Franziska Weisz – MRQE

Führer und Verführer

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 1938, Joseph Goebbels is at the height of his power for the time being, while Hitler is celebrated by the people. The dictator now marches resolutely towards war. However, the propaganda has put a lot of strain on the subject of peace, so that a sudden change of direction is not possible so quickly. Goebbels’ work comes under heavy criticism from his Führer and he does everything he can to regain his reputation and fuel the population’s enthusiasm for the war. He triggers the pogrom of 9 November 1938 and plans anti-Semitic films, in the realization of which Hitler intervenes in every detail. An almost perfect and controlled staging succeeds, especially in connection with large mass events. The highlight was the victory parade after the capitulation of France, which was planned down to the last detail. In 1941, Goebbels is back on top with Hitler. With the “Russian campaign”, the war really begins for Hitler and the mass murders reach their climax.

Zwischen uns die Mauer

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 1986, Anna from West Germany and the GDR citizen Philipp meet at a church youth exchange in East Berlin. It’s love at first sight. But it is also an impossible love, because between them stands the wall.

Renn, wenn Du kannst

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An independent tragicomedy, Run If You Can is the debut feature for director Brüggemann who, along with his sister, also wrote the compelling screenplay. Forced to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, Ben is deeply desperate, despite his humor and vivaciousness. When he meets Christian, his new assistant, Ben treats him like every other helper hes had. Things suddenly change when Christian meets Annika, the cello player whom Ben has been observing from his window for years. The three become close friends, putting Annika in the middle of an emotional, and somehow dangerous, ménage à trois. While conquering Annika is nothing very serious for career-focused Christian, Bens love for Annika reminds him of his past and forces him to face his most remote fears. A character-driven story, Run If You Can owes much of its power to the actors performances, especially Robert Gwisdeks outstanding interpretation of Ben.

Das Vaterspiel

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The story and fate of three families: A Jewish family destroyed by the massacres of the Nazis in Lithuania; the family of the culprit, who flew to America and keeps grotesque family cohesion; the family of Ratz, a social democratic family, dissolving itself miserably in today’s Vienna. The condemnation of the last century bundled in these three families showing clearly that one could never escape from its own past. Written by themoth-1

Hundstage

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In a suburb of Vienna during some hot summer days: A teacher who is in bondage to a sleazy pimp, a very importunate hitchhiker, a private detective on the run for some car vandals, a couple with a serious marriage problem and an old man, whose wife died long before on the search for some sexual entertainment live their lives while their lifelines cross from time to time.

Stations of the Cross

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Maria finds herself caught between two worlds. At school this 14-year-old girl has all the typical teenage interests, but when shes at home with her family she follows the teachings of the Society of St. Paul and their traditionalist interpretation of Catholicism. Everything that Maria thinks and does must be examined before God. And since the Lord is a strict shepherd, she lives in constant fear of committing some misconduct…

The Robber

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A champion marathoner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between fixes (and away from police cavalcades) as many as three times a day.