Generation War is a TV mini-series set in Nazi Germany during World War II. It follows the lives of five friends who are forced to confront the realities of war, including the rise of Nazism, the persecution of Jews, and the brutality of the Eastern Front. The series explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the moral dilemmas faced by ordinary people during a time of extreme violence and oppression.
The Billion Dollar Code is a gripping docudrama TV show that tells the true story of a billion-dollar code theft. Set in the 1990s, the series follows a talented group of computer hackers who steal a groundbreaking code from a major tech company. As they struggle to keep their heist a secret, they find themselves embroiled in a high-stakes legal battle against the powerful forces of money and justice.
8 Days is a German TV mini-series that follows the story of individuals and families as they struggle to survive in the last 8 days before an asteroid collides with Earth. The series explores themes of survival, love, and human resilience.
A couple separated by circumstances gets a second chance at love during a summer in India. The movie explores the complexities of their relationship and the beautiful backdrop of the country. Through aerial shots of stunning landscapes, the characters embark on a journey of self-discovery and rekindled romance.
Buddenbrooks is a drama set in imperial Germany that explores the complexities of family relationships, wealth, and societal pressures. It follows the lives of the Buddenbrooks family and their struggles with maintaining their status and traditions.
Teenage siblings Hannah and Timotheus grow up in a strict evangelical family and lead seemingly fulfilling lives in their free church community. When Hannah falls in love with their new neighbour, Max, and Timotheus discovers he is attracted to men, their feelings collide with their family's values.
Bella Figura is a play where the stage direction "flottement" (a suspension, indeterminacy, or oscillation) occurs frequently, indicating a moment of silence when the characters and audience are left in ambiguous tension. The playwright Yasmina Reza wrote Bella Figura specifically for the Schaubühne director Thomas Ostermeier, and I imagine that she included these floating silences with him in mind.
In Shelter, a Mossad agent living in Lebanon assumes a new identity and moves to Germany after a failed assassination attempt. However, her past catches up with her as she becomes embroiled in a dangerous web of deception and terrorism.
Habermann is a movie set in the 1940s in Sudetenland, which is occupied by the Nazis. It revolves around the story of a man named Habermann and his struggles during this time period. The plot includes themes of love, war, resistance, and the effects of Nazi collaboration. Habermann's life takes a dramatic turn after he becomes an army deserter and is forced to make choices that will change his life forever.
A famous trio of young detectives embark on an internship on a film set in Transylvania. As they arrive at Countess Codrina's castle, strange events unfold, connecting a decades-old missing boy case, a secretive brotherhood, and an enigmatic undead. Their friendship, the filming, and Peter's relationship with his father are all at stake as they delve deeper into the mysteries.
Isn’t the trajectory of a shared life determined in advance? Get married, have kids, be like everyone else… According to Dietrich Brüggemann, who competed in Vary six years ago, 30-somethings conceivably have it all, yet they fail in their attempts to achieve their set ideals. Nö delivers a critique of contemporary values, while also highlighting the struggle to find and nurture love.
When a crown rolled in front of his hooves, Louis, a sheep among other sheep, grabs it, puts it on and becomes king. From then on, he plays through everything that kings do to banish boredom and to demonstrate power. With a lot of humour, historical borrowings and a profound sense, the detailed stop-motion animation drives abuse of power to extremes in order to expose it.
A married woman runs a successful gallery and falls for a man she met accidentally.
As a divorced father of two teenage daughters, with a head-strong ex-wife for a best friend, too many peculiar patients to keep up with and a new dog, psychotherapist Max certainly doesn't need another challenge. But when Sophie, a compulsive gambler with a boyfriend problem, regularly shows up late for her appointments, she rocks his world in ways he's not ready for.
The City Below is a compelling dramatic romance set in the world of high finance in Frankfurt, Germany. It tells the story of a banker's extramarital affair with a seductive woman, leading to a chain of secrets and betrayals.
A young couple moves to a gated community (named Sechzehneichen), where soon the creative wife (a photographer) gets bored and the husband joins a secret mens' club. All the other wives seem strangely conservative and shallow. Basically a thinly veiled take on the Stepford Wives, just without any bit of humor or atmosphere, but instead filled with the sterile, unflinching and dry seriousness that makes watching a lot of our German films such a drag and a miserable experience.
It is a story about the Soviet worker Pyotr and the German engineer Hans, who came to the USSR before the war on a business trip. At a Soviet plant the German team works in cooperation with Russian specialists. Once Hans makes a mistake which causes the explosion of the furnace and human losses. Hans finds himself at the mercy of Pyotr, the only witness to his actions near the furnace. Pyotr also depends on Hans, because Pyotr’s very presence near the furnace entails accusation of subversive actions and a death sentence. Mutual suspicion gives way to silent sympathy and later friendship. They even look like each other, both have small children. Pyotr secretly leaves the town with his family but Hans feels loss rather that relief at the disappearance of the embarrassing witness.
Anja Altmann disappears after a birthday party. When the police ask husband Thomas about her , family attorney and friend Lavinia Bertok manage to dispel any suspicions about him. But soon Thomas is arrested. While the Altmann family start hurling accusations and recriminations at each other, Anja allegedly surfaces in Spain, raising a strange suspicion against Lavinia.
Lukas Geier, now a popular pop musician, lives a secluded life high above the Gastein Valley in the Austrian mountains. The former detective inspector used to give people new identities, always operating in secret. Now the past is catching up with him in the form of contract killer Roland Büttner.
Afternoon is a drama film that explores the complex dynamics of a family reunion. As the protagonist, a writer, returns to his childhood home, long-buried secrets and hidden desires come to the surface. The story delves into themes of loneliness, family relationships, and the consequences of past actions. It is based on a play and takes a foreign-language adaptation. The plot also touches upon the protagonist's struggle with mental health and a suicide attempt, as well as the presence of a psychopath. The house serves as the backdrop for the intense emotions and tense interactions between family members.