The Princess and the Warrior (2000)

Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident in which he provides first aid, Sissi wonders if he may be the man of her dreams. But when she finds him weeks later she is rejected, as Bodo is stuck somewhere between a traumatic past and a criminal future.

Genres: Romance, Drama

What to watch after The Princess and the Warrior

• A Woman in Berlin (2008)
• The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
• Run Lola Run (1998) — Tom Tykwer directed both
• The English Patient (1996)
• Paris, Je T'aime (2006) — Tom Tykwer directed both
• The Tin Drum (1979)