Directing
Philipp Leinemann
Born
1979-01-01 (47)
Place of birth
Braunschweig, Germany
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
Known for
5.9Martin Behrens is a Middle East expert for the German intelligence agency BND. He obtains information leading to a U.S. drone strike on a wanted terrorist in Zahiristan. A few days later, there's a terrorist attack on a restaurant – the video claiming responsibility calls it payback for the drone strike. Freelance journalist Aurice, with whom Martin was having an affair, is among the victims – she was investigating corruption at the heart of the BND. Martin soon has to realize that in a world where big corporations profit from arms deals as well as from homeland security contracts, good and evil are sometimes hard to tell apart.
Blame Game
2019
6.2Violent youth gangs and a police force way out of its depth. When a police operation goes awry and two policemen die, the powder keg threatens to ignite as the SWAT team knows only one goal: revenge - irrespective of the law.
The King's Surrender
2014
5.2Max Bretschneider pretends to be a communist in order to conduct the last interview with Erich Honecker.
Willkommen bei den Honeckers
2017
5.1The young law student Aylin knows exactly what she wants: Become a lawyer. To finance her studies, she works as an escort girl. Because she had to defend herself against a pushy businessman, now threatened five years in prison. From the police comes an offer that she embarks on in her distress: As a decoy Aylin can avert her punishment and even continue to study law. Drug investigator Jan and his boss Hannah use them on the smuggler Musab to arrest him in the act. How dangerous the clever Clan chief can be, but they both do not say.
Die Informantin
2016
Truck driver Martin is about to be made redundant. Even outside the statutory driving times, he is barely able to deliver his loads on time. Martin is at the end of his tether, but he needs this job. Reluctantly, freight forwarder Roland is persuaded to go on one last probationary tour. During a stopover, Martin is asked by the prostitute Ramona to give her a lift. At this point, Martin doesn't know that Ramona is fleeing from her pimp, who is closer to them than they realize.
Transit
2010
Behind the camera
5.9Martin Behrens is a Middle East expert for the German intelligence agency BND. He obtains information leading to a U.S. drone strike on a wanted terrorist in Zahiristan. A few days later, there's a terrorist attack on a restaurant – the video claiming responsibility calls it payback for the drone strike. Freelance journalist Aurice, with whom Martin was having an affair, is among the victims – she was investigating corruption at the heart of the BND. Martin soon has to realize that in a world where big corporations profit from arms deals as well as from homeland security contracts, good and evil are sometimes hard to tell apart.
Blame Game
2019
5.9Martin Behrens is a Middle East expert for the German intelligence agency BND. He obtains information leading to a U.S. drone strike on a wanted terrorist in Zahiristan. A few days later, there's a terrorist attack on a restaurant – the video claiming responsibility calls it payback for the drone strike. Freelance journalist Aurice, with whom Martin was having an affair, is among the victims – she was investigating corruption at the heart of the BND. Martin soon has to realize that in a world where big corporations profit from arms deals as well as from homeland security contracts, good and evil are sometimes hard to tell apart.
Blame Game
2019
6.2Violent youth gangs and a police force way out of its depth. When a police operation goes awry and two policemen die, the powder keg threatens to ignite as the SWAT team knows only one goal: revenge - irrespective of the law.
The King's Surrender
2014
6.2Violent youth gangs and a police force way out of its depth. When a police operation goes awry and two policemen die, the powder keg threatens to ignite as the SWAT team knows only one goal: revenge - irrespective of the law.
The King's Surrender
2014
5.2Max Bretschneider pretends to be a communist in order to conduct the last interview with Erich Honecker.
Willkommen bei den Honeckers
2017
5.1The young law student Aylin knows exactly what she wants: Become a lawyer. To finance her studies, she works as an escort girl. Because she had to defend herself against a pushy businessman, now threatened five years in prison. From the police comes an offer that she embarks on in her distress: As a decoy Aylin can avert her punishment and even continue to study law. Drug investigator Jan and his boss Hannah use them on the smuggler Musab to arrest him in the act. How dangerous the clever Clan chief can be, but they both do not say.
Die Informantin
2016
Truck driver Martin is about to be made redundant. Even outside the statutory driving times, he is barely able to deliver his loads on time. Martin is at the end of his tether, but he needs this job. Reluctantly, freight forwarder Roland is persuaded to go on one last probationary tour. During a stopover, Martin is asked by the prostitute Ramona to give her a lift. At this point, Martin doesn't know that Ramona is fleeing from her pimp, who is closer to them than they realize.
Transit
2010
