Hans-Michael Rehberg

Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 17 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this interrogation Haarmann reveals his motives and his killing methods. (imdb)

18-year old Willi is living on the street - there are no goals in his life. There, he meets several people, helping but also cheating him. When he finally meets Monica, he realizes that there are people out there whose lives are even more desperate than his. So he's trying to help her (and him) by planning a great robbery on a supermarket's money transporter. (imdb)

An organic and fractured, yet humorous, intuitive, and poetic rumination on the integral - and correlative - nature of technology and (urban) identity, the intersection of film and new media in the creation of art, and the delusive quest to manipulate time. (filmref.com)

A drama about the relationship between a young black man and a rich German girl. (imdb.com)

Thomas is the son of a prison warden. He falls for and seduces Martin, who is older and one of the prison inmates. After Martin is released, they try to build a relationship and a life together but, no one will let them alone. (imdb)

After a climbing accident psychology student Lisa falls in love with surgeon Alexander. She soon finds out that Alexander has an alcohol problem. Can their relationship survive the pains of an alcohol withdrawal?

Young law student Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is in love with Lotte, but Albert Kestner also laid an eye on her. (imdb)

Vienna in the 1930s. Victor Kaufmann, the son of a wealthy cosmopolitan Jewish couple, works in his father's art gallery. His best friend whom he has known since childhood and from whom he is inseparable, is Rudi Smekal. Victor's girlfriend, the attractive and vibrant Lena, is also a friend of Rudi's. In a moment of exuberance Victor shows his friend a well-kept family secret: a drawing by Michelangelo that was believed lost. (www.berlinale.de)

Futuristic capitalism meets old-fashioned colonialism in this crisp, cerebral science fiction morality tale in which an elderly white German industrialist and his wife of 50 years swap bodies with a couple of young, healthy, and breathtakingly beautiful African strangers. The discreet procedure is initially a great success, but there's a catch: for four hours each night, the young hosts regain control of their bodies and soon come to resent the exploitation of their privileged "clients." (FilmfestDC)

A woman on a remote getaway finds herself mysteriously cut off from the rest of the world by an invisible barrier. As isolation sets in, she must adapt to survive - physically and emotionally - while confronting the raw essence of solitude, nature, and self. The Wall is a hauntingly introspective tale about resilience and the human spirit in extreme seclusion.

Through a hidden path a lone rider reaches a little town high up in the Alps. Nobody knows where the stranger comes from, nor what he wants there. But everyone knows that they don't want him to stay. (imdb)

Emotionally broken and in the middle of a profound spiritual crisis, an orderly and composed housewife will embark on a platonic relationship with a psychologist seeking help. However, he too is a mere mortal.

The death of his mother brings Richie Bravo back from his adopted home in Italy to his teenage bedroom in Lower Austria, where Charlton Heston is still flexing his biceps and Winnetou is still alive.

Sparta depicts an Austrian man named Ewald who is a non-offending pedophile and teaches judo to boys in Romania. The film is the second in a diptych; the other film, Rimini, centres on Ewald's brother. (wikipedia)

Two Austrian brothers try to find happiness abroad, while their father, who suffers from dementia, makes the same rounds day after day in the old-age home.