Director Marc Bauder with Screenwriter Dörte Franke Los Angeles, CA —I’m a frequent visitor to events put on by the arts arm of the German government.  This time it was at the renowned Goethe-Institut across the street from the Screen Actor’s Guild where I’m a member. They had a real treat for me lined up.   A screening of a film called Das System and a Q&A with the director Marc Bauder and one of the two screenwriters, Dörte Franke .   Afterwards there was a meet and greet reception.   The film was a real thriller.   It interposed East Germany’s dark past with modern day corruption.   The unintended protagonist is a 20 year-old boy, Mike Hiller, played by Jacob Matschenz .   Later in the film, through cinematic magic, Hiller returns to play his presumed father, Rolf.   The young Hiller who survives as a petty criminal,  is sought out by a wealthy fellow, Konrad Böhm played by Bernhard Schütz .    Böhm is...