Stories Set in Cologne

Sarah is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. She is the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella her seven year old daughter. Sarah feels guilty that she cannot…

An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver and winds up on the run from his employers across Cologne’s autobahns.

Lukas 20 is a prisoner in his own body. As a pre-op transgendered person he is constantly finding himself trapped in uncomfortable compromising positions. His best friend Ine introduces him to the gay scene in Cologne…

Xatar’s way from the ghetto to the top of the charts is as dramatic as it is daring: Fatih Akin’s new film is based on the autobiographical novel »Alles oder Nix« (»All or Nothing«) of the probably most authentic…

The legendary Elfkins (Heinzelmännchen) of Cologne were gnomes secretly helping craftsmen at night until they were ousted by a tailor's malevolent wife 200 years ago. This is the story of their return.

Tommie is the absolute loser in his home district of Cologne-Kalk: no money no apartment of his own no girlfriend. In the exhaust workshop where he toils the foreman is constantly angry with him. But Tommie is in a…

UFC 99: The Comeback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 13 2009 in Cologne Germany. It was the first UFC event held in Germany as well as the first in mainland Europe…

Sauerland autumn 1995: In the middle of the forest on the Wilzenberg a walker finds the body of high school graduate Sonja Risse. However the fact that the killer left a music box with the lullaby "Hush Little Baby" at…