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12 Paces Without a Head (2009)

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12 Paces Without a Head

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  • East Fresia 1401: era of feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end.
  • East Fresia 1401: the era of the feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end. After a long period with no booty at last a bulging ship appears on the horizon. However, Störtebeker is badly wounded in the attempted capture and the pirates suffer ignominious defeat. Not only their ship is down the drain - Störtebeker himself is suddenly plagued by anxiety and doubt about his very existence as a pirate. He is drawn to the beautiful country girl Bille, while Michels gets rebuffed by the friesian princess Okka. In the very moment that the crew have mutinied and co-captain Michels is literally at the end of his tether, they discover on board their ramshackle old tub a most unique wonder weapon. Glory days are quickly revived - until the mighty Hanse consolidate their power and weaponry and go to war against the pirates. Störtebeker and Michels are forced to decide: To live as a farmer or to die as a pirate.—Wüste Film
  • Having fun, sparking chaos and kicking up a riot have long been the way of life for high-sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker (Ronald Zehrfeld) and Gödeke Michels (Matthias Schweighöfer). Endless conquests on the North and Baltic seas have lent Störtebeker the reputation of a rebel and a revolutionary, and to his loyal troops of sea pirates he is a living legend. But the constant fighting and battling with those loathed "moneybags" of the Hanse has worn down the once invincible buccaneers and their bold crew. When Störtebeker is seriously wounded in a battle to capture a ship, the legendary pirate begins to question whether this life holds a future for him, and when he ends up falling in love with the beautiful and feisty Bille (Franziska Wulf), who evokes in him dreams of a quiet life on land, he is finally forced to face his future: What now Störtebeker? Guerilla or gardener? A fight with Michels, the flaming full-blooded pirate is inevitable, until the discovery of a secret wonder weapon lifts their spirits and reignites their bond - but the mighty Hanse has also stocked up on its weapons and the so the final battle nears.—yusufpiskin

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  • East Friesland in 1401: The era of the dreaded pirates and best friends Klaus Störtebeker (Ronald Zehrfeld) and Gödeke Michel (Matthias Schweighöfer) bends to the end. When finally once more again, fat prey appears on the horizon , Störtebeker is hit in the fight, seriously injured and the pirates beaten again disgraceful. Their Ship is broken and Störtebeker suddenly torment general doubts about the pirate's existence. It attracts him to the nice lady Bille on Shore, while Michel meets with a rebuff with the sexy Frisian's princess Okka (Cosma Shiva Hagen) . As well as still the team mutinies without luck against the co-captains and everything seems lost, they discover a miracle weapon aboard their ailing sloop . They experience once again a glorious time until the Hanse arms and the pirates only remains one choice : A life as a radish farmer, or the death as a pirate!

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