Oliver Schmitz

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Oliver Schmitz (born 1960) is a South African film director and screenwriter. His film Mapantsula was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film Life, Above All was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. It made the shortlist of nominations announced in January 2011.

Most Popular Oliver Schmitz Trailers

Total trailers found: 31

Deadly Harvest Trailer (2008)

18 February 2008

Marisa and Frank honeymoon in South Africa. A particularly favourable offer lures them to a lonely and run-down hotel.

Paris Je T'aime Trailer (2006)

21 June 2006

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life.

Allein unter Nachbarn Trailer (2012)

09 October 2012

Ex-army soldier Harald Westphal moves into a larger apartment in Berlin-Neukölln with his second wife, their child, his two younger daughters from his first marriage, his son-in-law and his granddaughter.

Geisterschiff - Der Usedomkrimi Trailer (2019)

07 February 2019

Royal News Trailer (2004)

22 September 2004

A princess falls in love with a paparazzo who is using her to become famous.

Shepherds and Butchers Trailer (2017)

12 May 2017

A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.

Das beste Stück Trailer (2002)

16 October 2002

Mark Demski discovers his girlfriend is cheating on him and thinks it has happened because of his small penis.

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid Trailer (1994)

18 February 1994

A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid.

Allein unter Müttern Trailer (2011)

25 January 2011

Schandfleck - Der Usedom-Krimi Trailer (2015)

05 October 2015

A supermarket operator from Ahlbeck (Usedom) is found dead, naked, in the spa gardens of neighboring Swinemünde in Poland.

Allein unter Ärzten Trailer (2014)

02 December 2014

Plötzlich berühmt Trailer (2005)

29 June 2005

Mapantsula Trailer (1988)

21 May 1988

A petty gangster inevitably becomes involved in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and is forced to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system.

Joburg Stories Trailer (1997)

02 January 1997

Directed by Oliver Schmitz, Brian Tilley.

Hlanganani : A Short History of COSATU Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

A short history of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) from 1991

Hijack Stories Trailer (2001)

03 July 2001

A young Soweto actor joins a gang to study up and be more convincing in a gangster role he wants.

Was Sie schon immer über Singles wissen wollten Trailer (2005)

12 January 2005

Amokspiel Trailer (2018)

27 November 2018

When a single phone call is the difference between life and death: Jan May holds five hostages captive in a radio studio and plays a perfidious game of amok with them every hour.

Alaska's Giant Bears Trailer (2023)

17 January 2023

In Canada and Alaska, the consequences of global warming are being keenly felt by brown bears - but in different ways by different populations.

Liebling, lass die Hühner frei Trailer (2017)

01 October 2017

In the third part of the TV movie series about the Teuffel family, it is once again family man Steffen who shakes up everyday life in the Brandenburg village of Krummenwalde in a remarkable way.

Life, Above All Trailer (2010)

01 December 2010

A touching mother-daughter relationship that reflects the modern South Africa.

Klara Sonntag - Kleine Fische, große Fische Trailer (2021)

23 April 2021

Klara Sonntag, probation officer, believes in the good in people. Everybody deserves a second chance.

Reiff für die Insel - Katharina und der Schäfer Trailer (2015)

12 March 2015

Allein unter Töchtern Trailer (2007)

16 October 2007

When her mother dies in an accident, 17-year-old Jessy takes responsibility for herself and her two younger sisters.

Willkommen im Club Trailer (2013)

03 September 2013

The Wagners' marriage is as good as over. But just as the couple are on vacation in Tenerife, a boat carrying black African refugees lands.

Carolin Kebekus: The Last Christmas Special Trailer (2021)

08 December 2021

One of the biggest comedians in Germany, Carolin Kebekus, mixes festive nostalgia and social commentary with her signature edgy wit to poke fun and challenge 'the most wonderful time of the year'.

Alle unter eine Tanne Trailer (2014)

12 December 2014

Elli and Robert have been divorced for three years. But for the festive season, they pretend to be a happy couple for their children, while the crisis-ridden offspring pretend to be in harmony with their parents.

Willkommen im Krieg Trailer (2012)

09 April 2012

A dusty stretch of desert through which a Bundeswehr tank is struggling. The hungover Martin dozes off inside the vehicle.

Yellowstone: The Mystery of the Wolves Trailer (2018)

02 January 2018

70 years after the last wolves roamed the national park, a total of 41 wolves were reintroduced between 1995 and 1997.

Familie mit Hindernissen Trailer (2017)

29 March 2017

Katrin can only dream of a happy family. Because the patchwork constellation with several involuntarily connected families puts their nerves to the test.

Bella Dilemma Trailer (2013)

05 September 2013

Bella is in a dilemma: She lives with her ex Martin and her new boyfriend Sebastian in a shared flat. Neither does she dare to pour Martin pure wine, nor to quit. Just when Bella has come to an end to the secrecy, a bad news arrives by phone: Two very good, mutual friends of Bella and Martin have been fatally injured. They leave Tom, a two-year-old boy. Bella does not hesitate: Martin and her will take care of the boy. But how should that work in the WG?