ULRICH BRANDHOFF

BALLOON (2019)
Starring Alicia Von Rittberg, David Kross, Karoline Schuch, Friedrich Mücke, Thomas Kretschmann, Jonas Holdenrieder, Ulrich Brandhoff, Bernd Michael Lade, Kai Ivo Baulitz and Bernd Stegemann. Directed by Michael Herbig.

Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to build a new escape balloon. With each passing day the Stasi is closer on their heels – a nerve-wracking race against time begins.

IN THE FADE (2018)
Starring Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar, Samia Muriel Chancrin, Johannes Krisch, Ulrich Tukur, Ulrich Brandhoff, Laurens Walter, Karin Neuhäuser and Uwe Rohde. Directed by Fatih Akin.

Out of nowhere, Katja’s life falls apart when her husband Nuri and little son Rocco are killed in a bomb attack. Her friends and family try to give her the support she needs, and Katja somehow manages to make it through the funeral. But the mind numbing search for the perpetrators and reasons behind the senseless killing complicate Katja’s painful mourning, opening wounds and doubts. Danilo, a lawyer and Nuri’s best friend, represents Katja in the eventual trial against the two suspects: a young couple from the neo-Nazi scene. The trial pushes Katja to the edge, but there’s simply no alternative for her: she wants justice.

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