German Democratic Republic Movies

  • 1999
    Heroes Like Us

    Heroes Like Us

    Heroes Like Us

    5.11999HD

    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
  • 2000
    No Place to Go

    No Place to Go

    No Place to Go

    5.82000HD

    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
  • 2000
    The Legend of Rita

    The Legend of Rita

    The Legend of Rita

    5.82000HD

    Radical West German terrorist Rita Vogt abandons the revolution and settles in East Germany with a new identity provided by the secret service. She...

    The Legend of Rita
  • 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
  • 2001
    Berlin is in Germany

    Berlin is in Germany

    Berlin is in Germany

    5.2192001HD

    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
  • 2007
    Die Todesautomatik

    Die Todesautomatik

    Die Todesautomatik

    22007HD

    Die Todesautomatik
  • 1992
    I Am My Own Woman

    I Am My Own Woman

    I Am My Own Woman

    41992HD

    The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped start the German gay liberation movement....

    I Am My Own Woman
  • 1954
    Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

    5.11954HD

    This film is the first of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. In early...

    Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
  • 2007
    The Red Elvis

    The Red Elvis

    The Red Elvis

    7.22007HD

    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
  • 2005
    Die Nachrichten

    Die Nachrichten

    Die Nachrichten

    32005HD

    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
  • 2014
    Dessau Dancers

    Dessau Dancers

    Dessau Dancers

    5.0452014HD

    In the summer of 1985, an American movie also ignites young people in the GDR: "Beatstreet" ensures full cinemas and subsequently a new phenomenon in...

    Dessau Dancers
  • 1955
    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

    71955HD

    This film is the second of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. Autumn,...

    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
  • 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
  • 1989
    Our Children

    Our Children

    Our Children

    101989HD

    From an official perspective, marginal youth culture did not exist in East Germany. The topic of subcultures was taboo in the GDR, and groups such as...

    Our Children
  • 2008
    Heimatkunde

    Heimatkunde

    Heimatkunde

    6.62008HD

    Former "Titanic" satire magazine editor Martin Sonneborn takes an undercover trip around Berlin and discovers the East-German mentality and what is...

    Heimatkunde
  • 2014
    Codename Pirate

    Codename Pirate

    Codename Pirate

    02014HD

    Was my father really a spy, as his file in the former East German Secret Service (STASI) suggests? This question marks the starting point of a...

    Codename Pirate
  • 2007
    An die Grenze

    An die Grenze

    An die Grenze

    4.8332007HD

    19-year-old NVA soldier, Alex Karow, is sent to the West German-East German border in May 1974, shortly after Willy Brandt's resignation and during...

    An die Grenze
  • 2016
    Großes Kino made in DDR

    Großes Kino made in DDR

    Großes Kino made in DDR

    2.8332016HD

    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
  • 2016
    Böse Wetter - Das Geheimnis der Vergangenheit

    Böse Wetter - Das Geheimnis der Vergangenheit

    Böse Wetter - Das Geheimnis der Vergangenheit

    62016HD

    As a geophysicist, Leonard Gehra is now known for his theories on silver mining. However, Leonard originally comes from the mining town of Buchenrode...

    Böse Wetter - Das Geheimnis der Vergangenheit
  • 2007
    Alle Alle

    Alle Alle

    Alle Alle

    62007HD

    Ina, just released from prison, returns to the place of her childhood in search of life and meets the occasional desperado Domühl in her...

    Alle Alle