Movies

The East German scientist Professor Gerlach has made a significant discovery with his research into how a new, even stronger pesticide can be...

After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist...

Documentary on the former border patrol sergeant Klein. Klein deserted in 1961, defected to the enemy and betrayed state and military secrets. He was...

A musician seeks a peaceful vacation in a Vogtland village but is soon overwhelmed by requests for a symphonic composition and a pop song for a local...

“We no longer stand before a choice between peace and war, but between peace and annihilation (Brecht 1947)”, one of the posters in the...

Defectors from Hitler's army join the French Foreign Legion and end up in Vietnam in the late '40s.

A young boy Jampoll is spending the summer in his grandfather village where he fights criminals using his friends help.

A report on the work of a reservist collective from a factory of the Guben chemical fiber combine.

A documentary about the planning and construction of the Palace of the Republic, Berlin.

A child abduction story ordered by a non-custodial uncle with the background of the East/West-German separation.

In front of audience estimated to be 500,000, The Boss performs a historic show

This documentary reports on the well-known winter sports resort of Oberhof in Thuringia and the "2nd Winter Sports Championships of the GDR" with...

October 1918: Karl Liebknecht is released from prison and Berlin workers celebrate his release. Although WWI is almost over, the German Kaiserreich...

The pretty young crane operator Vera is the only woman in a team of dock workers at the overseas port of Rostock. She has to hold her own against her...

Short film about the GDR state border

Peter lives happily with his cat until one day a mouse appears. Peter tries to teach the animal how to catch mice. But it is playful and interested...

Paul Pospischiel loses his job in the great colliery collapse in the Ruhr, retrains and builds a new life for himself. One day, he receives a letter...

A very little man attacks two huge feet and fights with all his power against them until his downfall. While dying, he is still convinced that he is...

Berlin in the golden 20s. Like no other, the singer and cabaret artist Claire Waldoff found the right words for what the so-called “little...