NOMINAL FILM

2012, 93 min
by Sven Zellner, Chingunjav Borkhuu

The vast desert landscape of the Gobi gives you the impression of untouched nature. Thirty meters under the earth, however, in the pit of an illegal goldmine, there is total darkness. A compressor pipe is the only means of communication with the people at the entrance of the mine. Khuyagaa, the illegal gold-digger or, as they are called here, the ninja, shouts into the pipe: “Take a good look at the rocks to see whether there are any traces of gold or not!” Then he takes the pneumatic hammer and

Germany 2008, 79 min
by Maximilian Plettau

In a bleak attic in Munich, we find Juergen "The Rock" Hartenstein living and training. The ageing German ex-professional boxer eschews women and alcohol, and any creaturecomforts, earning his meagre living as a pub bouncer.He is entirely on his own, with no manager standing behindhim, forced to train in city parks and in the dark, seedy atticwith his African trainer Markus Kone, while their own gym isbuilt. From a call shop, every week for months, he has beenphoning matchmakers in the U.S.A. Be