Acting
Banafshe Hourmazdi
Born January 1, 1990 · Uelzen, Lower Saxony, Germany (age 36)
Banafshe Hourmazdi studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts Baden-Württemberg and at the Zurich University of the Arts. She developed and acted in plays at the Ballhaus Naunynstraße Berlin, Münchner Kammerspiele, Theater Oberhausen, Ruhrtriennale and Sophiensaele Berlin. She was awarded the Newcomer Prize by the City of Vienna in 2015 for her production Meine Nase läuft at the Drachengasse…
Known For
No Hard Feelings · 2020No Hard Feelings
★ 5.42020
MovieDramaRomance
Parvis, the son of exiled Iranians, copes with life in his small hometown by indulging himself with pop culture, Grindr dates, and raves. After being caught shoplifting, he is sentenced to community service at a refugee shelter where he meets siblings Banafshe and Amon, who have fled Iran. As a romantic attraction between Parvis and Amon grows, the fragile relationship between the three is put to a test.
Cocoon · 2020Cocoon
★ 6.12020
MovieDramaRomance
In the heat of a shimmering Berlin summer, Nora spends her days as a third wheel to her older sister Jule and her best friend Aylin. When Romy comes onto the scene, a friendship blossoms. Nora instantly falls for her, opening up a whole new world and unexpected summer of love.
Yallah Habibi · 2021Yallah Habibi
2021
MovieComedy
During the day, 18-year-old Elaha argues with her mother about cleaning up, at night she works at the club to move in with her friend Ina. She also uses her quick wit to answer endless questions about her origins.
Klandestin WT · 2025Klandestin WT
★ 6.82025
MovieDrama
Richard, an artist, now lives in Tangier. With his help, the young Moroccan Malik manages to reach Europe, the destination of his dreams. That's where Mathilda, a conservative politician, hides him. Amina, Mathilda's assistant, who finally wants to leave her Moroccan roots behind, is called in as a "mediator" to resolve the problem.
Mona & Parviz · 2021Mona & Parviz
★ 4.02021
MovieDrama
Two employees of the immigration office pay Mona an unannounced visit to check on the marital relationship between her and her husband Parviz - who is not to be found.
Slimane · 2023Slimane
★ 5.52023
MovieDrama
In a Germany in the not too distant future, queer people have become even more marginalized and under threat. On the last day of winter, Omar is released from prison and, unannounced, visits Ava.
No Beast. So Fierce. · 2025No Beast. So Fierce.
★ 8.02025
MovieThrillerDrama
In the aftermath of a bloody gang war, the youngest daughter of the victorious Arab clan begins to plot against the men of her family. She kills brothers, nephews, friends and enemies, until she is the undisputed boss of the Berlin underworld. But on her path to the top, she has made powerful enemies...
A Feast for Life · 2023A Feast for Life
★ 5.72023
MovieComedy
A fast-paced ensemble comedy about a wedding planner and his thrown-together crew whose meticulously planned celebration gets way out of hand.
Movies
No Hard Feelings · 2020No Hard Feelings
★ 5.42020
MovieDramaRomance
Parvis, the son of exiled Iranians, copes with life in his small hometown by indulging himself with pop culture, Grindr dates, and raves. After being caught shoplifting, he is sentenced to community service at a refugee shelter where he meets siblings Banafshe and Amon, who have fled Iran. As a romantic attraction between Parvis and Amon grows, the fragile relationship between the three is put to a test.
Cocoon · 2020Cocoon
★ 6.12020
MovieDramaRomance
In the heat of a shimmering Berlin summer, Nora spends her days as a third wheel to her older sister Jule and her best friend Aylin. When Romy comes onto the scene, a friendship blossoms. Nora instantly falls for her, opening up a whole new world and unexpected summer of love.
Yallah Habibi · 2021Yallah Habibi
2021
MovieComedy
During the day, 18-year-old Elaha argues with her mother about cleaning up, at night she works at the club to move in with her friend Ina. She also uses her quick wit to answer endless questions about her origins.
Klandestin WT · 2025Klandestin WT
★ 6.82025
MovieDrama
Richard, an artist, now lives in Tangier. With his help, the young Moroccan Malik manages to reach Europe, the destination of his dreams. That's where Mathilda, a conservative politician, hides him. Amina, Mathilda's assistant, who finally wants to leave her Moroccan roots behind, is called in as a "mediator" to resolve the problem.
