Özgür Karadeniz
Fighting crime in times of climate change. Hamburg in a state of emergency. A hurricane with wind force 12 is racing towards the city. A prisoner's van collides with an animal transporter. The murderer Axel Krakoff escapes, but so do two monkeys. Before curfew takes effect, insurance scammer Bonnie tries to make a few quick bucks and two rappers start a drug delivery service by drone. In order to have enough dope, they rob ex-boxer Mickey Mommsen. Too bad Mickey is a neighbourhood big shot who you don't mess with. A lot to do for Erichsen and his colleagues from the Criminal Investigation Service and actually nothing special – were it not for the threat of a storm of the century. The best crime fiction entertainment with wry humour, bizarre characters and an outstanding Erichsen.
Ali, once a promising young boxer from the Romani community and the only daughter of a Romani leader, falls in disgrace when she gives birth to her second child out of wedlock.
Hatun "Aynur" Sürücü, a vibrant young Turkish woman and mother is murdered at 23 by her youngest brother in an honor killing. Forced into an abusive arranged marriage with a cousin in Istanbul at 16 by her devout Muslim family, Anyur escapes to Berlin and gives birth to a son. She is considered a disgraceful burden by her parents and siblings, so Anyur soon leaves her family and attempts to start a new life.
While Kurdish gigolo Baran dreams of a future in Europe, German pilot Marion is struggling to come to terms with her cancer diagnosis. When the two meet at the Turkish holiday resort of Marmaris, they engage in a kind of double-cross and decide to enter into a sham marriage. After a promising beginning, a shared future seems well within their reach. But things turn out not to be quite as simple as that.
Caught between the mob and border patrol, washed-up musician Yiannis must put his plans to leave Cyprus on hold when his beloved dog escapes across the wall to the island's Turkish side.
After a run in with the Law, Aylin a 17yr old muslim Girl part of the Turkish diaspora in Germany finds herself sentenced to community service at an out of town horse stable. Beset by trouble at home and school, it is here that she, despite all odds is set on the road to self-discovery. As the pace quickens her blossoming relationship with the Stallion Hördur and her fledgling dreams are tested to breaking point. Can Aylin build a bridge between worlds? And if she can will others follow?
Hamburg, mid 80s, Alex is a cabby. The sound is hard, pubs are dark and loud, people constantly argue about anything and everything, people smoke all the time, and not just cigarettes. Alex wants love and freedom and sleeps with Dietrich. It's far from being love, but the sex is okay. With Marc, a little person full of dignity, she finds more than that. The rest is struggles with her passengers, the indifferent and the doomed, brutes as other nuisances. This sort of life could go on and on, Alex could drive away from her own life and in doing so lose Marc and not getting rid of Dietrich. Wouldn't there be a small monkey with the same invincible desire for freedom as hers.
Is. This. My. Son? No matter how often Tobias Wilke poses this question, there's always only one answer: Yes! Tobias, can't believe his eyes when he comes to the airport to pick up his 17-year-old son Finn – and learns that Finn is now calling herself Helen and wearing girls' clothes. Finn/Helen reveals that she's always felt like a girl, and that she used her year abroad in San Francisco to pass the "everyday life" test. This is required by law for everyone preparing for the sex-change operation they will undergo upon reaching majority. Reactions from Helen's friends, acquaintances and schoolmates cover the entire gamut from derision to solidarity. Especially Helen's father, a well-known chef, finds it difficult to accept a situation he cannot understand. But Helen nearly always finds the right words - and humor - to counterbalance the ignorance and jeers of those around her. It is the beginning of a long, winding road towards the sexual identity she is convinced is hers.
The married lawyer Nikolas Merz has a relationship with the Turkish Meryem, who works in his office as a cleaning lady. One day he leaves his wife Lilith for Meryem. But she is afraid that her husband Rohad would kidnap their son Baran to Turkey in the case and does not want to leave him. After Rohad has come behind the affair and threatens Nikolas, she leaves him. When Meryem miscarries and has to go to the hospital, she does not reach Nikolas and calls Rohad for help. So both men meet each other in the clinic. On the way back Rohad stops, pulls Nikolas out of the car and hits him to the ground. Nikolas then kills Rohad with a stone he picked up from the ground. Nikolas reports the incident to the police and waits for his arrest in the house with Lilith, whom he has since moved closer to. Both dream while waiting for a trip. Meanwhile, the police drive
