Out of Hand 2005    star_border 4
Sebastian and Paul are two bored boys about 16 years of age. They drink alcohol, steal - and attend a private school. They can't find a sense of meaning in their present adolescent existence. They abduct Sonja and lock her in an old, abandoned factory building. But what shall they do with her? Disorientation, fear, desire and also love are changing into cruel aggression.

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Noch mal davongekommen 1998
In reunified Berlin, a city guide from the Eastern part of the city offers tours for West Berliners and grapples with his pre and post "Wende" identity.

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Brasilianische Protokolle 2 1992
Documentary film about a slum community on the outskirts of Recife, a major city in northeastern Brazil. A portrait of life in extreme poverty and lawlessness: men without work, hopeless women, hungry and sick children.

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Manuel 1989
Manuel is only 11 years old, but he already works on a sugar cane plantation located in northeastern Brazil. His father and older brother are also employed here. Manuel works on a huge roller that is used to press out the sugar cane. His friends transport the squeezed sugar cane away, dry the remains on the farm or help transport the cut cane to the mill. The film shows Manuel's daily work and describes the different steps of sugar production on the plantation. Manuel hopes that his younger siblings will soon be able to help, because although Manuel contributes to the family income, it is often not enough to feed the family of nine.

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Brasilianische Protokolle 1989
In northeastern Brazil, day laborers and peasants flee from the arbitrariness of the big landowners to the big cities. The film team accompanies them on this journey full of misery and hopelessness.

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Der Katalog 1986
Short doc on the making of the Otto mail-order catalog.

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Vom Überstehen der Stürme 1981
Portrait of four working class families sharing the same hobby: rabbit breeding.

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