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Polizeiruf 110
1971 ★ 6.2Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, an
Balloon
2018 ★ 7.5Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this a
Tomorrow We Are Free
2019 ★ 6.8Iran 1979. The Islamic Revolution is shaking up the country. Dissident Omid, who lived for several years in the German Democratic Republic with his wife, chemic
Tote Oma
2026 ★ 8.0German Democratic Republic, 1989: Margot leads a quiet, orderly life with her party-loyal husband. Every day is the same between household chores, television an
DDR - die entsorgte Republik
2019 ★ 6.0Documentary german democratic republic german-german border german german border german history wendezeit Frank Diederichs probono Fernsehproduktion Lothar de M
Last to Know
2006 ★ 8.0In the documentary Last To Know political prisoners, sent to jail for openly opposing the East German regime that existed until the German reunification in 1990
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
1955 ★ 7.1This film is the second of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. Autumn, 1918: Somewhere
Deutschland
2015 ★ 7.5A gripping coming-of-age story set against the real culture wars and political events of Germany in the 1980s. The drama follows Martin Rauch as the 24 year-old
The Lives of Others
2006 ★ 8.0In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly
Good Bye, Lenin!
2003 ★ 7.5Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communi
Night on Earth
1991 ★ 7.5A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night. Comedy Drama anthology humorous drama global intimate helsinki, finla
From Us to Me
2016 ★ 8.0In October 1987, the documentary film collective Amber Films from Newcastle became the first British film crew ever allowed to shoot in East Germany. They filme
Our Children
1989 ★ 9.5From 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 goths, ski
Im Himmel ist doch Jahrmarkt
1969 ★ 10.0Five young, pretty female athletes are training for an international skydiving contest. From heaven they basically fall straight into the arms of five charming
Never Mind the Wall
2001 ★ 5.0Germany 1982: The country is divided into two parts. Nele, coming from West-Germany, travels to East-Germany where she meets Captain, singer of a band. They fal
Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
1954 ★ 5.7This film is the first of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. In early November 1918, E
Enhanced – Die Dopingspiele: Zwischen Medizin, Moral und Milliarden
2026 ★ 0.0The controversial Enhanced Games challenge the foundations of modern sport by allowing athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs in pursuit of world records a
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1998 ★ 6.8The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his he
Ludwig van Beethoven
1954 ★ 10.0Documentary on the master composer, from a GDR point of view. Ludwig van Beethoven is a 1954 documentary film that examines the life and work of the master comp
Heimspiel
2000 ★ 10.0Documentary about ice hockey: sport, fans, culture, accompanied by incursions in the history of the game in the GDR. The film follows the ice hockey club EHC Ei
Dmitriy Brusnikin
Dmitriy Brusnikin works in acting. Born November 17, 1957 in Potsdam, German Democratic Republic [now Federal Republic of Germany]. Died August 9, 2018. Archyte
Anna Kovalchuk
Anna Kovalchuk works in acting. Born June 15, 1977 in Neustrelitz, German Democratic Republic (now Federal Republic of Germany). Archytele lists 17 screen credi
Alexander Beyer
Alexander Beyer is a German actor born on June 24, 1973, in Erfurt, East Germany, also referred to as the German Democratic Republic. Throughout his career, he
Martin Brambach
Martin Brambach is a German actor born on October 28, 1967, in Dresden, German Democratic Republic. He has appeared in over 200 films and TV shows since 1988. B