Ruth Toma

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Ruth Toma

Born January 1, 1956 · Bad Kötzting, Germany (age 70)

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Known For

The White MasaiThe White Masai · 2005
The White Masai
6.32005
MovieDrama
A girl, Carola, whose vacation in Kenya takes an interesting turn when she becomes infatuated with a Masai. Carola decides to leave her boyfriend to stay with her lover. There, she has to adapt to the Masai's way of life and get used to their food which includes milk mixed with blood. She also has to face her husband's attitude towards women and what he expects from a wife. Nonetheless, Carola is welcomed warmly into the tribe she has chosen to join.
Geister
Nov 5, 2026
Geister · 2026
Geister
2026
MovieRomanceFantasy
After her death, 17-year-old Aisha finds her way into Elias' dreams from the afterlife and a passionate romance begins in which the boundaries between dream and reality become blurred.
My Blind Date with LifeMy Blind Date with Life · 2017
My Blind Date with Life
7.52017
MovieComedyDrama
An ambitious young man struggles to achieve his dream of becoming an employee in a Munich luxury hotel despite being strongly visually impaired.
Gloomy SundayGloomy Sunday · 1999
Gloomy Sunday
7.71999
MovieDramaRomance
Budapest in the 1930s. Restaurant owner Laszlo hires pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of Gloomy Sunday is, at first, loved and then feared, for its melancholic melody sets off a chain of suicides. The fragile balance of the erotic ménage à trois is sent off kilter when the German Hans falls in love with Ilona as well.
Schenk mir dein HerzSchenk mir dein Herz · 2010
Schenk mir dein Herz
2010
MovieMusicDrama
After a heart attack, a singer recovers in a sanatorium.
Same Same But DifferentSame Same But Different · 2010
Same Same But Different
6.62010
MovieDramaRomance
Based on the true story of Benjamin Prufer and Sreykeo Solvan. The unexpected and uncertain love story of Sreykeo, a 21 year old bar girl in Phnom Penh and Ben, a young German student traveling to Cambodia on a post graduation summer trip. When Ben returns home to Germany he discovers that Sreyko is sick and he takes on the responsibility to save her. On the way he discovers a world where not everyone is dealt the same cards and where motivations are not always pure.
Now or NeverNow or Never · 2000
Now or Never
6.32000
MovieComedy
Three elderly ladies, Carla, Lilli and Meta, who, after their hard earned holiday money is stolen by bank robbers, decide to steal from their local bank. Along the way their are romances, arguments and a few other unexpected surprises.
All About MeAll About Me · 2018
All About Me
7.42018
MovieDramaComedy
Dramatised origin story of one of Germany's most beloved contemporary comedians, Hape Kerkeling.

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Dessau DancersDessau Dancers · 2014
Dessau Dancers
5.02014
MovieMusicComedy
In the summer of 1985, an American movie also ignites young people in the GDR: "Beatstreet" ensures full cinemas and subsequently a new phenomenon in the streets - breakdancing! The 18-year-old Frank is electrified and founds the "Break Beaters" with like-minded friends in Dessau. The troupe dances on the streets and soon forms the spearhead of the breakdance movement in the GDR. But sooner than they would have liked, the street dancers came to the attention of the state. And they like to keep control over the leisure activities of their youth. Because what the GDR cannot ban, it tries to control - ergo the project must become socialist! So breakdancing becomes "acrobatic show dancing" and the "Break Beaters" are built up as a showcase troupe, sent around the country and soon celebrated like rock stars. But fame comes at a price and Frank slowly realizes that the price is pretty high.

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