Budapest in the thirties. The restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of Gloomy Sunday is, at first, loved and then feared, for its melancholic melody...
An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.
Jacob Kaplan lives an ordinary life in Uruguay. Like many of his other Jewish friends, Jacob fled Europe for South America because of World War II. But now turning 76, he is grumpy and in need of adventure. An unexpected opportunity to achieve greatness comes in the form of a quiet, elderly...
A “film-noir” on double identity and role reversal. A man is looking for a woman to love. He finds her in a seedy bar and persuades her to marry him. The day she decides to flee… he kills her. To ward off suspicion, he moves in with the sister of the deceased.
14-year old Uwe lives in s suburban Hamburg housing estate. Besides trouble, the boy has not much to expect from his parents. To get his hands on some money, he prizes open vending machines, and to let out his frustration he beats up "wogs". Among them is Dschingis, his nemesis. But one day, the...
Brussels, 1568: Under Spanish rule, Regent Margaret of Parma seeks leniency, but King Philip II sends the brutal Duke of Alba. Beloved noble Egmont ignores warnings to flee, trusting in mercy. Alba arrests and executes him, and Egmont’s death becomes a rallying cry for Dutch freedom.
Jenny is sent to inspect a wool factory in the Hudson Highlands. It depends on her audit whether her client will turn the factory into fodder for "investors". But Jenny immediately falls in love with the store, the country and the people - and with her boss.
Lona Vogt is a target investigator and, together with her friend and colleague Simon Katzer, has been on the trail of the murderer Manuel Bove for some time. Then the body of a young woman is found in the Wadden Sea near Husum.
Josh Engel owns a martial arts gym. Despite working daily with blows and blows, his life is calm and peaceful, as he prefers to focus on the peaceful and poetic side of the Eastern philosophies that form the basis of fights. Therefore, he is a kind of "guru" for the city's children. However,...
Anne Petersen returns to the harbor with her catch of fish. There she meets the vet Thomas Krugmann, who has just arrived from Hanover with his children and his girlfriend Sabine. As their car breaks down and they have to go to a garage, they decide to stay in town.
New York lawyer Alicia Charles faces a challenge: to help penniless globetrotter Will in a custody battle over his godchild Linus. The nine-year-old Linus lost his parents in a car accident. Will wants custody of his godchild, although as a poor globetrotter he has little chance. He is not even...
Hans calls his girlfriend Heinz, which tells you everything you need to know about their relationship. They're a typical couple who're stuck in a rut after eight years. Hans works at a copy shop and Heinz is an actress relegated to voicing a cartoon stoplight. On their anniversary, they go to the...
