With this monthly feature for German language learners that frequently focuses on actors and actresses, the filmmakers behind the scenes shouldn’t be forgotten. Such is the case for director and frequent screenwriter Ulrich Köhler. He’s often labeled as being a part of the Berlin School, a 21st-century film movement defined as focusing on realistic portrayals

Leonie Benesch is one of Germany’s most talked-about young actresses. All it took was a standout performance in a major film as a teenager. And that before she had even attended drama school! Since then, her career has been soaring with nuanced roles in a variety of dramas, in both German and English. (Perhaps you