Mona & Parviz · 2021Mona & Parviz
★ 4.02021
MovieDrama
Two employees of the immigration office pay Mona an unannounced visit to check on the marital relationship between her and her husband Parviz - who is not to be found.
Slimane · 2023Slimane
★ 5.52023
MovieDrama
In a Germany in the not too distant future, queer people have become even more marginalized and under threat. On the last day of winter, Omar is released from prison and, unannounced, visits Ava.
No Beast. So Fierce. · 2025No Beast. So Fierce.
★ 8.02025
MovieThrillerDrama
In the aftermath of a bloody gang war, the youngest daughter of the victorious Arab clan begins to plot against the men of her family. She kills brothers, nephews, friends and enemies, until she is the undisputed boss of the Berlin underworld. But on her path to the top, she has made powerful enemies...
A Feast for Life · 2023A Feast for Life
★ 5.72023
MovieComedy
A fast-paced ensemble comedy about a wedding planner and his thrown-together crew whose meticulously planned celebration gets way out of hand.
Octavia's Visions · 2021Octavia's Visions
2021
Movie
Inspired by the Parables of the African-American futurist author Octavia E. Butler, the film interweaves her worlds with contemporary issues of environmental degradation, far right extremism, and social liberation. The poetic piece expresses a queer utopian imaginary, a longing to create out of the old something new.
Familie is nich · 2024Familie is nich
★ 6.92024
MovieDrama
Anne lives in a small village in Brandenburg, ready to snap at anyone who crosses her. Her husband has long since passed away, she’s fallen out with the village, and her daughter drove her away years ago. She’s built walls of protection around her heart that are meters high. If no one is there, no one can hurt her—that’s the motto Anne has adopted. Then eight-year-old Tilda shows up at the door, in need of a new home.
Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut · 2020Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut
★ 5.22020
MovieTV MovieComedy
Longtime friends Noah and Hakim fall in love with the same woman. Charlotte is a photographer from Bavaria, blonde, blue-eyed, German and Catholic. Noah is Jewish and Hakim is Muslim. The tension between the two friends, the religions and the previously friendly families is thus established.
Immer der Nase nach · 2021Immer der Nase nach
★ 4.82021
MovieDramaComedy
Sorted out - and at almost 50! Both professionally and privately, window dresser Tanja feels like she's been left behind. But she bravely sticks her chin out. Of course she can still keep up, and after one order after another falls through, Tanja is eager to start canvassing. An online course is designed to make her digitally fit. She is so preoccupied with herself that she neglects the most important people around her.
Lehrer kann jeder! · 2022Lehrer kann jeder!
★ 6.22022
MovieComedy
Richard lives apart from his wife. He is unemployed. His life is really not running smoothly right now. Rather by chance, he gets into conversation with the director of his daughter's school, who is desperately looking for teachers - which gives Richard an idea. He is a mathematician. And after all, everyone can become a teacher!
Sonderlage - Das Kind muss sterben · 2023Sonderlage - Das Kind muss sterben
2023
MovieDramaCrime
Sonderlage - Der Angriff · 2023Sonderlage - Der Angriff
2023
MovieCrimeDrama
TV Shows
Scene of the Crime · 1970Scene of the Crime
★ 6.21970
SeriesDramaCrime
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Kommissarin Lucas · 2003Kommissarin Lucas
★ 5.82003
SeriesCrime
MaPa · 2020MaPa
★ 6.62020
SeriesDrama
Metin is a young man who has lost his girlfriend and the mother of his baby daughter. A couple of month later at his 30th birthday he struggles more badly than tough everyday life as a single parent.
Loving Her · 2021Loving Her
★ 6.82021
SeriesDrama
Hanna begins to reminisce about her time in Berlin and reviews her past relationships and affairs. Each of her ex-girlfriends connects her to something different and has played its part in making Hanna the woman she is today.
Sonderlage - Ein Hamburg-Krimi · 2023Sonderlage - Ein Hamburg-Krimi
★ 6.02023
Series
The Second Wave · 2023The Second Wave
★ 9.52023
SeriesDrama
Messiah Superstar · 2025Messiah Superstar
2025
Series
2 Minuten · 20202 Minuten
★ 5.02020
SeriesDramaComedy