Le client est roi

20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems l...

Runtime

2h

Director

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Cast

Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Oliver Stokowski

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail...

Runtime

2h 10m

Director

Gregory Hoblit

Cast

Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney

The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.

Runtime

2h 8m

Director

Steven Zaillian

Cast

Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins

Runtime

51m

Director

André Schneider

Cast

Nikolaus Firmkranz, Dominique Wolf

Famed forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after profilers around. His expert testimony has resulted in the conviction of many criminals, including serial killer Jon Forster. On the eve of Forster's execution, one of Gramm's students is murdered in a vicious copycat crime, and Gramm himself...

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Jon Avnet

Cast

Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski