German Democratic Republic Movies

  • 2006
    The Red Cockatoo

    The Red Cockatoo

    The Red Cockatoo

    5.5232006HD

    A coming-of-age story set in Germany in the 1960s. Siggi becomes involved in a love triangle when he falls for Luise, but the tightening political...

    The Red Cockatoo
  • 1993
    No More Mr. Nice Guy

    No More Mr. Nice Guy

    No More Mr. Nice Guy

    7.61993HD

    The brothers Kipp and Most set off to inherit their grandmother's estate. Along the way, they meet Viktor, a deserted Russian soldier who kidnaps...

    No More Mr. Nice Guy
  • 2002
    Führer Ex

    Führer Ex

    Führer Ex

    6.42002HD

    Ingo Hasselbach, whose parents were Communist Party members in East Germany during his childhood, has lived at both ends of the political seesaw. The...

    Führer Ex
  • 2007
    Die Todesautomatik

    Die Todesautomatik

    Die Todesautomatik

    22007HD

    Die Todesautomatik
  • 1999
    Heroes Like Us

    Heroes Like Us

    Heroes Like Us

    5.1431999HD

    A young man from an early age falls in love with a girl whose family is not in good standing with the ruling Communist party. His father however is a...

    Heroes Like Us
  • 2008
    November Child

    November Child

    November Child

    5.52008HD

    Malchow, German Democratic Republic, 1980. 20-year-old Anne is hiding Juri, a deserter of the Red Army. The two fall in love with each other. But...

    November Child
  • 2001
    Never Mind the Wall

    Never Mind the Wall

    Never Mind the Wall

    4.92001HD

    Germany 1982: The country is divided into two parts. Nele, coming from West-Germany, travels to East-Germany where she meets Captain, singer of a...

    Never Mind the Wall
  • 2012
    This Ain't California

    This Ain't California

    This Ain't California

    6.4662012HD

    A retrospective look at the youth cultures born in the German Democratic Republic. A celebration of the lust for life, a contemporary trip into the...

    This Ain't California
  • 2019
    Tomorrow We Are Free

    Tomorrow We Are Free

    Tomorrow We Are Free

    6.82019HD

    Iran 1979. The Islamic Revolution is shaking up the country. Dissident Omid, who lived for several years in the German Democratic Republic with his...

    Tomorrow We Are Free
  • 2016
    Großes Kino made in DDR

    Großes Kino made in DDR

    Großes Kino made in DDR

    3.22016HD

    In 2016, DEFA celebrates its 70th anniversary: the film embarks on a journey into the exciting film history of the GDR. In a comprehensive...

    Großes Kino made in DDR
  • 2007
    The Red Elvis

    The Red Elvis

    The Red Elvis

    7.252007HD

    A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.

    The Red Elvis
  • 2007
    Alle Alle

    Alle Alle

    Alle Alle

    62007HD

    Alle Alle
  • 2005
    Die Nachrichten

    Die Nachrichten

    Die Nachrichten

    42005HD

    Jan Landers made it: Grown up in East Berlin, he quickly made his career after the turnaround: from the weatherman of a local station to the...

    Die Nachrichten
  • 2000
    No Place to Go

    No Place to Go

    No Place to Go

    6.22000HD

    Flanders, a famous female author, travels in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin wall into the German capital. She is deeply depressed by the events...

    No Place to Go
  • 1983
    Island of Swans

    Island of Swans

    Island of Swans

    6.81983HD

    Fourteen-year-old Stefan Kolbe, along with his mother and sister, moves from an idyllic small town to the developing area of Berlin-Marzahn, where...

    Island of Swans
  • 2018
    Kruso

    Kruso

    Kruso

    5.2142018HD

    "Kruso" tells of the last summer before the Wall came down on the small island of Hiddensee in the Baltic Sea. Beyond state-organized tourism, the...

    Kruso
  • 1972
    Despite It All!

    Despite It All!

    Despite It All!

    6.51972HD

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

    Despite It All!
  • 2001
    Berlin is in Germany

    Berlin is in Germany

    Berlin is in Germany

    5.42001HD

    When Martin, a former GDR citizen, is released from jail, he lately becomes confronted with the consequences of the German re-unification.

    Berlin is in Germany
  • 2003
    Die Datsche

    Die Datsche

    Die Datsche

    3.52003HD

    Die Datsche
  • 1965
    Just Don't Think I'll Cry

    Just Don't Think I'll Cry

    Just Don't Think I'll Cry

    7.21965HD

    High-school senior Peter considers the adults around him to be hypocritical, self-congratulatory, and immersed in the past. He gets suspended for...

    Just Don't Think I'll Cry