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The 13 days from April 20th to May 2nd, 1945, are unique in the history of Germany: They are the final act in the history of the Third Reich, which was supposed to last for a thousand years and succumbed after twelve in an orgy of violence and fire. ...

Julia takes care of her paraplegic mother. After the tragic accident, the father had abandoned the family....

Inspector Hannah Mangold returns to her old office after a long stay in a psychiatric ward. She is still suffering from anxiety attacks after an escaped inmate shot her daughter Laura's friend in front of her eyes. The perpetrator actually wanted to ...

Despite having lived in the East German countryside for several months, teenager Lars and his dad, Henrik, are still treated as unwelcome guests. Henrik is building a “marriage barn,” a proposed bed-and-breakfast for newlywed Berliners....

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Musician Mio from Berlin is astonished when he learns that he is entitled to a handsome sum in compensation for the death of his parents in a terrorist attack several years earlier. All he needs is the signature of his brother Valentin, who lives in ...

Single parent Mona Doermer travels to the Baltic Sea with her two children Tom and Marlen. The mentally unstable mother and the children, which are alarmingly mature for their age, form a strange team that many in the coastal town notice - including ...

Tells the story of a group of gangsters hiding out in a vacation-bungalow who get more than they bargained for....

Jonas is in his mid-twenties, still lives with his parents and gets dumped by his girlfriend. He soon gets to know Lena, a tough young woman with ideals, and immediately falls in love with her. However, to prove he is worthy of her love, he has to pa...

Charlotte Schmutte, a Bible-thumping mousie type, runs a baggage taxi service on the tiny island of Helgoland. When she gets a glimpse of ex-prostitute Ayse on the jetty, she thinks an angel has landed; a herald of Judgement Day... In fact, Ayse is a...

It's been 25 years since they graduated from high school or could have done it if they had not left before, made honors rounds or simply failed. Now they meet again at the class reunion, the former best of class, the former genius, the ex-class brat,...

Peter Weiss’ monumental 1965 stage play, among the greatest artworks on the Holocaust, condenses the testimonies of witnesses and the accused during the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963-1965. This ultra-faithful film adaptation builds, across four ...

In a small North German village a drama played out during and shortly after the Second World War about duty versus individual conscience and morality....

What connects a modern-day whistleblower with Martin Luther? Documentary and sophisticated crime entertainment merge in "The Luther Matrix" to create an exciting docu-thriller. Using historical locations and interviews with renowned Luther experts, a...

A great mosaic, a labyrinth of scenes, dialogue splinters, interviews, portraits of people surrounding Hamlet and wanting to be part of his story....

Straight to the heart: a fleeting collision on a street corner, Mathilda and Bronski's first encounter. Andi will meet Johanna, who has to tame her daughter Mandy. Andi will meet David, who is trying to cope with his girlfriend Ali's ambitious career...

Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this interrogation Haarmann reveals his motives and his killing method...

Amrum Island, Spring 1945. In the final days of the war, 12-year-old Nanning braves the treacherous sea to hunt seals, goes fishing at night, and works the nearby farm to help his mother feed the family. Despite the hardship, life on the beautiful, w...

A drama directed by Petra Haffter....