Golden Years

Cocoon

1985

When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

How I Killed a Saint

2004

A promising debut feature tells the story of a young woman returning from America to discover the realities of life in Macedonia, that looks as if it will explode with all the soldiers, corrupt crooks and terrorist idealists.

Cloud 9

2008

A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.

Silberdisteln

1998

The Bucket List

2007

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.

Youth Without Youth

2007

Professor of language and philosophy Dominic Matei is struck by lightning and ages backwards from 70 to 40 in a week, attracting the world and the Nazis. While on the run, the professor meets a young woman who has her own experience with a lightning storm. Not only does Dominic find love again, but her new abilities hold the key to his research.

The Swim Team

2009

A young woman forms a bond with three elderly shopkeepers when she teaches them how to swim - even though there are no bodies of water to be found.

Miss Granny

2014

An unappreciated old granny magically turns 20 years old again and decides to make the most of her newfound youth.

Away from Her

2007

Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. She must go to a specialized nursing home, where she slowly forgets Grant and turns her affection to Aubrey, another patient in the home.

September 11

2002

An anthology of short films inspired by the events of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks.

Forest Edge Happiness

2020

An elderly man and woman who love each other cycle through the forest and end up at a bench. She is delighted to see that this is exactly where she wanted to go. A carefully constructed film about love and old age, and love and loss-and the realization that everything is connected.

Späte Aussicht

2007