Schweiger’s latest film is out

by Bénédicte Prot

28/09/2012 - September’s last weekend promises to be one of the best of the year in German cinemas with the release of Til Schweiger’s latest film and a gaggle of other stars to watch

This week, Sony Pictures has released That's My Boy, Wild Bunch has released Hope Springs, and Kinostar has even released horror film Evidence and Anglo-American co-production The Deep Blue Sea [+see also:
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In his new film, Schutzengel [+see also:
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Filmgalerie 451 has also released Jan Zabeil’s Der Fluss war einst ein Mensch [+see also:
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The week’s new programme also includes Mia Hansen-Løve’s French film Goodbye First Love [+see also:
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