German Democratic Republic Movies
- 2007
The Red Elvis
The Red Elvis7.252007HD
A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.
- 2016
Böse Wetter - Das Geheimnis der Vergangenheit
Böse Wetter - Das Geheimnis der Vergangenheit62016HD
As a geophysicist, Leonard Gehra is now known for his theories on silver mining. However, Leonard originally comes from the mining town of Buchenrode...
- 2007
Alle Alle
Alle Alle62007HD
Ina, just released from prison, returns to the place of her childhood in search of life and meets the occasional desperado Domühl in her...
- 2006
Last to Know
Last to Know82006HD
In the documentary Last To Know political prisoners, sent to jail for openly opposing the East German regime that existed until the German...
- 1958
My Wife Wants to Sing
My Wife Wants to Sing01958HD
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...
- 2012
This Ain't California
This Ain't California6.4662012HD
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...
- 2008
November Child
November Child5.52008HD
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...
- 1965
Just Don't Think I'll Cry
Just Don't Think I'll Cry7.21965HD
High-school senior Peter considers the adults around him to be hypocritical, self-congratulatory, and immersed in the past. He gets suspended for...
- 1975
Fischzüge
Fischzüge5.51975HD
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...
- 2000
A kis utazás
A kis utazás02000HD
- 2008
Ich will da sein - Jenny Gröllmann
Ich will da sein - Jenny Gröllmann02008HD
The film accompanies Jenny Gröllmann, a German actress, during the last two years of her life.
- 2012
Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende
Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende02012HD
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...
- 2019
DDR - die entsorgte Republik
DDR - die entsorgte Republik62019HD
- 1989
After Winter Comes Spring
After Winter Comes Spring7.61989HD
A locomotive journey traversing the North to the South of the German Democratic Republic on the eve of its dissolution. Labourers, punks, mothers,...
- 2013
Jedes Jahr im Juni
Jedes Jahr im Juni42013HD
Each year in June, Bavarian housewife Elke Richter visits family in Halle, in the GDR. There she meets family friend Gregor Pohl, a married...
- 2008
Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution
Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution72008HD
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...
- 2008
Heimatkunde
Heimatkunde6.5562008HD
Former "Titanic" satire magazine editor Martin Sonneborn takes an undercover trip around Berlin and discovers the East-German mentality and what is...
- 2002
The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority
The Ministry for State Security - Everyday life at a public authority62002HD
Former heads, senior officers and the rector of the MfS law school explain how the ministry functioned. The interviewees see themselves as legitimate...
- 1990
DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953
DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 195301990HD
"GDR The uprising of June 17, 1953" - : Since its founding, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) has repeatedly struggled with domestic political...
- 1991
Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf
Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf81991HD
Journalist Daniela Dahn interviews the East-German author Christa Wolf during the German reunification: reflections on history, changing politics,...