Johanna Wokalek
Also Known As: Йоханна Вокалек
Biography: Johanna Wokalek (born March 3, 1975) is a German stage and film actress. A student of Klaus Maria Brandauer, she received critical recognition and three newcomer awards for her performance in the play Rose Bernd. Wokalek is best known for her award-winning appearances in the German films Hierankl, Barfuss, and The Baader Meinhof Complex. She received the Bambi award for her portrayal of the Red Army Faction member Gudrun Ensslin in 2008. She played the lead role in the film Pope Joan in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Johanna Wokalek, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Birthday: March 03, 1975
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Gender: Female
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Aimée & Jaguar
Overview: In 1943, while the Allies are bombing Berlin and the Gestapo is purging the capital of Jews, a dangerous love affair blossoms between two women – one a Jewish member of the underground, the other an exemplar of Nazi motherhood.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1999-02-11
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Barefoot
Overview: A hedonistic bachelor - he is his rich family's black sheep - falls for a suicidal mental patient.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2005-03-30
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The Baader Meinhof Complex
Overview: 'Der Baader Meinhof Komplex' depicts the political turmoil in the period from 1967 to the bloody "Deutschen Herbst" in 1977. The movie approaches the events based on Stefan Aust's standard work on the Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF). The story centers on the leadership of the self named anti-fascist resistance to state violence: Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin.
Genres: Action Crime Drama History Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2008-09-25
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Pope Joan
Overview: A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-22
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A Birthday to Remember
Overview: Lene Thurner is standing on a train platform in Munich. She has to decide: back to Berlin where she lives, or toward the south, where at the foot of the Alps her family lives on the lonely farm “Hierankl”.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2003-07-01
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Silent Resident
Overview: At some point in the not-so-distant future, an unnamed European city has evolved into a bizarre dystopian metropolis, whose residents inhabit towering utopian high-rises and work, collectively, in a single compound.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2008-09-11
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The Coming Days
Overview: Welcome to 2020: The European Union has collapsed following the fourth Gulf War and massive barricades keep illegal immigrants out of cities that are barely functioning. In the middle of this highly volatile environment is the family of Walter Kuper, an energy conglomerate executive. Walter’s daughter, Cecilia, has joined the Black Storm terrorist group. Her sister Laura must choose between motherhood and the man she loves; their brother Philip has been called into fight for Germany in a hopeless war to secure the last remaining oil fields. Starring leading actors Daniel Brühl, Johanna Wokalek and Jürgen Vogel, "The Days to Come" asks provocative questions about the current state of things as it depicts personal and political realities in a scarily believable near–future.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2010-11-04
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North Face
Overview: North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.
Genres: Adventure Drama Action History Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2008-10-23
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Die Kirschkönigin
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2004-11-05
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The Pursuit of Unhappiness
Overview: Based on the best-selling psychology book by Paul Watzlawick, the film tells the story of Tiffany Blechschmid, a neurotic, moony, superstitious, contradictory and, no surprises here, single young woman in her late-twenties.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2012-11-29
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Das letzte Versteck
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 2002-10-17
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Sisi & I
Overview: After an elaborate application process, Empress Elisabeth of Austria hires Countess Irma as her new lady-in-waiting and takes her to her summer residence on Corfu. As the two women become closer there, this soon leads to tensions back in Vienna.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2023-03-30
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In Your Arms
Overview: When Maria meets Niels for the first time, he comes across as an angry and unsympathetic young man. His chronic illness has been concentrated into a single wish—to go to a Swiss nursing home for euthanasia. But in order to get there, he needs a volunteer escort.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 2015-01-25
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Object Permanence
Overview: Set in the near future, Brooke Brooks is a former supermodel who becomes a successful lifestyle mogul and is the first person to IPO herself. Having commodified herself, she's forced to confront her sense of self and the identity she's created.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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Smell of Burnt Milk
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2024-07-02
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Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2005-05-14
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Emilia Galotti
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Rose Bernd
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Freedom
Overview: Nora walks out on her husband Philip and their two children without a word of explanation. She’s driven by an irresistible force. She wants to be free.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2017-08-20
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The German Lesson
Overview: In a small North German village a drama played out during and shortly after the Second World War about duty versus individual conscience and morality.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2019-10-03
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Wuff
Overview: Romantic comedy about the love confusion of four girlfriends, whose lives are properly turned upside down by their four-legged friends. After being abandoned by her boyfriend, Ella adopts a half-breed called Bozer, who jumbled up her everyday life, but also makes her happy again. Cecile, on the other hand, is about to divorce, but the meek four-legged Simpson averts the worst and is also there for the children. Silke works as a dog trainer and knows very well about the animals, but she has her problems with her fellow human beings. She meets former footballer Olli. And also Lulu has met someone, but her acquaintance is a dog lover, while she has a preference for cats.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2018-10-25
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Exit Plan
Overview: Insurance broker Max's life is about one thing - keeping his walnut brain tumour in check. He eats properly, exercises and lives properly, but all of this self-consciousness makes him more and more depressed. When he realises that his beloved wife plans to leave him, he decides to take his own life.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 2019-11-21
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Beckenrand Sheriff
Overview: A lifeguard tries by all means to keep his home, an open-air swimming pool, from being closed.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2021-09-09
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The Exalted
Overview: Renowned German organist Anna discovers her Latvian husband's involvement in a corruption scandal, shaking the foundation of their life together. Can she come to terms with this new reality about her husband?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: lv
Release Date: 2024-11-15
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Jenseits des Rechts
Overview: The case of a young man found dead leads Inspector Cris Blohm and her colleague Dennis Eden into the amateur porn scene and to Mia, the daughter of well-known Munich businessman Ralph Horschalek who fears greatly for his good reputation. Then Cris Blohm is leaked information that could lead to the perpetrator but which, due to legal loopholes, may not be used. The investigation is blocked. In a precarious situation, she decides to pursue her most urgent suspicion nonetheless – even if it is on the edge of legality.
Genres: Crime TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2024-10-25
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