The Edge of Heaven 2007  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fatih Akin
Cast: Baki Davrak, Nursel Kose, Tuncel Kurtiz, Nurgul Yesilcay, Patrycia Ziolkowska, Hanna Schygulla, Yelda Reynaud, Lars Rudolph, Andreas Thiel, Yusuf Kaba
When widower Ali (Tuncel Kurtiz) invites prostitute Yeter (Nursel Kose) to move in with him, Ali's son Nejat (Baki Davrak) disapproves. But, as time passes, Nejat learns that Yeter sends money to her daughter Ayten (Nurgul Yesilcay) in Istanbul, and he softens his views. When Yeter dies, Nejat obtains a false passport to track Ayten down in Istanbul. But, Ayten, who is a political activist, has left Turkey and is now in Germany where she has found a friend in German student Lotte (Patrycia Ziolkowska) whose mother Susanne (Hanna Schygulla) is not pleased with their lesbian friendship. Ayten is arrested and deported back to Turkey. Lotte follows to search for her, meets Nejat, and rents a room from him. Now, Lotte suffers a sudden death, and Susanne travels to Turkey where she meets Nejat who has moved to Istanbul, moves into Lotte's room, and hopes to spiritually reconnect with her daughter.
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The Inheritors 1998  R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Cast: Simon Schwarz, Sophie Rois, Lars Rudolph, Julia Gschnitzer, Elisabeth Orth, Tilo Pruckner
Set in rural, pre-World War II Austria, this story begins with the murder of a farmer who has bequeathed his land to the seven peasants who work on his farm. With Lukas (Simon Schwarz) and his lover, Emmy (Sophie Rois), as organizers, the peasants form a collective farm and thrive. BUT the idea of peasants owning land upsets the whole social order of the feudal society, and the local landowners bully them.
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The Princess and the Warrior 2000 R, 130 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Franka Potente, Benno Furmann, Joachim Krol, Marita Breuer, Lars Rudolph, Melchior Beslon, Jurgen Tarrach, Ludger Pistor, Natja Brunckhorst, Susanne Bredehoft
In this romantic thriller, Franka Potente takes on the role of Sissi, a psychiatric nurse working at Birkenhof Asylum. Her life crosses that of drifter Bodo (Benno Furmann). After Bodo causes an accident and then saves Sissi's life, she becomes obsessed with the idea that Bodo is the man of her dreams and pursues him.
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 Run Lola Run 1998 R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Animation
Director: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri, Armin Rohde, Joachim Krol, Ludger Pistor, Suzanne von Borsody, Sebastian Schipper, Julia Lindig, Lars Rudolph, Andreas Petri
Lola (Franka Potente) is a tattooed punkette whose boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), inadvertently leaves 100,000 marks on the train. The money was being taken to a gangster, and Manni now has only 20 minutes to recover the loot. In desperation, Manni calls Lola for help, which sets her off and running to find the cash.
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| 1. The Edge of Heaven (2007)
2. The Inheritors (1998)
3. The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
4. Run Lola Run (1998)
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