Andreas Dresen

Two pairs, each married for quite a long time, are living in a small east German town. The film focuses on the relationships between each of the four people and what happens when an affair takes place between two of them who are not married to each other and logically betraying the two remaining characters. This event leads to deep thoughts about marriage, friendship, relationships and last not least life itself. (imdb)

An enchanting comedy, full of human warmth, sincerity and delightful humor - a film about life. (D Street Releasing)

Bernd Willenbrock is a car dealer at Magdeburg, East Germany, a small, but nonetheless successful and well-reputed businessman who has made his way in the post-communist society. A sympathetic wife, a nice house, a fast car, a house on the countryside - these are the attributes of material success that count for Willenbrock. Then, things slowly begin to move into a different direction.. (imdb)

A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage. (imdb)

Amid the isolated era of dictatorship, a naive, young and enthusiastic drama-school graduate has been given the job of directing a theater group in a grim factory town. His spirits are undaunted even when the super-conservative locals afflict his life. However, when the winds of change sweep through the country, while everyone else is given a new lease on life, it begins to seem as though he has lost something essential to the continuation of his. (Goethe-Institut Los Angeles)

An older actor has to deal with the threat of being replaced by a younger actor.

The doctor told the truth. The days are numbered. Why me and why now? A man leaves wife and children behind, parents, friends, neighbours and yesterday's lover, the people in his life. Day by day a little farewell. Words are getting rare, longer the silence. In front of the window the year changes its colours. Dying is a final work to do. Not being alone while you are left behind alone, maybe that's a good thing. (mubi.com)

Inspired by West German terrorists, two pupils hijack a teacher in the GDR. (imdb)

In 1990s east Germany, three boys are in love with techno music and start their own club. (imdb)

The movie deals with the real life story of East German singer and writer Gerhard Gundermann and his struggles with music, life as a coal miner and his dealings with the secret police (STASI) of the GDR. (imdb)

The Pope is in town and the night of his visit is anything but heavenly for some of Berlin's inhabitants. The down-and-out, the rich and the poor, the Polizei, the street kids, and taxi drivers, in search of a little bit of happiness, all end up going for a harrowing odyssey through the labyrinth of the big city. (imdb)

Desperate to help her son, Rabiye Kurnaz, a housewife and loving mother from Bremen, goes to the police, notifies authorities and almost despairs at their impotence and in the end, against all the odds, something truly remarkable happens.

Berlin, 1942: it was the most beautiful summer for Hilde – madly in love with Hans and joyfully pregnant. But amid the passion there is grave danger. Hans becomes involved in the anti-Nazi resistance, with a group of young people who will later be called the “Red Orchestra”. Despite the huge risks, Hilde decides to get involved herself but is arrested by the Gestapo and gives birth to her son in prison. Now in a desperate situation, Hilde develops a quiet inspirational strength, but she only has