The morning after her 52nd birthday, she suddenly moves out of the shared apartment where three generations crowd into three rooms. Tells the story of teacher Manana (Ia Shugliashvili), who is conflicted between her family and her personal freedom. Nana Ekvtimishvili, Germany/Georgia, 2016. 'Meine glückliche Familie My Happy Family A film about love in times of great social upheaval. Their hope for a better life in the golden West is confronted with harsh reality, their relationship put to the test. Shortly after the fall of the Wall, Georg and Lena come to Germany as ethnic German immigrants from Kazakhstan. 'Poka heißt Tschüss auf Russisch' Poka means goodbye in RussianĪnna Hoffmann Germany, Kazakhstan, 2014, 94 min.-> ran in 2014 in the youth film competition A comedy with wordplay and depth that keeps you laughing. When he finds out that Lucka is in debt and that the pub will soon have to close, he sets out to fight the realtor guy who, in his eyes, is to blame for everything. Life doesn't love Vandam, but he loves his regular pub and especially its owner Lucka. > won the 'Cottbus into Cinema Award' and the 'Audience Award' at the FFC in 2019.

Štěpán Altrichter Czech Republic, Germany, 2019, 90 min Tragicomedy 'Nationalstraße' National Road Three feature films from Eastern Europe, reflecting the social changes in the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan and Georgia since the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, are currently available on ZDF Mediathek:

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