Esther Gronenborn

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Esther Gronenborn

Born January 1, 1968 · Oldenburg, Germany (age 58)

Esther Gronenborn (born 1968 in Oldenburg) is a German film director and screenwriter. Films she wrote and directed include Alaska.de (2000), Adil geht (2005), Berlin Stories (2005), and a segment of 99euro-films (2001). She has also been a director of the TV series Galileo Mystery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Esther Gronenborn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors …

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99€ Films99€ Films · 2001
99€ Films
★ 6.02001
MovieComedyDrama
Anyone can hold a mini-DV camera. Anyone can get 99 euros in credit. And everyone has already written a five-minute story in school. So everyone is actually prepared to make a 99euro-film. but "99euro-films" is more. It is the proof that German films can also be wild, new, modern, funny, political and entertaining. And all that in 80 minutes. 12 young German filmmakers come together, inspire exciting young actors and go: have an idea and simply film it. Just do it and be independent.
Ziemlich russische FreundeZiemlich russische Freunde · 2020
Ziemlich russische Freunde
★ 7.02020
MovieComedyDrama
Bernd and Daniela Weigel not only make a good deal with the sale of a building plot, but also make the acquaintance of the happy buyers. The couple Viktor and Svetlana Galkin want to finally build a house for their whole family on the newly acquired 1000 square meters in a prime location. The Weigels' and Galkins' high-proof drink is soon followed by a rude awakening: a bomb could go off on the building site at any time.
alaska.dealaska.de · 2000
alaska.de
★ 7.02000
MovieDrama
A female teenager witnesses a murder in a desolate high density housing area on the outskirts of Berlin and is henceforth in danger.
The Hippocratic SilenceThe Hippocratic Silence · 2022
The Hippocratic Silence
★ 4.22022
MovieTV MovieDrama
After taking several years off to have children, nurse Clara Horn returns to work and begins to feel the effects of the much tougher daily routine at the clinic - pressure, stress and tension are the order of the day. But she soon realizes that there is much more going on in her clinic: Apparently, one of her colleagues is deliberately killing patients. Clara must overcome not only her own doubts, but also massive resistance among her colleagues in order to convict the perpetrator, Rico Weber.
Ich werde nicht schweigenIch werde nicht schweigen · 2017
Ich werde nicht schweigen
★ 5.92017
MovieHistoryDrama
TV post-war drama about a gruesome chapter of the Nazi era. Nadja Uhl reveals "wild" euthanasia in psychiatry. Oldenburg, 1948: For Margaret Oelkers (Uhl) and her two little sons, the pension is not enough as a war-wittwe behind and in front. But the authorities are working hard, not even because of their lack of credentials on the employment of their killed in the war. After an energetic appearance at the office, she is briefly put into the psychiatry of the Wehnen nursing home as a trainee. The consequences are bitter: one attests to their schizophrenia, takes away the children and brings them to the sister in the country. For a year, Margarete was kept in the hospital against her will, and forced to do so with electric shocks. After her release, she was placed under the guardianship of her neighbor Erich Windhorst (Martin Wuttke), a man with an SS past...
An August WeekendAn August Weekend · 2019
An August Weekend
★ 2.72019
MovieDramaRomance
Happily married to Thomas, her daughter just off to college, Katja teaches math and music at the local elementary school. Her life seems perfect. Until a chance encounter turns her world upside down. The very weekend her family is away, she meets Daniel, an attractive, inquisitive fellow, backpacking through Germany. A travel journalist, just passing through, he camps out on her lawn. They connect. She finds his independent, freewheeling lifestyle fascinating. He tells her of his journeys. He makes her feel alive, reawakens her youthful hopes and dreams. Now old regrets come rushing back. After three exciting days, she is faced with the decision: does she go with him, or does she stay in her own, safe little world?
Väter allein zu Haus: TimoVäter allein zu Haus: Timo · 2021
Väter allein zu Haus: Timo
★ 8.02021
Movie
Timo is in his late 20s, a former Bundesliga soccer player and has fallen from grace. He has been known as the "disgrace of Altona" ever since he botched a penalty kick in a cup match. After countless escapades, his professional career is over. He now earns his living as a bouncer in a bar. But his family situation is much worse than his professional downfall: his ex-wife Nicki is now living with Robert, his ex-manager. He only sees their three children Tom, Luis and baby Lilly three days a week.
Hinter KaifeckHinter Kaifeck · 2009
Hinter Kaifeck
★ 5.92009
MovieThrillerMystery

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Ich werde nicht schweigenIch werde nicht schweigen · 2017
Ich werde nicht schweigen
★ 5.92017
MovieHistoryDrama
TV post-war drama about a gruesome chapter of the Nazi era. Nadja Uhl reveals "wild" euthanasia in psychiatry. Oldenburg, 1948: For Margaret Oelkers (Uhl) and her two little sons, the pension is not enough as a war-wittwe behind and in front. But the authorities are working hard, not even because of their lack of credentials on the employment of their killed in the war. After an energetic appearance at the office, she is briefly put into the psychiatry of the Wehnen nursing home as a trainee. The consequences are bitter: one attests to their schizophrenia, takes away the children and brings them to the sister in the country. For a year, Margarete was kept in the hospital against her will, and forced to do so with electric shocks. After her release, she was placed under the guardianship of her neighbor Erich Windhorst (Martin Wuttke), a man with an SS past...

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An August WeekendAn August Weekend · 2019
An August Weekend
★ 2.72019
MovieDramaRomance
Happily married to Thomas, her daughter just off to college, Katja teaches math and music at the local elementary school. Her life seems perfect. Until a chance encounter turns her world upside down. The very weekend her family is away, she meets Daniel, an attractive, inquisitive fellow, backpacking through Germany. A travel journalist, just passing through, he camps out on her lawn. They connect. She finds his independent, freewheeling lifestyle fascinating. He tells her of his journeys. He makes her feel alive, reawakens her youthful hopes and dreams. Now old regrets come rushing back. After three exciting days, she is faced with the decision: does she go with him, or does she stay in her own, safe little world?

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