Nina Petri Movies

A partially-clad woman is gagged and tied to a bed; her captor menaces her with a knife. Will he cut her? A man, whom we soon learn is named Paul,...

Ulrike, released from prison, initially isolates herself due to guilt over her daughter’s death. She meets Sigs, and they develop a...

When Katja, Henning's girlfriend, is sentenced to prison, he kidnaps the judge to free Katja.

Documentary about the work of director Tom Tykwer, one of the most successful directors in Germany today.

Linda is a headstrong woman. She marries and lives with her husband Paul in the Ruhr area. But 12 years of marriage do not make Linda happy. She...

A policeman leads a well-ordered life with his wife and 18-year-old daughter. The apparent idyll is abruptly shattered when the daughter is linked to...

In 1939, after barely escaping the Nazis, a Gypsy family returns to Switzerland only to be torn apart by racial persecution in the benign guise of...

It all starts with a mistake. The wealthy Polina finds a sleeping man in her hotel room, the business lawyer Friedrich. A mistake by the...

Twelve-year-old Marie has a very special relationship with the house where she lives with her extended family. Marie secretly talks to it as if it...

A poetic documentary in the footsteps of author Hubert Fichte about the famous voodoo cult in Sao Luis do Maranhao.