Maria Hofstätter

The second film in the "PARADISE" trilogy tells of a devout Christian up against her returning husband of a different faith and his tyrant ways.

A retired police officer discovers a dead body on a frozen lake. When his own family members become the prime suspects, he decides to start his own investigation

1750. Agnes doesn't feel at home in her husband's world. A shocking act seems to be the only way out. A profound and disturbing psychogram of a woman, based on historical records.

Seeking clean air for her asthmatic daughter, doctor Lucia relocates her family to Rotten, her husband's mountain hometown. But their fresh start quickly falters: eerie visions, strange neighbors and the discovery of a decades-old corpse stir fear and suspicion, and myth and reality entwine. From Walter Presents, in German with English subtitles.

Matthias masters impersonating roles for hire: cultured boyfriend, perfect son, sparring partner. Professionally adept at pretending daily, his true challenge lies in being himself.

Two unlikely childhood friends, an executioner and a monk, struggle to retain their bond and duty to their jobs in 16th-century Europe.

The third and last film of the "PARADISE" trilogy revolves around the coming of age first love for an overweight teen at a diet camp.