German Democratic Republic Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 2006
    Last to Know

    Last to Know

    Last to Know

    82006HD

    In the documentary Last To Know political prisoners, sent to jail for openly opposing the East German regime that existed until the German...

    Last to Know
  • 1958
    My Wife Wants to Sing

    My Wife Wants to Sing

    My Wife Wants to Sing

    01958HD

    Having been happily married for ten years, Gerda Wagner, devoted mother and housewife, suddenly gets it into her head that she would like a career as...

    My Wife Wants to Sing
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1975
    Fischzüge

    Fischzüge

    Fischzüge

    5.51975HD

    A ship from the GDR fishing fleet is on its way home. The work is done, the hold full of fish. Captain Nipmerow could be satisfied with that, but he...

    Fischzüge
  • 2000
    A kis utazás

    A kis utazás

    A kis utazás

    02000HD

    A kis utazás
  • 2008
    Ich will da sein - Jenny Gröllmann

    Ich will da sein - Jenny Gröllmann

    Ich will da sein - Jenny Gröllmann

    02008HD

    The film accompanies Jenny Gröllmann, a German actress, during the last two years of her life.

    Ich will da sein - Jenny Gröllmann
  • 2012
    Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende

    Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende

    Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende

    02012HD

    Erich Honecker ruled the GDR for 18 years. His fall in 1989 heralded the downfall of the state that had called itself "the better Germany" for 40...

    Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende
  • 2019
    DDR - die entsorgte Republik

    DDR - die entsorgte Republik

    DDR - die entsorgte Republik

    62019HD

    DDR - die entsorgte Republik
  • 1989
    After Winter Comes Spring

    After Winter Comes Spring

    After Winter Comes Spring

    7.61989HD

    A locomotive journey traversing the North to the South of the German Democratic Republic on the eve of its dissolution. Labourers, punks, mothers,...

    After Winter Comes Spring
  • 2013
    Jedes Jahr im Juni

    Jedes Jahr im Juni

    Jedes Jahr im Juni

    42013HD

    Each year in June, Bavarian housewife Elke Richter visits family in Halle, in the GDR. There she meets family friend Gregor Pohl, a married...

    Jedes Jahr im Juni
  • 2008
    Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution

    Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution

    Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution

    72008HD

    The free, almost naive view from the perspective of a child puts the "68ers" in a new, illuminating light in the anniversary year 2008. The film is a...

    Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution
  • 2008
    Heimatkunde

    Heimatkunde

    Heimatkunde

    6.5562008HD

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

    Heimatkunde
  • 2002
    The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority

    The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority

    The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority

    62002HD

    Former heads, senior officers and the rector of the MfS law school explain how the ministry functioned. The interviewees see themselves as legitimate...

    The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority
  • 1990
    DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953

    DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953

    DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953

    01990HD

    "GDR The uprising of June 17, 1953" - : Since its founding, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) has repeatedly struggled with domestic political...

    DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953
  • 1991
    Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf

    Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf

    Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf

    81991HD

    Journalist Daniela Dahn interviews the East-German author Christa Wolf during the German reunification: reflections on history, changing politics,...

    Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf