Vivian Naefe

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Vivian Naefe

Born July 21, 1956 · Hamburg, Germany (age 70)

Vivian Naefe is a German film director and screenwriter known for her work in television and film. She studied at the University of Television and Film Munich and began her career directing television films and series. Naefe gained recognition for directing the Wild Chicks film series, based on Cornelia Funke's novels, which were successful in Germany. Her work often explores themes of adolescence…

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Rache für mein totes KindRache für mein totes Kind · 1998
Rache für mein totes Kind
8.01998
MovieDramaThriller
The Wild Chicks and LifeThe Wild Chicks and Life · 2009
The Wild Chicks and Life
6.02009
MovieComedyFamily
The Wild Chicks are slowly growing out of their youthful gang years and have to face the worries of growing up on the sidelines of a big class trip before graduation.
BobbyBobby · 2002
Bobby
4.32002
MovieDrama
Bobby Kustermann is a young man with Down syndrome who lives in a loving family until his mother dies unexpectedly, leaving a hefty heritage. There is a dispute between Bobby's two siblings, Nanni and Johannes, as to whom could give Bobby a better home. Nanni and her husband Klaus would offer a “normal” family environment, but Klaus is only after the money. Johannes really wants to take care of Bobby and give him a home for the future. The problem is he is gay and lives with his partner Marc. The responsible offices don't like that at all. Only when the matter goes to court, do the parties to the dispute realize that this is mainly about Bobby's will and that he can actually best decide who he would like to live with in the future.
Chaos-Queens - Die Braut sagt leider neinChaos-Queens - Die Braut sagt leider nein · 2017
Chaos-Queens - Die Braut sagt leider nein
6.02017
MovieComedy
Man in Search of WomanMan in Search of Woman · 1995
Man in Search of Woman
3.71995
MovieComedy
A group of men, addicted to pornography, have a chance to live out their fantasies but find that the reality is far different from what they expect.
The Wild ChicksThe Wild Chicks · 2006
The Wild Chicks
6.22006
MovieComedyFamily
Twelve-year-old Sprotte has a 'gang' with her three friends Frieda, Melanie, and Trude. Together, the girls care for Sprotte's grandmother's chickens. The new girl in school, Wilma, wishes to join the group, which Melanie is very unhappy about, and on top of all of that they have an ongoing revalisasion with a group of boys.
The Taste of Apple SeedsThe Taste of Apple Seeds · 2013
The Taste of Apple Seeds
6.02013
MovieDrama
When Bertha dies, her granddaughter Iris inherits her house and finds herself back in the home where she and her cousin used to play dressing-up in the summer holidays. While she wanders from room to room, she gropes her way through memories and things she had forgotten: What did her grandfather really do before he went to war? Which men were Bertha’s daughters in love with? Who ate his apple with the seeds?
SeitenwechselSeitenwechsel · 2016
Seitenwechsel
5.42016
MovieComedy
The relationship of Alex and Teresa has hit hard times. After 15 years of marriage, the passionate football coach and the sensitive psychoanalyst do not respect each other's needs anymore, and thus they are arguing constantly. Even a divorce seems possible, but then something unbelievable happens: After another ugly fight during a big thunderstorm, they switch bodies. Trapped, they have to play each other's roles, and chaos is bound to follow.

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Der Doc und die Hexe: KatastrophenalarmDer Doc und die Hexe: Katastrophenalarm · 2012
Der Doc und die Hexe: Katastrophenalarm
2012
MovieComedy
In the fourth part of the story about Dr. Sophie Schöner and Dr. Wu, the two work together again in their old clinic after their "joint practice" project ended sooner than expected. Dr. Wu is standing in for the seriously ill clinic director Professor Fritz, which opens up unimagined career opportunities for him, but he is now also under constant pressure and extreme tension. On top of this, Sophie is pregnant, which further exacerbates the strained relationship between the two. In order to provide a little compensation for the completely overworked staff, Hans feverishly tries to make financial savings that he could credit to his employees as a pay rise. But then everything turns out quite differently.

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Zeit der ZimmerbrändeZeit der Zimmerbrände · 2014
Zeit der Zimmerbrände
4.02014
MovieComedyDrama
After 15 years as coach of a middle-class ice hockey team in Canada, Harry Zoppke has served his purpose. Without a job and without a family, he returns to his hometown of Freiburg. While looking for work at his old club, the EHC Freiburg, he meets Benny, whom he once coached. Benny has come a long way as a joke item manufacturer. But Benny is always plagued by the uncertainty about the identity of his father. When Benny discovers that Harry is left-handed like him and has the same allergies, he is convinced that Harry must be the long-awaited biological father. Benny, in turn, is completely taken aback and ultimately misses the right moment to explain the misunderstanding to Benny. Instead, Harry soon enjoys having a son and no longer being alone. Benny now finally has the father he always wanted.

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