Jacob Matschenz

Jacob Matschenz

Birthday: 1984-01-01

Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany

Biography: Jacob Matschenz (born 1984, Berlin) is a German actor. He is notable for film and television work including The Wave (2008), 12 Paces Without a Head (2009) and The Sinking of the Laconia (2010). He won the Adolf Grimme Award in 2008 for his appearance in An die Grenze.

Movies

Mutants
Mutants

Thirteen-year-old Paula lives with her mother on a well-kept estate in a small town surrounded by ni...

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The Wave
The Wave

A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to re...

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Neandertal
Neandertal

17-year-old Guido suffers since his early childhood from neurodermatitis. After being taken to the h...

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1st of May: All Belongs to You
1st of May: All Belongs to You

An eleven-year-old Turkish boy, two young men from a small town, and a cuckolded policeman from the ...

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42plus
42plus

When the beautiful, efficient and successful Christine, 42, arrives at their summer beach home with ...

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An die Grenze
An die Grenze

19-year-old NVA soldier, Alex Karow, is sent to the West German-East German border in May 1974, shor...

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The Crocodiles
The Crocodiles

Ten-year-old Hannes, growing up with his young, poor and single mother wants to join the coolest gan...

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A Year Ago in Winter
A Year Ago in Winter

A renowned artist must uncover a young dancer's secrets in order to truly capture her likeness for a...

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Coxless Pair
Coxless Pair

The film tells the story of the friendship between Johann and Ludwig as they strive for the ultimate...

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Whispers of War
Whispers of War

When Khalil, a primary school teacher in Berlin, gets hold of images of war from his Kurdish hometow...

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Wholetrain
Wholetrain

This feature takes a look at the graffiti movement and young people who populate the niche culture. ...

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Weihnachtspäckchen ... haben alle zu tragen
Weihnachtspäckchen ... haben alle zu tragen

Parcel carrier Adika, who works as a parcel driver over the holidays, rarely loses his good mood des...

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Sex Up
Sex Up

Three best friends accidentally discover a tropical plant which is actually all-powerful aphrodisiac...

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12 Paces without a Head
12 Paces without a Head

The era of the feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end. After a ...

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Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods
Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods

When the mighty Viking Halvar suddenly disappears, his clever but timid son Wickie must lead the Vik...

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Dreileben: Don’t Follow Me Around
Dreileben: Don’t Follow Me Around

The police psychologist Jo is supposed to help catch the sex offender Molesch. Since the hotel is fu...

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Sex Up Your Life!
Sex Up Your Life!

Ziege, Häschen and Max have now moved to Berlin for studying. They ain't got no money till the mysti...

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The Crocodiles: All for One
The Crocodiles: All for One

“The Crocodiles” are back and they are in for quite an adventure! Frank is seriously hurt and needs ...

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The System
The System

Mike is twenty, attractive, intelligent and a loner. He only shares his thoughts and an apartment in...

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Bis aufs Blut
Bis aufs Blut

Fresh out of juvenile prison, Tommy has sworn off the drugs. But when the going gets tough, the only...

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Run If You Can
Run If You Can

An independent tragicomedy, Run If You Can is the debut feature for director Brüggemann who, along w...

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Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead

Johannes is a loner who wants a better job. And then he meets Ana. Ana is attractive and even though...

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Dreileben: One Minute of Darkness
Dreileben: One Minute of Darkness

An ailing police inspector (Stefan Kurt) hunts a dangerous criminal who escaped from custody....

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Tomorrow We'll Be Happy
Tomorrow We'll Be Happy

The overworked and exhausted architect Leon longs for a shoulder to lean on. His confident girlfrien...

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Move
Move

Eleven moving dates, eight friends: Philipp, Wiebke, Jessica, Maria, Swantje, Michael, Thomas, Dina ...

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Das Lächeln der Tiefseefische
Das Lächeln der Tiefseefische

Malte, who is almost 18, lives with his alcoholic father in a dilapidated house on the island of Use...

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Finn und der Weg zum Himmel
Finn und der Weg zum Himmel

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Max and the Senior Squad
Max and the Senior Squad

Max can hardly believe his luck: In a retirement home, he has finally found a gang that will let him...

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Jack
Jack

Ten-year-old Jack has to take care of his little brother, six-year-old Manuel, every day from the ti...

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GrossStadtklein
GrossStadtklein

A comedy about a crazy summer of young provincial guy in Berlin....

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Wolfsjagd
Wolfsjagd

Wildlife ranger Sara Jahnke prefers to live in the solitude of Canada's forests rather than among pe...

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Die Pilgerin
Die Pilgerin

In the 14th century, a young merchant's daughter from southern Germany sets off on the adventurous W...

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The Guardians
The Guardians

15-year-old Nina witnesses a terrible crime that puts her life in danger. Being an orphan, she has n...

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A Murder of Crows
A Murder of Crows

Empathy is a two-edged sword, especially for Martin. Tormented by the past, haunted by the present, ...

