Eastern Cross

15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies sh

Bahnwärter Thiel

The film tells the tragic fate of railroad guard Thiel at the end of the 19th century. Thiel, who sp

Verwandte und Bekannte

Using the example of three generations of a Hamburg working class family, the rise of the working cl

Imaginative King

Im Spannungsfeld

Electronic data processing is an absolute must in the Information Age. Karl Hoppe, the director of a

Sabine Kleist, Aged Seven

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

Mein lieber Mann und ich

For her husband, who has become famous as an actor, Angelika is the go-to girl. For years, she stand

Love at 16

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

Zwei leere Stühle

Twelve years after graduating from high school, Helmut Hausknecht's former class is planning a class

Einfach Blumen aufs Dach

Mechanic Hannes Blaschke and his wife Maxi, who works as a bus driver, have just become happy parent

Meines Vaters Straßenbahn

Ralph grows up in pre-war Dresden as the eldest son of a principled and orderly streetcar conductor.

The Naked Man on the Sportsfield

In this film, Wolf and scriptwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase explore the role of art and the artist in soc

Die ehrbaren Fünf

In a small Saxon town after the Second World War, the former chimney sweep Toni tries to survive on

Everyone Dreams of a Horse

Everyone dreams of a horse - and especially four Kulman family children...

Alwin auf der Landstraße

Ironically, at the beginning of the summer holidays, Alwins strict father has grounded him to get hi

Mein blauer Vogel fliegt

Based upon a true story, the movie centers on the German communist Robert, a "Kapo" in a concentrati

Pelle the Conqueror

From Martin Anderson Nexo's novel comes this loved story of a Swedish boy and his elderly father try

Das Versteck

One year has passed since Max and Wanda got their divorce. Max has come to the realization that he w

When Unku was Ede's Girlfriend

Ede falls in love with Unku, a girl from a travelling circus. Love cannot run smoothly however becau

Jugendweihe

Every year in the spring the pupils of the 8th grade in the GDR receive the 'Jugendweihe' and are ad

Der entführte Prinz

The Solo Sailor

Christine inherits a sailboat from her father, whom she barely knew. Christine is a divorced single

Jörg Ratgeb, Painter

On the eve of the German Peasants' Revolt, painter Joerg Ratgeb is occupied by a crisis of his own:

Longing

Ena lives on a remote farmstead. One stormy night, hydraulic engineer Sieghart appears at her door a

Ripe Cherries

Helmut Kamp, the construction brigade leader, a man no longer young, life immediately confronted sev

Visiting Van Gogh

In the 22nd Century, antiquities command huge prices. A woman uses a time machine to travel back the

Despite It All!

October 1918: Karl Liebknecht is released from prison and Berlin workers celebrate his release. Alth

Verspielte Heimat

The deputy editor-in-chief of an SPD newspaper in West Germany, Karl Waldner, recognizes the former

P.S.

When he reaches age 18, Peter is released from the children's home where he grew up, but this does n

The Sinking of Emma

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

Johannes Kepler

Europe, 1620: The well-known astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler, who teaches as a professo

The Just People of Kummerow

In a remote Prussian village, the shepherd Krischan with his fantastic stories is the attraction poi

Farssmann oder Zu Fuß in die Sackgasse

He could have had women, he could have climbed the ladder of his accountancy career, and he could ha

Weiberwirtschaft

Shortly after the end of World War II, young carpenter Achim is sent to a remote farm to do some rep

Der Lude

Berlin in the early 1930s. Bello is an unemployed young man who loves the underage Frieda. In order

Die Gänse von Bützow

In 1794 Bützow, widow Hornborstel, a top goose breeder, presses Mayor Hane to marry her. Rebuffed, h

I Was Nineteen

A young soldier enters Germany with Soviet troops at the end of WWII, feeling like a stranger in his

Die eigene Haut

Eighteen-year-old Wolfgang has just passed his A-levels and still has a few months to go before he h

Die sieben Affären der Dona Juanita

She is called Dona Juanita: the attractive young architect Anita Nachtigall, who manages a departmen

Jan Oppen

The Oppen family has lived in Berlin, Griesener Straße, for generations. The first names of the fami

Pianke

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

Mama, I’m Alive

In a Russian POW camp, four Germans determined to end WWII agree to pose as Red Army soldiers. Are t