on his Facebook page whether there should be a sequel to the 2001 classic German stoner film Lammbock, Bleibtreu announced in November 2015 that the sequel would be titled Lommbock. Filming began in summer 2016 and the film premiered in 2017. He played a main role in the musical adaptation, "I've Never Been to New York", which was first shown in cinemas in Germany in October 2019. He worked alongside a couple other famous actors and actresses such as Katharina Thalbach, Heike Makatsch, and Uwe Ochsenknecht in movies such as I've Never Been to New York and Love Your Neighbour. Bleibtreu then began his journey as a director in September 2020 with his film "Cortex". He premiered his film at the Hamburg Film Festival in October 2020. The next year he worked in a six-part RTL and drama series called "Faking Hitler". Selected filmography Awards Directing Career Moritz Bleibtreu began his career in directing in 2019 with his film Cortex which released in theaters on October 22, 2020. He said in an interview with the German Films Quarterly that the film was "very personal to him" as he directed the psychological thriller. Bleibtreu exclaimed that the motivation behind him directing his film was that "... he believed he wanted to watch like this himself". He also said that "directing was not an escape from acting, but rather just another challenge for his journey". Not only did Bleibtreu direct the film, but he also played the lead role of a security officer named Hagen. According to IMDb with 540 viewer ratings, Cortex received a 5.3 out of 10 stars. German film critic, Christopher Diekhaus, said in a review that "Bleibtreu finds his own way to challenge and captivate the audience". He also says it "creates an abysmal pull and makes you want to watch it several times to better understand the dance between dream and reality". Controversy Moritz Bleibtreu, in 2013, did a commercial for a popular fast-food chain with actors and actresses including Christian Ulmen, Elyas M'Barek, Alexandra Maria Lara, and many others. He said that the reason that he did the commercial for the fast-food chain was because it allowed him to "make small budget films" and he also enjoyed eating at the fast-food chain itself. Bleibtreu decided in April 2021 to join the #allesdichtmachen campaign. This campaign was meant for people to give advice or measures that they