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Meine Freundin Volker
Meine Freundin Volker

Vivian Bernaise is the star of the Hamburg drag scene. After a glamorous performance in the Hamburg ...

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Death in the Eifel
Death in the Eifel

A money transporter is ambushed near the small Eifel village of Eschbach. The young LKA chief inspec...

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Experiment Bootcamp
Experiment Bootcamp

Alex is constantly in trouble with his father, who thinks he's a loser. When his father becomes viol...

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3 Türken und ein Baby
3 Türken und ein Baby

The Yildiz brothers - Celal, Sami and Mesut - still live under one roof - despite their differences....

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Auf dem Vulkan
Auf dem Vulkan

Moritz and Eva Jung's marriage is in crisis. Moritz is tormented by feelings of guilt, but is unable...

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Liberated Zone
Liberated Zone

A financially devastated German town receives an encouraging boost with the arrival of a popular soc...

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Sputnik
Sputnik

November 9, 1989, the day the Berlin Wall came down. A 10-year-old girl and her friends attempt to u...

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Rose
Rose

Rose is in her early forties and a single mother of three – supposedly – adult sons: Bernd, 23, earn...

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Break Up Man
Break Up Man

BREAK UP MAN is an odd couple road movie and tells the story of Henri, who works for a break up agen...

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Adam's End
Adam's End

A coming of age story of people who are already adults. Torn between emotional dependency and physic...

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Heil
Heil

An African-German Author loses his memory and is used by a modern National Socialist Party as promot...

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Nachspielzeit
Nachspielzeit

Cem is mid 20's and is making its voluntary service in the retirement home. There he falls in love w...

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Der gestiefelte Kater
Der gestiefelte Kater

Once upon a time there was a miller who had three sons. When the miller died, the three sons shared ...

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Juls Freundin
Juls Freundin

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Men in the City 2
Men in the City 2

The sequel of the "Men in the city" movie which reunites all the characters....

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The Pasta Detectives 3
The Pasta Detectives 3

The friends and amateur detectives Rico and Oskar experiencing their last adventure together. Here e...

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Fliehendes Land
Fliehendes Land

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Forwards Ever!
Forwards Ever!

A stage actor's turn as GDR leader Erich Honecker inspires an outlandish scheme to keep his daughter...

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Pärchenabend
Pärchenabend

Three couples arrange a dinner between friends. But no one is really in the mood for a reunion, as t...

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My Blind Date with Life
My Blind Date with Life

An ambitious young man struggles to achieve his dream of becoming an employee in a Munich luxury hot...

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Chasing Paper Birds
Chasing Paper Birds

Mia, Keks and Ian are at a turning point in their lives, searching for happiness but not sure of wha...

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Tollpension
Tollpension

The Mahlström family has been traveling to Södenhagen on the Baltic Sea for 15 years. But this year ...

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Calm at Sea
Calm at Sea

October 1941. Eighteen months into France’s occupation by German troops, young Communist members of ...

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Alone in Berlin
Alone in Berlin

Berlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a kitchen...

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Fly
Fly

Dima, a petty criminal, is in constant fear of his imminent deportation from Germany.This fear he co...

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Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt

Under the auspicious name "Magical Mystery" the Berlin techno label BummBumm Records wants to go on ...

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The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs
The Famous Five and the Valley of Dinosaurs

En route to a party they are not keen on attending, the Famous Five are almost relieved when Aunt Fa...

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Gratisgeld
Gratisgeld

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Kalte Karibik
Kalte Karibik

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Ludgers Fall
Ludgers Fall

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LenaLove
LenaLove

Set in your average suburban town, a young girl suddenly disappears after being in contact with a st...

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Never Look Away
Never Look Away

German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented ...

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Mord geht immer - Der Koch ist tot
Mord geht immer - Der Koch ist tot

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A Regular Woman
A Regular Woman

Hatun Aynur Sürücü, a German woman of Kurdish origin, was shot dead by her brothers at a bus stop in...

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Circling
Circling

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Rest in Greece
Rest in Greece

David, an author in his mid-30s, travels to the Greek island of Tinos with his wife Nina to spend ti...

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Undine
Undine

Undine is a historian and tour guide at the Berlin City Museum specializing in urban development, wh...

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It's for Your Own Good
It's for Your Own Good

Three fathers who are also brothers-in-law make a pact to save their daughters from their boyfriends...

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My Wonderful Wanda
My Wonderful Wanda

The Polish woman Wanda, 35, looks after Joseph, 70, in his family villa by the lake. She is there fo...

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The Black Square
The Black Square

VINCENT, a struggling art-thief and failed artist, stole Malewitsch’s legendary abstract painting th...

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Unschuld
Unschuld

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Für immer Freibad
Für immer Freibad

High school graduate Simon has a crush on lifeguard Mira. The outdoor pool in Niederwülst at the end...

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5 Finger sind 'ne Faust
5 Finger sind 'ne Faust

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In It for the Payback
In It for the Payback

Half-sisters Kim, Lesley and Olivia commit a robbery at a safe deposit box in order to convict the f...

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