Tango

At the door

A man comes to pick up his son at his ex wife's house, just like every weekend.

Die Bachmanns

After a 12-year marriage, Markus and Miriam have split up and share custody for their twins Elias and Emma. To be closer to his children, Markus moves in next door - with his new girlfriend Galina.

The Components of Love

Sophie and Georg once loved each other, but now they have split up. Almost the entire film takes place in front of the same doorway in Berlin. In an elliptical way, the individual scenes portray a family for whom the word patchwork is the new normal — and take a laconic look at the everyday irrationalities of love.

Mein Engel

Jelena and her mother Vera left Russia 20 years ago to come to Germany. Since this time, they’ve been living together in a tiny two bedroom appartment. Vera is almost 70 now and unable to accept reality in Germany. In her mind, she still lives in Russia, where she was a famous dancer. She gave up everything to allow her daughter to make her career in the west. But Jelena only managed to get a job as a dance teacher for chubby little girls…