Movies by Marie Gruber

Maria am Wasser

Maria am Wasser

Rotkäppchen

Rotkäppchen

One day Little Red Cap’s mother tells her that her grandmother is sick, and sends her to her house to bring her a piece of cake, a bottle of wine and medicine. To arrive at her grandmother’s house the girl must cross the woods, and there she meets a bad old wolf.

Das Ende der Geduld

Das Ende der Geduld

Corinna Kleist is a juvenile court judge who, after a leave of absence following the suicide of a convicted teenager, is appointed to a 'problem area' in Berlin. She now tries harder than ever to change the system in order to prevent troubled kids from being turned into vicious criminals.

Lotte Jäger und das tote Mädchen

Lotte Jäger und das tote Mädchen

Hey Bunny

Hey Bunny

A misanthropist ex-hacker is suspected of sabotaging a famous happiness-research facility. He is forced to prove his innocence and stumbles into a wild adventure, during which he involuntarily becomes an idealistic activist, has to deal with strange, possibly supernatural rabbits and his crazy family - and regains a little belief in happiness.

Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden

Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden

Krüger aus Almanya

Krüger aus Almanya

Berlin widower Paul Krüger, a retired ex-GDR stone mason (66), hates foreigner immigrants, especially Muslims. When his beloved, doting granddaughter Annie plans to marry Deniz, an ambitious student and waiter in Ankara who needs a visa for Germany, backward Paul and his buddy, publican Karin, go on Turkish 'holiday' so he can talk her out of it. But Deniz proves her only choice and probably a right one, even if countrymen and family win Paul's heart, as well as a resourceful preteen-thief, who proves an orphaned Syrian refugee. Paul even pr...

Zeit der Fische

Zeit der Fische

Heart of Stone

Heart of Stone

Penniless Peter Munk toils day after day as a charcoal burner in the Black Forest. In order to finally achieve the wealth he longs for and thus get closer to his previously unattainable crush Lisbeth, he turns to two mysterious forest spirits with his wishes. While the cranky little glass man can't really help him, the sinister Dutchman-Michel promises him an end to his financial worries. However, he demands Peter's heart in return and puts a cold stone in his chest instead. Although he can now afford everything and finally take Lisbeth as h...

Frantz

Frantz

In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.

Schwiegermutter

Schwiegermutter

Zwei Mädels auf Mallorca - Die heißeste Nacht des Jahres

Zwei Mädels auf Mallorca - Die heißeste Nacht des Jahres

The two sales clerks Tanja and Nicole hardly know each other, but they share something: their married lover, who is careful not to let them know anything about his marriage or the other. When they do find out the truth, they travel head over heels to Mallorca to vent their frustrations. Tanja finds out that she is pregnant and wants revenge on Nicole and her lover.

Familie mit Hindernissen

Familie mit Hindernissen

Katrin can only dream of a happy family. Because the patchwork constellation with several involuntarily connected families puts their nerves to the test. To kitten the fragile relationship with her 14-year-old daughter Saskia, she has invited all family members to their confirmation. But Saskia has recently moved to her father and his new family, while the son of Katrins new partner Philipp has moved in with them and since then devastated Saskia's room and Katrins life. It is impossible to think of a harmonious everyday life, let alone a pea...

Der Elterntauschladen

Der Elterntauschladen

Back to Square One

Back to Square One

Movie-making cliches are parodied in this German comedy which features to warring actresses, meddling producers, indulgent directors, and an ignored writer. Not only must they contend with each other, they must also deal with the bankers who have the power to shut them down at any moment. The story begins at the premier of director Viktor Rote's newest film "The Tin Cat," which stars his popular wife Riki Rote. The film's writer and Viktor's brother Richard is miffed when he is not allowed into the screening. Viktor's ambitious mistress and ...