5 Movies Directed by Detlev Buck

Tough Enough

Tough Enough

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-03-09

Languages:

German

Countries:

Germany

Runtime:

98 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2855 Reviews)

Director:

Detlev Buck

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Zoran Drvenkar (screenplay)

Gregor Tressnow (screenplay)

Gregor Tressnow (novel)

Fullplot:

When Miriam splits up with her wealthy lover, she and her 15-year-old son Michael have to move from posh Zehlendorf to run-down Berlin-Neukèlln. The boy finds friends in his new neighborhood, but at school he is victimized and pressed for money by Errol and his gang. Handing over money from a burglary rather serves to encourage the bullies instead of warding them off, so Michael is desperately looking for a better solution.

Hands off Mississippi

Hands off Mississippi

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-03-22

Languages:

German

Countries:

Germany

Runtime:

98 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (235 Reviews)

Director:

Detlev Buck

Cast:

Writer:

Cornelia Funke (novel)

Maggie Peren (screenplay)

Stefan Schaller (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Same Same But Different

Same Same But Different

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-01-21

Languages:

German, English, Khmer

Countries:

Germany

Runtime:

107 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1399 Reviews)

Director:

Detlev Buck

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Ruth Toma (screenplay)

Michael Ostrowski (screenplay)

Detlev Buck (screenplay)

Benjamin Prèfer (book)

Fullplot:

Based on the true story of Benjamin Prufer and Sreykeo Solvan. The unexpected and uncertain love story of Sreykeo, a 21 year old bar girl in Phnom Penh and Ben, a young German student traveling to Cambodia on a post graduation summer trip. When Ben returns home to Germany he discovers that Sreyko is sick and he takes on the responsibility to save her. On the way he discovers a world where not everyone is dealt the same cards and where motivations are not always pure.

Measuring the World

Measuring the World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-10-25

Languages:

German

Countries:

Germany

Runtime:

119 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (1878 Reviews)

Director:

Detlev Buck

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Detlev Buck (screenplay)

Daniel Kehlmann (novel)

Daniel Kehlmann

Fullplot:

Germany in the early 19th century. "Die Vermessung der Welt" follows the two brilliant and eccentric scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss on their life paths.

Woman in Love

Woman in Love

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-15

Languages:

German, English

Countries:

Germany

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (2659 Reviews)

Director:

Detlev Buck

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Anika Decker (screenplay)

Detlev Buck (screenplay)

Fullplot:

An actor's career takes a "Tootsie"-like turn when he lets himself be cast as a woman in a movie.

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