Axel Pape Movies

Ibrahim, a young German of Turkish descent, leads a double life, living with his tradition-bound family and spending his days looking for a...

Dramatic life of Gustav "Bubi" Scholz, who rose from post-war obscurity and a background in black market dealings to become a celebrated European...

Konrad von Seidlitz is a young yuppie lawyer currently celebrating his engagement with Cornelia, daughter of minister of justice Volkerts. As a...

A journalist from Berlin, Germany, and a Swedish lawyer discover the truth behind the sinking of the "MS Estonia" in 1994, where more than 850 people...

On 24th August 1992 in the eastern German city of Rostock a rampaging mob, to the applause and cheering of more than 3,000 bystanders, besieged and...

"Dirty Sky" tells a gruesome tale of our time with a double finale: once the eternally classic love story of Romeo and Juliet in the guise of Bonnie...

Peter Weiss’ monumental 1965 stage play, among the greatest artworks on the Holocaust, condenses the testimonies of witnesses and the accused...

Changing jobs and changing boyfriends - until now, the beautiful Sonia has cheated her way through life. She found the support she needed with her...

The manufacturer Xaver Frey is forced into bankruptcy by his bank and decides to commit suicide in a sleeping car from Vienna to Venice. There he...

Christmas time at the orphanage at Westerheide Castle. However, director Anna Stolberg does not feel like celebrating. Castle owner Witt has...

Berlin painter Banuscher has been rather moderately successful so far. He has only been able to keep his head above water thanks to the financial...

A patient dies beneath Dr. Robert Stenzel's hands. His wife, the virologist Simone, realizes too late that the deceased was carrying a contagious...

When Borchert receives an anonymous message that a certain Franz Brosi is innocent, law firm boss Dominique can hardly believe it. After all, Brosi...

Because of a name mix-up, hair artist Burkharda Meier is hired as a singer on a dreamboat. At first, she sounds no better than a crybaby, but a few...

A scary serial killer is around: he cuts off young women's tongues. Commissioner Michelle Eisner notes striking similarities between the three...

Linda is a successful art director, but not only her career but also her bad experiences with men have left her lonely. Linda's gay colleague Donald...

A well documented re-enaction of the July 20th, 1944 assassination attempt against Hitler, aka Operation Valkyrie.

The idyll in tranquil Monreal is deceptive: farmer Jobst lies dead in his cesspit, all the clues point to murder. A case for police superintendent...