The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are not heard of again.
An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.
Julia Whitman and her daughter Jody flee their husband and father’s violence to a doomsday paradise. Julia meets Matthey Haley in New Zealand and falls in love despite her inner resistance. However, the shadows of the past will not let you forget. Julia's ex-husband, Charles, who follows in the footsteps of his wife and daughter, shows up on the island.
It could be as simple as this: He is Death and a young woman is on his list. With polite words, he tries to convey the ominous message gently to Jela Becker. But the vivacious young lady never dreamed of surrendering to death without protest. how could she She's only 31! Her husband and nine-year-old daughter Lucy need her. Death hesitates for just a moment - enough time for Jela to flee...
Tells the story of Antonia(Jella Haase), who survived the 2010 Love Parade tragedy in Duisburg and how she is dealing with her life after the incident in which 21 people lost their life and more than 500 got injured.
A musical comedy written by Heinz Erhardt and his son Gero Erhardt.
Karl-Heinz, a filling-station attendant, and his family, Herta, a retiree, Kurt, a drugstore branch manager, and Margot, a divorced man-hunter, have only one thing in common: they have booked a holiday at Club Las Piranjas, where they want to relax from their nerve-racking occupations. But there are three people knowing a way to prevent this. Most notably the two animators Edwin and Biggy, who don't allow any amusement outside their own plans, and of course the always drunken club chief Mrs. Wenger, whose only thought is, that there shouldn't be any reclamation from the travel agency. Apart from the scruffy condition of the Club (no water in the pool, etc). and the obscure Club activities involving Biggy and Edwin, the vacation becomes a complete horror trip, with only one end in sight, which is to part from the club as soon as possible. Written by Stefan Fey
A TV special about the christmas celebrations of the most popular TV characters in the ZDF at that time.
The film is based on a true occurrence in Sweden in 1988. A Finnish couple murdered a young boy and his parents when they prevented the theft of the son's bicycle. The film tries to describe the relationship between the dominant Jari, who calls himself "Il Capitano", and his more mature "soldier" Minna, that develops into mutual dependence.
In the middle of Maike's sister Inka's wedding preparations, the marital dispute between Sören and Maike is still simmering because she has been cheating. Maike suggests that Sören should have a fling himself so that peace can finally be restored. With whomever! But Sören ends up in bed with Maike's best friend Doris, of all people. Dirk, Doris' husband, is not the only one fuming with rage and wants to give Sören a thrashing. Maike in particular reproaches Sören: the offer was never meant to be like that! And in the midst of all the chaos, Inka decides to throw the stuffy wedding, which groom Nils only wants to go ahead with for the sake of his conservative mother Renate. So: no wedding and three break-ups?
The body of Henry Budde is recovered from Lake Constance. Elena Barin and Achim Schatz begin a race against time when they discover that Stefan, the murdered man's son, has also disappeared. At the same time, independently of the murder investigation, Moritz Muhl, who has been injured in the head, is found in a hotel. He has no recollection of the events of the past few days. While the detectives are puzzling over whether Muhl is the perpetrator or the victim, they receive an anonymous tip: another victim is said to have been buried alive in a box in a forest. It's Stefan - and they have less than 24 hours to save him. When Elena and Achim come across a 30-year-old corpse, the confusion is complete. What role does Moritz Muhl, who suffers from amnesia, really play in Budde's murder and Stefan's kidnapping?
Bob, a sympathetic young man, keeps telling women what they want to hear to have a good time. Just as he is about to marry the daughter of a very wealthy banker, her father does a little research on his future son-in-law and finds out the truth about Bob. He forces Bob to marry his daughter and behave like the perfect husband, or else... Unfortunately, Bob meets "The One" just a few days before the wedding and had also told her what she wanted to hear, all of this unbeknownst to his future wife. Then right as he's trying to extricate himself from those dilemmas, two very protective Turkish brothers of one of his past affairs are after him to take revenge for taking her virginity!
Retired teacher Ulla is celebrating her golden wedding anniversary with her husband Paul. Unfortunately, Ulla's romantic idea of renewing their vows backfires, as her husband has fallen in love with Ulla's best friend.
Grumpy baker Grabosch can't bear the thought that his granddaughter, now that her mother has died, will live with her Polish father. He must get Mathilda back, by all means.
