出租男孩 / Der Verdingbub …
Switzerland, 1955. The young orphan Max is sent as a foster child and contracted to work for the Bösiger family who lives on a farm. His foster parents treat him like a workhorse while their son seizes every opportunity to humiliate him. Playing the accordion is the one thing that is entirely his. But when the new teacher stands up for Max, it only makes a bad situation much worse. The only thing preserving his will to survive is his friendship with Berteli, who was also taken on to work at the farm. Max dreams of Argentina with her: a fantasy world, where allegedly even hayforks are made of silver.