Am Abgrund

Am Abgrund 2024

5.70

Gerd Meineke is a committed member of the Bundestag and member of the Parliamentary Assembly in the Council of Europe. And he has a problem: Leyla, the daughter of his partner Alina, was taken into custody as an opposition figure in her country of origin, Azerbaijan. The blogger fights there for democracy and against environmental destruction. Gerd travels to Baku as an election observer for the Council of Europe, where he wants to campaign for the release of Leyla and other political prisoners. Only on site does he realize that the government and the lobbyists of influential companies are using politicians like him to gain credibility for the ruthless, environmentally destructive extraction of critical raw materials. Leyla and her friend Valentina open his eyes to the extent of corruption that does not stop at Western European politicians. Will Gerd, together with Leyla and the help of her friend, be able to make the corruption of politics public?

2024

The Blind Spot

The Blind Spot 2013

6.20

The true story of a journalist who investigates the backgrounds of the Oktoberfest terror attack of 1980.

2013

Meister des Todes

Meister des Todes 2015

5.10

Based on explosive investigations, the thriller "Meister des Todes" ("Master of Death") tells of a German arms manufacturer and their questionable weapon exports to Mexiko.

2015

Saat des Terrors

Saat des Terrors 2018

4.40

In the feature film "Seed of Terror", a German secret service agent during her assignment abroad in Pakistan recognizes that attacks on civilians in Mumbai are imminent. It does everything in its power to thwart the attacks, but it must experience that their use is counteracted on different levels. Their fight becomes a race against time and various intelligence services.

2018

Ein schmaler Grat

Ein schmaler Grat 2013

4.00

Psychothriller by facts. A lightly labile journalist (Felicitas Woll) wants to explore the motives of a women murderer (Heiner Lauterbach). When he was arrested, Johannes Heintz (Lauterbach) confessed that he had strangled seven women. He will not say more. "The people outside have me as a monster. I will not give them satisfaction. "From now on, neither the investigator Uwe Wolfmann (Jürgen Prochnow) nor the most skilled psychiatrists come to him. The stubborn journalist Dana Herrendobler (Woll) comes to the scene. She wants to interview the murderer, the causes and background of his deeds. Nervously, she faces the perpetrator and is astonished: Heintz is charming, intelligent and sensitive. He agrees to speak openly with the reporter - when Dana opens to him as well. If that works out? Because Dana is hunted by his own demons ...

2013