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  • 2012
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    Measuring the World

    Measuring the World

    6.50 2012 HD

    Germany in the early 19th century. "Die Vermessung der Welt" follows the two brilliant and eccentric scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Carl...

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  • 2014
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    Dessau Dancers

    Dessau Dancers

    5.30 2014 HD

    In the summer of 1985, an American movie also ignites young people in the GDR: "Beatstreet" ensures full cinemas and subsequently a new phenomenon in...

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  • 2010
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    Life Is Too Long

    Life Is Too Long

    5.00 2010 HD

    No crisis is as disastrous, overwhelming and unjust as that of Alfi Seliger. The Jewish filmmaker, hypochondriac and family man is up to his neck in...

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  • 2012
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    Hannah Arendt

    Hannah Arendt

    6.91 2012 HD

    HANNAH ARENDT is a portrait of the genius that shook the world with her discovery of “the banality of evil.” After she attends the Nazi...

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  • 2006
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    Emma's Bliss

    Emma's Bliss

    6.60 2006 HD

    Upon being informed that he is fatally ill with cancer, Max, who works at a used car store, steals money which his boss has gained through illegal...

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  • 2012
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    Home for the Weekend

    Home for the Weekend

    5.40 2012 HD

    On the request of his mother Gitte, Marko, who has been living in Berlin for years, drives off to the countryside to visit his parents. His hopes of...

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  • 2025
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    The TikTok-Army of the AfD

    The TikTok-Army of the AfD

    3.00 2025 HD

    The AfD is clearly the strongest force on TikTok. Its official account has far more followers than those of the other major German parties combined....

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  • 2012
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    Fraktus - Das letzte Kapitel der Musikgeschichte

    Fraktus - Das letzte Kapitel der Musikgeschichte

    6.90 2012 HD

    German mockumentary about the history of the techno band of the same name. Fraktus were once considered the pioneers of techno. Now, after 25 years,...

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  • 2005
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    Am Tag als Bobby Ewing starb

    Am Tag als Bobby Ewing starb

    4.40 2005 HD

    1986 - The protest movement against the construction of the nuclear power plant in Brokdorf is on its last legs. Only one rural commune remains: the...

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  • 2015
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    3 Türken und ein Baby

    3 Türken und ein Baby

    5.40 2015 HD

    The Yildiz brothers - Celal, Sami and Mesut - still live under one roof - despite their differences. The family bridal shop is doing really badly and...

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  • 2004
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    Guys & Balls

    Guys & Balls

    6.20 2004 HD

    Ecki is a sweet, closeted gay man who works in his family’s bakery and plays goalie in his small town’s soccer team. When he both loses...

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  • 2021
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    Kaiserschmarrndrama

    Kaiserschmarrndrama

    6.95 2021 HD

    A dicey murder investigation. A fuming best friend. A chaotic living situation. Village police officer Franz Eberhofer has a lot on his plate right...

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  • 2009
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    Within the Whirlwind

    Within the Whirlwind

    5.20 2009 HD

    During Stalin's reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years hard labor in a gulag in Siberia. Having lost...

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  • 2021
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    3 1/2 Hours

    3 1/2 Hours

    6.40 2021 HD

    August 13, 1961: The passengers on the interzonal train from Munich to East Berlin learn 3½ hours before crossing the border that the Wall is...

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  • 2006
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    Grave Decisions

    Grave Decisions

    6.99 2006 HD

    In this black comedy set in small-town Bavaria, 11-year-old Sebastian thinks you can never be too young to be a murderer. He's convinced that he...

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  • 2009
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    Albert Schweitzer

    Albert Schweitzer

    5.67 2009 HD

    1949 the early years of the Cold War. Albert Schweitzer has become one of the most admired men in the world. The "jungle doctor" Albert Schweitzer...

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  • 2000
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    Das Glück ist eine Insel

    Das Glück ist eine Insel

    5.00 2000 HD

    The talented young lawyer Corinna Jakobs is given a great opportunity to make her professional breakthrough: she is to represent the well-known...

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  • 2020
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    Louis van Beethoven

    Louis van Beethoven

    6.80 2020 HD

    1779. Eight-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven, called "Louis", is already known as a musical prodigy. He learns to go his own way - much to the dismay of...

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  • 2008
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    Cherry Blossoms

    Cherry Blossoms

    7.38 2008 HD

    After finding out that her husband, Rudi, has a fatal illness, Trudi Angermeier arranges a trip to Berlin so they can see their children. Of course,...

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  • 2010
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    Max Schmeling

    Max Schmeling

    5.60 2010 HD

    Based on the true story of Max Schmeling. A national hero in the 1930's when he became World heavyweight champion. He lost favour with the Nazi...

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