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The true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine is brought to thrilling life in Germany's official Foreign Language Film selection for the 2005 Academy Awards. Sophie Scholl stars Julia Jentsch in a luminous performance as the young coed-turned-fearless activist. Armed with long-buried historical records of her incarceration, director Marc Rothemund expertly re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's life: a heart-stopping journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence. (Zeitgeist Films)

An actress attempts to convince a director how she's perfect for a role in his upcoming production. (imdb)

Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer. (imdb)

The story of 1980 summer Yilmaz lived in his own town... The last days of his childhood... The days he saw so many things about love, friendship, neighbourhood, politics and culture... The days he witnessed the various relationships between the people in the town... (imdb)

The story of the final Emperor of China. (imdb)

Aidiyet is a contemporary thriller that maps out a criminal case, though it’s the very opposite of a genre film. (berlinale)

CROWS ZERO shows a bitter and violent battle between rival gangs at a high school. (joblo.com)

A bachelor is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends at his younger brother's wedding

In the civil wars of 16th century Japan, two ambitious peasants want to make their fortunes. The potter Genjuro intends to sell his wares for vast profits in the local city, while his brother-in-law Tobei wishes to become a samurai (imdb)

A comic series of short vignettes in which Jarmusch delves into the normal pace of the world from an extraordinary angle, showing just how absorbing the obsessions, joys and addictions of life can be.