Axel Prahl Movies

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves...

GDR, January 1990. After his ouster and the fall of the wall, dictator Erich Honecker and his wife Margot find themselves virtually homeless. Only...

Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by...

Twelve-year-old Sprotte has a 'gang' with her three friends Frieda, Melanie, and Trude. Together, the girls care for Sprotte's grandmother's...

The devil tricks a little boy off his laughter in exchange for assured wins in all his bets. It depicts his journey after the deal with the devil,...

The little witch is only 127 years old – too young for the annual coven of witches. Although she is not yet old enough to be a real witch she...

Single mother Maria falls from the clouds when the police come: She does not believe for a second that her son, Matis could have killed the pretty...

Four crazy antiheroes on the run. Their leader is the unworldly innocent, naive Marnie, a house cat who is not allowed to leave the house and only...

A nine-year-old girl who has just moved with her parents to Hamburg, Germany, is desperate for finding a best friend. The daughter of a Brazilian...

The real life story of East German singer and writer Gerhard Gundermann and his struggles with music, life as a coal miner and his dealings with the...

In the style of a documentary this tragic comedy tells the story of a relationship crisis between two married couples and their longing to break out...

Corinna Safranski wants to become a police officer in Hamburg. She gets off to a great start and even saves the life of a colleague. But then comes...

A young police woman is faced with the difficulties between her responsibilities at work and her personal responsibilities.

The worn-out ex-journalist Ralph has to work as a substitute teacher at an evening school and in the end learns more than his protegees.

Simon a mysterious man with a past returns to Iceland with the intention to end his no good life. Before he can complete his task he meets a young...

Martin Behrens is a Middle East expert for the German intelligence agency BND. He obtains information leading to a U.S. drone strike on a wanted...

After a series of catastrophically failed marriages, Apple is single again. Blame on Apple's attachment is in her opinion, her mother Ingrid. Because...

August 1961: To earn a bit of West German money, East Berlin "plaselayer" Hans Kuhlke smuggles scrap metal to his friend Erwin Sawatzke in West...

Andreas Dresen is one of the most successful German directors. The documentary accompanies him through the year 2023 until the opening evening at the...