UCM.ONE not only distributes films in Germany but it operates as well as a world sales company. We hold the international theatrical rights for the majority of the films that we bring into cinemas in Germany as well as the international home entertainment rights for a great number of films in our catalogue. Our aim is to bring outstanding feature films to the international market and audiences worldwide, specializing in arthouse and documentary films, works by emerging talents and film classics.
Currently we offer among others the following films worldwide:
Gewalten | Forces
by Constantin Hatz | Drama | GER 2022
14-year-old Daniel lives in an isolated village. In the forest he meets Marcel, an outcast. Both are united by their receptivity to the comforting silence of the forest and an intense relationship with nature.
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Fisch im Fell | Fish in the Fur
by Dean Benzin | Adventure | GER 2022
Once a year, the village youth group goes away for a few days to experience fellowship and leisure away from home. But this time it’s going to be more than just fun and relaxation. Much more…
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Second Thoughts
by Zora Rux | Comedy | GER 2021
What would happen if you showed each other your thoughts? How much honesty can a relationship take? In “Ich Ich Ich”, director Zora Rux tells a surrealistic-comic story about the search for the true self in poetic tableaux.
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The Ugly Truth
by Krishna Ashu Bhati | Drama | GER 2021
Theo always dreamed of a career as a writer, but always failed because of his fear of failure. After the tragic suicide of his first wife thirteen years ago, he found support in her sister Mona. But a serious accident leaves Mona with a crippled leg.
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Nico
by Eline Gehring | Drama | GER 2021
The cheerful Nico becomes the victim of a racially motivated attack that makes her painfully aware that she does not belong as self-evidently as she always thought. She wants to overcome the trauma with rigorous karate training.
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Heikos Welt | Heiko’s Word
by Dominik Galizia | Comedy | GER 2021
The film “Heiko’s World” about (and with) the Berlin cult cat Heiko is a wacky, loving ode to – and odyssey through – Berlin’s corner bars with their very own fauna of original characters and rules. A film about beer, darts and mother love.
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Youth Topia
by Dennis Stromer | Comedy | GER/CH 2021
Portrait of a generation that is beginning to understand that a lonely path is being taken with self-realisation. A story about Wanja, who is turned into an adult by the “algorithm” that ubiquitously dominates the near future.
More information: Youth Topia
Barricade
by David Klammer | Documentary | GER 2021
In order to save the Dannenröder Forest from being cleared for a new highway route, climate activists occupied the forest. For more than a year, they lived in tree houses, creating an alternative living and open space.
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Trümmermädchen – Germany Year Zero
by Oliver Kracht | Drama | GER 2021
Germany, 1946. Charlotte is pregnant, but her beloved homecomer wants neither her nor his child. To win him over and escape the impending disgrace, she enrols in the „Fräulein Course“ run by actress Gloria Deven.
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Notes of Berlin
by Mariejosephin Schneider | GER 2020
Inspired by real notes and notices from Berlin’s streetscape, “Notes of Berlin” by Mariejosephin Schneider takes an amused, insightful look at people and situations that might be overlooked in the hustle and bustle of the city.
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t=E/x²
by Andreas Z. Simon | Adventure | GER 2020
Merlin is working as an editor at a film production company when he realises that he is stuck in a time loop lasting several minutes. When he meets Ava, they both plunge into a battle between past and future.
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Live
by Lisa Charlotte Friederich | Drama | GER 2020
In a near future, the world is in a lockdown because of terrorist threats. Psychologist Claire plans a secret concert in front of an audience with her brother Aurel, a trumpet player who has only performed in front of virtual audiences for years.
More information: Live
Albträumer | Dark Dreamers
by Philipp Klinger | Drama | GER 2020
17-year-old Rebekka feels a deep emptiness since the suicide of her brother. She finally finds access to her pain through his best friend Vincent. A love affair develops that is as healing as it is destructive.
More information: Dark Dreamers
Datsche
by Lara Hewitt | Comedy | UK 2018
Valentine, an out-of-work New York actor, travels across the Atlantic in order to discover his German roots and stay at the ‘datsche’ or summer cottage that he inherited from his grandfather.
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Schwimmen | Swimming
by Luzie Loose | Drama | GER 2018
“Swimming” tells the story of Elisa and Anthea, two very different girls whose friendship develops a destructive dynamic that becomes threatening for everyone who gets in their way. The girls turn from victims into perpetrators.
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Kahlschlag | A Clear Felling
by Max Gleschinski | Thriller | GER 2018
The thriller “Kahlschlag” is genre cinema that is as disturbing as it is surprising and that poses the question of good and evil in every human being. It has been aptly described by one critic as “Fargo in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern”.
More information: A Clear Felling
Small Planets
by Dirk Manthey | Documentary | GER 2018
“Small Planets” is a discovery to remote places in Europe. Right in the middle and yet outside, they are exemplary of a life behind invisible walls. To reach them you have to cross oceans and overcome fears and prejudices.
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Everything Always All The Time
by Philipp Eichholtz | Comedy | GER 2018
Kim and Andreas are a pretty happy couple, but Kim wants more. She wants a penis. Not because she would like to be a man, but simply because she is curious… What happens if your girlfriend suddenly has a penis? And is love only for idiots?
More information: Everything Always All the Time
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
by Harald Reinl | Horror | GER 1967
This German horror classic, based on the short story „The Pit and the Pendulum“ by Edgar Allan Poe, stars Christopher Lee, Lex Barker and Karin Dor. The film will be released digitally restored for home entertainment this year.
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Die endlose Nacht | The Endless Night
by Will Tremper | Drama | GER 1963
Mist over Tempelhof. Due to bad weather conditions, all flights to West Germany have to be canceled today. Likewise, before tomorrow morning not to count on landings in Berlin-Tempelhof..
More information: The Endless Night
If you are interested in one of these films or in other films from our catalogue or if you have any questions, please contact us. We are available for meetings at short notice. Please also download our UCM.ONE Film Programme 2023.
