The Flight

When Dr. Schmith's proposal for international research on infant mortality is rejected, he decides t

Hans Rockle and the Devil

Hans Röckle is a puppeteer, inventor, blacksmith and more. He is challenged by the Devil (in almost

Großes Kino made in DDR

In 2016, DEFA celebrates its 70th anniversary: the film embarks on a journey into the exciting film

Sabine Kleist, Aged Seven

Little Sabine has spent her childhood in an orphanage after her parents died in a car accident. When

Wolfsburg

Philipp Gerber is a smart, but self-satisfied car salesman. In an inattentive moment at the wheel of

Für die Liebe noch zu mager

At the textile company, everyone appreciates the work of 18-year-old Susanne, but nobody really cons

Bei Aufschlag Mord

A bodyguard who is supposed to protect a world-class tennis player from her violent uncle and ex-man

Love at 16

Although at first Ina barely takes any notice of Matti, the two teenagers gradually fall in love at

Driving School

In the GDR, purchasing a car was such a difficult process that many families applied for one years i

The Sinking of Emma

A funny adventures of a two young boys who are trying to rebuild the ship called "Emma" for their fr

Gespenster

Mrs. Alving has hidden her unhappy marriage to a morally depraved man from the world for years. To r

Your Presence Is Imperative

Elizabeth is an open-minded young person - curious and unbiased. She is sixteen, goes to secondary s

Willkommen in Kölleda

Jens Lehnert sends his grumpy consultancy partner and key employee Carla Schneider to audit the old-

The Promise

East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends

Schulmeister Spitzbart

1831. A village schoolteacher Matthias Spitzbart dreams of the ideal school and writes a textbook on

The Red Room

A man and two women are trying their luck in the red room in the countryside. The older (but therefo

Passage

Liebling, weck die Hühner auf

Author Steffen Teuffel moved from Berlin to sleepy, 'dying' Brandenburg (ex-GDR) small-town Krummenw

Liebling, bring die Hühner ins Bett

‎Old Swede‎

A famous journalist wants to adopt a 13 years old orphan boy but their relationship are not perfect.

Ach du meine Liebe

Detlev, a single insurance clerk in his 30s, is kept dependent by his loving and caring mother and l

Wie wär's mit uns beiden

In three episodes about six people, the film takes on the topics of relationships, difficult social

Kikeriki

Eine Handvoll Hoffnung

Berlin at the end of the 1940s. Anneliese Weyher is working as a switchboard operator. She is living

Die Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe

Die traurige Geschichte von Friedrich dem Großen

Künstler, König und Modell

Johann Gottfried Schadow is only in his early twenties when he is put in charge of the royal sculpto

Schatzsucher

The 18-year-old construction worker Schultzendorf, known as Schulle, sets off for Berlin from his ho

Changing Skins

Inspired by West German terrorists, two pupils kidnap a teacher in East Germany.

Residual Risk

Nuclear security expert Katja Wernecke (Ulrike Folkerts) helps cover up a fire in the German nuclear

Alleinstehend

Die Verführbaren

1929: Marie Lehning, a farm worker from Warmsdorf on the Baltic Sea, falls in love with the fisherma

Karate-Billi kehrt zurück

Ottokar, the World Reformer

A funny story about fifth grader Ottokar who is always ready to fight for justice.

Exploring the Brandenburg Marche

On a forest road in the Brandenburg March, village teacher Potsch accidentally encounters the distin

Pianke

The story of a young German boy and his father who befriend a Jewish family during WWII.

Herzrasen

A notorious criminal is committed to a psychiatric ward pending a determination of his sanity. With