Peter Ketnath

Two men, one escaping war, the other poverty, embark on a road trip in 1942, selling the twin forces of cinema (for dreaming) and aspirin (for pain) across the desolate landscapes and tiny hamlets of northeast Brazil. The powerful imagery of this Brazilian Western evokes a lost time and innocence. (Museum of Modern Art)

Jéssica, 15 years old, lives in a village in the Northeast of Brazil. She can't bear her fathers cruelty and escapes to Recife, a metropole. But after getting involved with prostitution and drugs, she dreams of a better life in Germany.

You know the moment when your sorrow is so profound that you can't help but imagine yourself somewhere far away... this is the story of someone who did more than just imagine. (imdb)

Aracy is a young employee of the Brazilian Consulate in Hamburg. She helped Jews obtain visas to flee to Brazil, despite the Nazis'' growing animosity toward Jews. (imdb)

Focuses on the psychologist Stefan Schwab, who is actually only looking for the proverbial "Boarian Rua" in the tranquil foothills of the Alps after an overwork, burnout and divorce. Instead, he is reluctantly drawn into the bloody awakening of ancient legends: children disappear, "sinners" are murdered and archaic sagas suddenly become deadly topical. (imdb)