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Uwe Ochsenknecht has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Das Boot.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019
Drama · History
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann
Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann
The Hartmann family is turned upside down when mother Angelika decides to take in the refugee Diallo, against her husband's will. Amidst the typical chaos of our time, hope remains that the family finds its stability, confidence and peace again - just like the whole country.
Dir. Simon Verhoeven · With Senta Berger, Heiner Lauterbach, Florian David Fitz
A young orphan boy Jim Button, his best friend Luke and a magical steam engine called Emma travel across the world in search of the truth about where Jim came from. Battling pirates and dragons, outsmarting make-believe giants, they must travel through the Forest of a Thousand Wonders, beyond the End of the World to find the hidden Dragon City.
Dir. Dennis Gansel · With Henning Baum, Solomon Gordon, Annette Frier
During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Dir. Eric Till · With Joseph Fiennes, Jonathan Firth, Claire Cox
A domestic house cat named Francis investigates the grisly feline murders taking place in his new neighborhood.
Dir. Michael Schaack · With Ulrich Tukur, Mario Adorf, Helge Schneider
Based on Michel Houellebecq's controversial novel, Atomised (aka The Elementary Particles) focuses on Michael and Bruno, two very different half-brothers and their disturbed sexuality. After a chaotic childhood with a hippie mother only caring for her affairs, Michael, a molecular biologist, is more interested in genes than women, while Bruno is obsessed with his sexual desires, but mostly finds his satisfaction with prostitutes. But Bruno's life changes when he gets to know the experienced Christiane. In the meantime, Michael meets Annabelle, the love of his youth, again.
Dir. Oskar Roehler · With Christian Ulmen, Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
Dir. John Harrison · With Alec Newman, Barbora Kodetová, Saskia Reeves
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