Frieder Schlaich
Abendland
Following a protest against loggers, a young activist falls into a ravine. Injured and stranded, she wanders through the forest until she finally discovers a small commune whose masked inhabitants have withdrawn from the failing German state and declared independence.
Apple TV
The Captain
Based on the astonishing true story of a teenage German soldier whose sadism would eventually earn him the nickname of the Executioner of Emsland. 'The Captain' picks up two weeks before the end of the war. A petrified soldier, fleeing military police, finds a Nazi captain's uniform to wear and avoid execution. Thus disguised and high on the terrifying charisma of his clothing, he invents a secret mission from the Führer and embarks on a brutal odyssey of torture and slaughter. Directed by Robert Schwentke (The Time Travelers Wife, Flight Plan and Red).
Viaplay
SF Anytime
Filmoteket
Blockbuster
Roland Klick - The Heart is a Hungry Hunter
A documentary by Sandra Prechtel about one of the most extraordinary directors in the history of German film. At the age of fourteen Roland Klick was certain: cinema was what his soul was longing for. Filmmaking as an adventure, existential experience and escape from overstructured German post-war reality. The film director as explorer and foreign legionnaire, in search of himself.
Amazon Prime Video