Sandra Hüller Articles

Sandra Hüller in Requiem (top); Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others (bottom) Surprisingly, the Association of German Film Critics did not pick Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's internationally acclaimed Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others as the best German film of 2006. Instead, their choice was Hans-Christian Schmid's Requiem, based on the real-life story of a woman who believed herself possessed by [...]

2007 German Film Critics Association Awards 2007 German Film Critics Association Award winners: Berlinale on Feb. 13, 2007   Sandra Hüller in Requiem   Best Film: Requiem directed by Hans-Christian Schmid Best First Film: Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Best Documentary (tie): Behind the Couch directed by Viet Helmer and Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen / Germany: [...]

There weren't many surprises at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival awards. One of this year's favorites, Jasmila Zbanic's Grbavica, the story of a 12-year-old girl (Luna Mijovic, above, hugging Mirjana Karanovic) who discovers that she is the end result of a Bosnian war crime — namely, rape — was awarded the Golden Bear for best film. Also on the political side, Michael Winterbottom and Mat [...]

2006 Berlin Film Festival Awards 2006 Berlin Film Festival: February 9–19, 2006 2006 Berlin Film Festival Winners Photos: © Berlinale 2006   Golden Bear : GRBAVICA, by Jasmila Zbanic Silver Bear – The Jury Grand Prix 2006 (ex-aequo): EN SOAP / A SOAP, by Pernille Fischer Christensen, and OFFSIDE, by Jafar Panahi Silver Bear – Best Director : Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross, THE ROAD [...]