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Olympia

  Made by Riefenstahl to document the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, this film was the first Olympics documentary ever made. Often viewed as propaganda, much like Triumph of the Will, Read More

Life Is Not for Cowards

  After the sudden death of his wife, the lives of Markus Färber and his daughter Kim fall into disarray. Markus’ attempt to bring back normality into their everyday lives Read More

Who Am I

  Benjamin (TOM SCHILLING) is invisible, a nobody. This changes abruptly when he meets charismatic Max (ELYAS M’BAREK). Even though they couldn’t seem more different from the outside, they share Read More

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

  It’s not the expected thing for a documentary on Turkish music to open with a quote from Confucius, but that is not the only fascinating surprise that Crossing the Read More

Europa Europa

  Jewish teenager Salek (Marco Hofschneider) is separated from his family when they flee their home in Germany after Kristallnacht. He ends up in a Russian orphanage for two years, Read More

Dog Days

  Summer in Vienna is the backdrop for intersecting anecdotes about six locals. Anna (Maria Hofstätter), a compulsive hitchhiker, travels to shopping malls with strangers. A widower (Erich Finsches) asks Read More

Falling

  In Barbara Albert’s Falling, five independent women are reunited for the funeral of a beloved teacher. As the five women reconnect, a day of sober mourning turns into a Read More

Your Unknown Brother

  After being released from a camp for political prisoners in 1935 Nazi Germany, Arnold Clasen returns to Hamburg to lead a quiet life.  He contacts Renate, with whom he Read More

Gun-shy

  A loner who spends his time volunteering for meals on wheels meets an intriguing girl who becomes his best friend. But what he initially considers to be a romantic Read More

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

  The Final Days is the true story of Germany’s most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The Read More