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Sierra Leone (1987)
Character: Rita
After spending three years doing field installation work in West Africa, Fred returns home to his old neighbourhood, an industrial region on the outskirts of a major city. He is filled with confidence and optimism for a new start. He has brought home with him a pile of money that he made in Africa. But he never wrote to his wife Rita. He only wired her a money transfer every month. In the meantime, Rita has a new life that she now shares with a GI. Fred rents a room in the "Royal", a sleazy hotel. There, he meets Alma, who takes care of the rooms and the guests and who is being kept by her sugar daddy - the aging hotel director. A passionate encounter with his old girlfriend Vera, who had high hopes for the two of them at some earlier time, dissipates into a brief carnal episode
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Adieu, mon ami (1996)
Character: Dagmar
Germany, WWII: 10-year old Dagmar has just lost her beloved twin brother Doug and her family through a bomb attack. Together with a young girl who worked in the bakery of Dagmar's parents they escape to Bavaria and find shelter at some far relatives of Dagmar's family. The little girl just doesn't feel comfortable in the strange family but soon finds a good friend: Laurent, a 17-year old French alien employee. Laurent is tormented by August, the "head of the family", but cannot defend himself because as soon as he causes a conflict he will be sent into an approved school in France which is even worse. Dagmar and Laurent become very close and become almost like brother and sister, they are all they have and Dagmar even falls a bit in love with Laurent. One day August sees how Laurent hugs Dagmar, he provokes a conflict and at the end Laurent is sent back to France...
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Il retuorn (1986)
Character: Vera
Simon, a prison guard at St. Mau, loses the trust of his inmates after a tragic accident during a routine chase. Years later, haunted by his damaged reputation, he falls into self-destructive habits in a desperate bid to reclaim his lost esteem. Unexpectedly, he reunites with Lena in a dangerous, abandoned site, forcing him to confront his past mistakes.
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Is was, Kanzler? (1984)
Character: Rosi
October 1982: The entire German political scene is corrupt, the German government a puppet of the USA. To play it safe, the CIA replaces German politicians with compliant doubles. When the chancellor's doppelganger, of all people, is to be taken out of circulation, the secret service accidentally kills the real chancellor, who is floating dead in the swimming pool. Agent Erwin of the Federal Criminal Police Office is assigned to solve the case...
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Der Mann auf der Bettkante (1995)
Character: Marlene Ellermann
The well-known pimp Jack Förnbeisser meets the married journalist Marlene Ellermann and is immediately fascinated by the beautiful and cultured woman. Spontaneously, he offers 100,000 marks for a night with Marlene. Outraged, the author refuses, but shortly afterwards meets Jack professionally to write a "portrait of a pimp." After a boozy stroll through the neighborhood together, which Marlene can only remember in fragments the next day, Jack transfers 100,000 marks to her and thanks her for the "wonderful night." Marlene is stunned, but meets with Jack again...
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Poulets à l'amende (1992)
Character: Alice
Arnaud Gensac, unlucky inspector, loses his police card, which falls into the hands of a graphic designer who witnesses the murder of a kingpin. And serious trouble begins for Arnaud.
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La dernière fête (1996)
Character: Mrs. de Mailly
The story of Marquise De Prie, the wife of Marquis De Savoy and the mistress of King Louis XV.
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Des enfants dans les arbres (1994)
Character: Maïté
An old farmhouse in southwestern France, not far from the Spanish border, serves as a refuge for Jewish refugees during World War Two.
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Die Beischlafdiebin (1998)
Character: Petra
Petra professionally works as a thief abroad to finance the studies of her younger sister Franziska in Germany.
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Seitensprung in den Tod (1997)
Character: Julia
During a business trip to Berlin, family man Martin flirts with the smart Corinna and, despite initial pangs of conscience, ends up in bed with her. The next morning, it turns out that Corinna has AIDS...
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Heimliche Zeugen (1995)
Character: Marie Schiller
Two years after an accident in which she lost her husband and son, advertising manager Marie Schiller returns to the scene - to Prague.
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Der Schnee der Anden (1990)
Character: N/A
Martin Becker, a drug addict, journeys to Colombia seeking direct access to supply but vanishes. When his mother Lore is summoned to identify his body, she discovers the corpse isn’t her son, but just someone using his passport. With the aid of adventurous pilot Blain, she uncovers a jungle-backed drug ring where addicts are enslaved by the mafia. Filmed on location in Ecuador, this crime adventure follows their perilous quest for the truth.
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Le Rouge et le Noir (1997)
Character: Madame Derville
In 1827, Berthet, the son of a craftsman and a young seminarian, was tried and sentenced to death for murdering his former mistress, the wife of a noble who had hired him as tutor to his children.
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Shining Through (1992)
Character: Stafson Von Neest
Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II. As they fall in love, the United States enters the fight against Hitler, and Linda volunteers to work for Ed spying undercover behind Nazi lines. Assigned to uncover information about a German bomb, Linda also has personal motives to fulfill: discovering the fate of her Jewish family members in Berlin.
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Viadukt (1983)
Character: Ilona
Based on a true story, this film is a dramatization of the events that led to the destruction of one of the most famous trains in history, the Orient Express.
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Karambolage (1989)
Character: Ilse Maiwald
Dr. Philipp Achtermann, a microbiologist from the GDR, was attending a conference in Frankfurt on business. On the return journey with his wife Nina, he allows himself a deviation from the prescribed route. On a side road near Lake Chiemsee, Achtermann's Wartburg collides with a West German BMW. At the wheel is Tom Maiwald, an architect.
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Fiorile (1993)
Character: Juliette
The Benedetti family's wealth comes from gold stolen from the French army during the 18th century. When Jean (Michael Vartan), the lieutenant guarding the coins -- and lover of Elisabette Benedetti (Galatea Ranzi) -- is executed for a crime he did not commit, Elisabette curses the family. Bad luck travels from generation to generation. As the latest Benedettis tell their children about their eccentric grandfather, the children worry that the family curse will be passed on.
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