Florian Gallenberger

Writing

Florian Gallenberger

Born 1972-01-01 · Munich, Germany

Florian Gallenberger (born 1972, Munich) is a German film director. His film Quiero ser (I want to be ...) was awarded the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2001.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Colonia poster
7.3

A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.

Colonia

2016

Colonia poster
7.3

A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.

Colonia

2016

It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny poster
6.2

The successful writer Paul and the sought-after voice actress Emilia were always considered to be the absolute dream couple by friends: Harmonious, happy, successful, with three charming children named Bo, Marie and Fe. But now, in their late 40s, their relationship is threatened by a crisis.

It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny

2021

It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny poster
6.2

The successful writer Paul and the sought-after voice actress Emilia were always considered to be the absolute dream couple by friends: Harmonious, happy, successful, with three charming children named Bo, Marie and Fe. But now, in their late 40s, their relationship is threatened by a crisis.

It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny

2021

I Want to Be poster
7.5

The short drama film follows the daily life of the Juan and Jorge, two brothers living on the streets of Mexico City. It won an Academy Award in 2001 for Best Live Action Short Film.

I Want to Be

2000

I Want to Be poster
7.5

The short drama film follows the daily life of the Juan and Jorge, two brothers living on the streets of Mexico City. It won an Academy Award in 2001 for Best Live Action Short Film.

I Want to Be

2000

Perfect Match poster
6.8

The fictionalized story of one of the most incredible and enduring love stories of two tennis megastars: Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi. No one expected that these two completely different personalities - she is the introverted German and he the temperamental American - would fall in love with each other. And the two of them probably least of all...

Perfect Match

2024

Perfect Match poster
6.8

The fictionalized story of one of the most incredible and enduring love stories of two tennis megastars: Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi. No one expected that these two completely different personalities - she is the introverted German and he the temperamental American - would fall in love with each other. And the two of them probably least of all...

Perfect Match

2024

John Rabe poster
7.1

A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

John Rabe

2009

John Rabe poster
7.1

A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

John Rabe

2009

A Trick of the Light poster
6.2

A rare gem of cinematic storytelling that weaves docudrama, fictional reenactment, and experimental photography into a powerful, reflective work on the early days of German cinema. The film tells the story of the Skladanowsky Brothers, the German-born duo responsible for inventing the "bioskop", an early version of the film projector.

A Trick of the Light

1995

No artwork available
7.0

A young Argentinean janitor, a famous German director, a song by Carlos Gardel, the streets of Berlin and a never-ending film on an old Steenbeck.

Tango Berlin

1997

Shadows of Time poster
6.1

Ravi and Masha are just children when they were sold into labour by their parents. When they meet, friendship blossoms between them but when the factory manager threatens to sell Masha, possibly into sex slavery, Ravi gives up his hard earned savings to buy her freedom. They agree on a way to find each other once Ravi has earned enough money to buy his freedom but a series of misunderstandings and fear tear them apart. Though they now have their freedom in life, they have to find their way in love.

Shadows of Time

2005

Shadows of Time poster
6.1

Ravi and Masha are just children when they were sold into labour by their parents. When they meet, friendship blossoms between them but when the factory manager threatens to sell Masha, possibly into sex slavery, Ravi gives up his hard earned savings to buy her freedom. They agree on a way to find each other once Ravi has earned enough money to buy his freedom but a series of misunderstandings and fear tear them apart. Though they now have their freedom in life, they have to find their way in love.

Shadows of Time

2005

No artwork available
8.0

We see a person cruising the red-light district, looking at the girls. We think it is a man looking for a night's entertainment, but it turns out to be a woman who is a hooker herself. She had acquired the AIDS virus years ago and is now about to spread it further.

Hure

1997

No artwork available
8.0

We see a person cruising the red-light district, looking at the girls. We think it is a man looking for a night's entertainment, but it turns out to be a woman who is a hooker herself. She had acquired the AIDS virus years ago and is now about to spread it further.

Hure

1997

As Green As It Gets poster
7.3

Georg "Schorsch" Kempter is a gardener in a small Bavarian town, working day-in, day-out in his nursery, which is facing bankruptcy. He doesn't like to talk much. He never has. His marriage has long lost all its magic and on top of that, he has trouble to connect with his daughter. Only when he is flying in his own rickety biplane, Schorsch feels truly free. When the owner of the local golf course tries to cheat Schorsch for his money, claiming the shade of green of the grass Schorsch has planted on the golf course is not right, insolvency seems unavoidable. So just when his airplane is about to be impounded, Schorsch grabs the control stick and flies away in an attempt to save his plane and himself. He embarks onto a journey into the unknown, to places he has never seen before, full of odd and special encounters - and with every take-off and every landing, this tough man's heart slowly warms up to what you might call an idea of happiness.

As Green As It Gets

2018

As Green As It Gets poster
7.3

Georg "Schorsch" Kempter is a gardener in a small Bavarian town, working day-in, day-out in his nursery, which is facing bankruptcy. He doesn't like to talk much. He never has. His marriage has long lost all its magic and on top of that, he has trouble to connect with his daughter. Only when he is flying in his own rickety biplane, Schorsch feels truly free. When the owner of the local golf course tries to cheat Schorsch for his money, claiming the shade of green of the grass Schorsch has planted on the golf course is not right, insolvency seems unavoidable. So just when his airplane is about to be impounded, Schorsch grabs the control stick and flies away in an attempt to save his plane and himself. He embarks onto a journey into the unknown, to places he has never seen before, full of odd and special encounters - and with every take-off and every landing, this tough man's heart slowly warms up to what you might call an idea of happiness.

As Green As It Gets

2018

Tour de Force poster
7.2

Belgium, of all places. What's Belgium got besides chocolates and fries? No matter, this year it was Hannes' and Kiki's turn to choose the destination of their annual bike tour with their closest friends. They all looks forward to the adventure, after all they know that what counts the most is the time they spend together. It's only after the tour has begun that Hannes tells his friends that he's suffering from an incurable disease. The trip is to be his last. At first, the group is shocked and helpless, but after they hit the road again, they embark on a wild and one-of-a-kind adventure. Through Hannes, they realize how precious life is. Equipped with a list of things that still remain to do, and aware that nothing will be the same after this trip, they celebrate life as they never did before.

Tour de Force

2014

Honolulu poster
4.8

Produced and directed by seven Munich Film School students, Honolulu takes place not in Hawaii, but inside of a rural town just outside of Munich, Germany. Several vignettes, lasting approximately 10 to 15 minutes each, are connected by one of the town’s public bus routes, outside of which two men booze the night away while waiting for the bus to make its rounds.

Honolulu

2001

Honolulu poster
4.8

Produced and directed by seven Munich Film School students, Honolulu takes place not in Hawaii, but inside of a rural town just outside of Munich, Germany. Several vignettes, lasting approximately 10 to 15 minutes each, are connected by one of the town’s public bus routes, outside of which two men booze the night away while waiting for the bus to make its rounds.

Honolulu

2001