Heiner Lauterbach

20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.

Although he actually just wanted to steal money, the crook Denis finds himself in the position of caretaking for the stroke patient Raimund. When Raimund's granddaughter Charlotte turns up, Denis has enough of it and wants to skip. But because of an huge blizzard, escape is unimaginable.

A successful, womanizing middle-aged man decides to move out of the house he shares with his wife after she confesses to having an affair. He looks for a new place to live and ends up moving into his wife's lover's apartment as a roommate. The husband begins to take an interest in the artistic work of the lover and coaches him for a big job interview. Little does he know that the job he's helping the lover to get is within his own company... A story about strange circumstances and the limits of friendship.

On his birthday, Tobias goes shopping to the city with his mother. While waiting in the car for her to remove money from an ATM, he disappears without a trace. His mother, distraught, desperately seeks him. When she returns home, a phone call confirms her fears: Tobias has been kidnapped. Meanwhile the guests begin to arrive to the party.

When cab driver Ludwig “Wiggerl” Brunner, a true Munich bon vivant, is hit by a streetcar and ends up in heaven, there is only one way back to his beloved Bavaria: he has to improve his karma balance as quickly as possible.

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Grumpy widower Walter lives alone with his dog in Regensburg and spends his time writing restaurant reviews on the internet. But when he meets his old childhood sweetheart, art professor Alice, whom he had unsuccessfully proposed to 40 years earlier, his life changes radically once again.

Two years have passed. There is a normal life, but handsome Ludo meets his old love, and Anna is very jealous...

A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.

Seven more first-hand accounts of sexual awakening amongst school girls in the early Seventies.

A romantic drama set in 1961 that follows a young studio extra's ambitious efforts to reunite with the French girl he loves after being separated by the construction of the Berlin Wall.

Liza Hofer is a luxury prostitute and drug addict who works at the nightclub of William Ackermann. One day, Liza walking her friend's dog, meets a student Hinrich in a wheelchair in the park. Love begins to develop between them, but will Liza's profession do not stop her?

15-year-old Nina witnesses a terrible crime that puts her life in danger. Being an orphan, she has nobody she can trust. When corrupt businessman Thomas Backer sends five killers after Nina, witness protection officer, Max, a former special-forces soldier, is responsible for her safety. They soon overcome their initial distance to find common ground. While on the run from the ruthless Backer, Rudi, one of Max’s former comrades, comes to their rescue – and continues to help the two out of some precarious situations. Even Max’s ex-girlfriend Sara is not just there to help him as a federal prosecutor. Nevertheless, Nina and Max face ever-increasing danger, and soon the teenager is not the only one in need of a guardian angel – Max could use one too.

Wolter von Auenstedt is repeatedly deceived by his glamorous wife Hedwig.

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Retirees Karin, Gerhard and Philippa are not in the mood for Nordic walking and seniors' courses at the university. When Philippa, who is living life to the full as Leonie's godmother, helps the two to unexpected grandparenthood, they suddenly have two "lively" god-grandchildren to look after, a huge bouncy castle standing in the garden and Lego bricks stuck to their feet.

Aid worker Brandau unwittingly gets caught up in a conflict between the police and the Thai mafia.

Schoolgirls before high school graduation - By law they are of age, but despite their physical maturity, both innocent and experienced young women can get into big trouble. The 9th Schoolgirl Report reveals the sometimes grotesque transition from youthful rebellion to responsibility. Six different stories reveal tender confessions and sensational revelations that get to the heart of young adults' desires and problems.

Three fathers who are also brothers-in-law make a pact to save their daughters from their boyfriends.

Zigeuner is on the hunt for the woman of his dreams, a woman who should also play the main role in the film. Meanwhile, ruthless producer Oskar Reiter wants to buy the film rights at all costs - and he is struggling for the love of the beautiful Valerie.

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The Hartmann family is turned upside down when mother Angelika decides to take in the refugee Diallo, against her husband's will. Amidst the typical chaos of our time, hope remains that the family finds its stability, confidence and peace again - just like the whole country.

The 37-year-old Munich survivor and rickshaw driver Basti struck by lightning than one day unexpectedly the 17-year-old Dina from Bitterfeld turns up on his doorstep and quite credible claims to be his daughter. Moreover, they presented him her baby Paul and asks Basti, fearing further turmoil, not only attention, but also money.

Four very unequal children at the age of 6 until 11 are chosen to become the new soap box racing team to compete at the secret "Castle", where all the world champions of racing have participated, when they were kids. A selective group of boys and one girl have nothing in common but their passion for cars and racing. Their first big challenge is to unite as a team by becoming friends, only then they will have a chance of winning.

K.O. Schott, a filthy rich industrialist, has an urgent appointment in Bad Honnersheim. Due to a mix-up, he is picked up by the wrong chauffeur, Rüdiger Kneppke. Lis Tucha, a Macedonian by birth, decides at the very last moment not to marry his fiancée Aische after all and only escapes her bloodthirsty relatives with great difficulty - by hijacking the limousine with Kneppke and Schott as his getaway vehicle...

Ferdinand was abandoned as an infant by his parents in the forest. There he was found by a homosexual couple. Ludwig (called "Laila") and Harry adopted him. Ferdinand was strongly influenced by his adoptive parents. As a young man, he is an outsider due to his potty behavior.

Ferdinand was abandoned as an infant by his parents in the forest. There he was found by a homosexual couple. Ludwig (called "Laila") and Harry adopted him. Ferdinand was strongly influenced by his adoptive parents. As a young man, he is an outsider due to his potty behavior.

Frank Hennings loses his wife and daughter in a bomb attack in the middle of Berlin. In his grief, the retired civil servant focuses on just one goal: revenge. When the investigation is closed prematurely, he travels to Morocco on his own initiative and follows in the footsteps of Sharif Nader, the suspected mastermind of the attack. In order to get close to Nader unhindered, he applies for a job as a private tutor for his 13-year-old daughter Yasmin using forged papers. While Hennings teaches the girl in a heavily guarded house, he waits for a favorable opportunity to shoot her father.