Leonie Benesch
6 titles
Filmography
6 results

The Teachers' Lounge
(2023)When one of her students is suspected of theft, a dedicated teacher decides to investigate, trapping herself between her ideals and the school system.

The White Ribbon
(2009)Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.

The Swarm
A global group of scientists uncover a collective intelligence residing in the depths of the sea that is fighting back against humanity's impact on its habitat. Unexplained events begin occurring in oceans around the world, including attacks from aggressive marine animals and the spread of a mysterious pathogen.

September 5
(2024)During the 1972 Munich Olympics, a hostage crisis pushes legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard) to thrust an untested sports producer, Geoff Mason (John Magaro), into the spotlight of breaking news coverage. With lives hanging in the balance and the world watching, this pivotal moment, based on a true story, reshaped journalism forever.

Persian Lessons
(2020)Inspired by true events, this powerful survival story is from director Vadim Perelman (House of Sand and Fog). Nazi-occupied France, 1942. Gilles (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, The Intruder) is arrested by SS soldiers but narrowly avoids execution by swearing that he is not Jewish, but Persian. Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch (Lars Eidinger, High Life).

Holiday Secrets
A Christmas reunion becomes a gateway to the past in this three-part series that explores the intimate complexities of one family's history.