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- The Nuremberg Einsatzgruppen trial of 1947/1948 is considered the largest murder trial in history against members of four death squads from the security police and SD (the security service of the SS). During World War II, six million Jews were murdered. Four million died in the extermination camps, but two million people were killed in systematic mass shootings. A fact that is hardly known today. The perpetrators came face to face with their victims. They shot at men, women, children - day after day, obediently and assiduously, as if it were normal work. Tens of thousands of Germans belonged to the mobile commandos of the task forces and police battalions. Who were these men, how could they commit such murders? What did the few survivors tell, how were they able to escape the mass extinction and live on with the horrific experience? Based on written traditions, original documents, film footage and photos as well as expert statements, the documentary traces the path of one of these murder battalions.
- There are only a few iconic football stars being constantly admired across the globe for their art of handling a ball and controlling a game, winning basically all the relevant titles. Toni Kroos is one of them.
- The World War 2 Battle of Stalingrad from the initial attack to the repatriation of the survivors after the war.
- A documentary encompassing the lives of world heavyweight boxing champions, Vitali & Wladimir Klitschko. The first time in history two brothers have shared all the heavyweight world titles, this film explores their humble beginnings in the Ukraine to their rise to stardom and domination of heavyweight prize fighting.
- Tells the story of the football player Colin Kaepernick and how he became the icon of a protest movement.
- A series depicting the lives and deaths of various celebrities who died well before their time.
- From his juvenile roles to his darker mature roles, a portrait of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
- A documentary that follows the early career of basketball star Dirk Nowitzki, his relationship with coach and mentor Holger Geschwindner, and their path to NBA glory.
- Hard to imagine, but true: according to estimates, out of 500,000 active male professional footballers, less than ten are openly homosexual. While homosexuality hardly matters elsewhere, the topic seems to be taboo in professional soccer.
- From 2017 to 2018, a camera team followed Toni Kroos and his closest environment, resulting in a second "private film" next to the cinema documentary KROOS. An intimate portrait into the life of the otherwise media-shy star.
- In World War II. African-American GIs liberate Germany from Nazi rule while racism prevailed in their own army and home country. Returning home they continue fighting for their own rights in the civil rights movement.
- DIE UNBUGSAMEN tells the story of women in the Bonn republic who literally had to fight for their participation in the democratic decision-making processes against success-obsessed and officially drunk men like real pioneers. Undaunted, ambitious and with infinite patience, they followed their path and defied prejudice and sexual discrimination. Politicians from back then have their say today. Her memories are funny and bitter at the same time, absurd and at times terrifyingly topical. The documentary filmmaker and journalist Torsten Körner ("Angela Merkel - The Unexpected") has succeeded in creating an emotionally moving chronicle of West German politics from the 1950s to reunification, intertwined with partially unseen archive cuttings. The images he has found unfold a force that allows cinema to be rediscovered as a place of political self-assurance. An insightful contemporary document that makes an unmistakable contribution to the current discussion.
- A documentary about art, its function, its meaning and its development during the Russian-Ukrainian war. About artists in real and creative trenches. Art has proven to be a strong tool for survival and transformation, served as an anthem to continue fighting, as a recovery from trauma and crowdfunding for the army. This project aims at looking at this phenomenon, trying to understand what the art during war is.
- Born in 1971 into a bohemian, libertarian family, Winona Ryder - born Horowitz - grew up surrounded by books. The introverted and dreamy young girl, who attended drama school in San Francisco, found it difficult to fit in with her peers and at the age of 15 she landed her first film role in David Seltzer's "Lucas". Her performance was noticed by a certain Tim Burton, who chose her for the macabre comedy "Beetlejuice": her role as a gothic teenager suddenly propelled her into stardom. Her lively performances and her maturity seduced Martin Scorsese and Bille August, as well as Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The actress, now in her fifties, made a comeback as unexpected as it was noticed in the fantasy series "Stranger Things".
- In the 1990s, Ryan Gosling began appearing in a series of TV series, followed by film roles, but it wasn't until 2011 that he won public and critical acclaim with three films: "Crazy, Stupid, Love", "Drive" and "Steps to Power". Portrait of an actor more complex than his smooth image might suggest.
- It is a struggle about power and billions. Only those who abide by the rule of law should receive funds. Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is opposed. The European community of values is struggling - A search for clues throughout Europe.
- In Leipzig East German people are protesting for freedom, civil rights, and democracy. Party officials prepare to resort to violence in a state which suppresses its own citizens and keeps them under constant surveillance. Nameless individuals overcome their fears in solidarity, which marks the beginning of the end of the East German state.
- The UN General Assembly regards antibiotic-resistance as a "global and most urgent threat". The WHO alarms that we could fall back into a "post-antibiotic age". The film tells us how we got there: It is a story about how negligence, greed, and short-sightedness have rendered the lifesaving effects of antibiotics powerless. It is a science-thriller about disillusioned, fighting doctors, rebellious scientists, patients wrestling with life-threatening diseases and diplomats searching for a global solution. They all are Resistance Fighters.
- Then imperial Germany was late to carve itself a colonial empire, but still secured several scattered territories in Africa, Far East and South Sea. This series examines what happened there.
- Documentary about the bombing of the city of Dresden in 1945 during World War II.
- The documentary lets black players of the German national soccer team tell their personal stories for the first time. What road did they take and what obstacles did they have to overcome before they got to where we cheer for them?
- He shoots with stars like Chris Hemsworth and Quentin Tarantino. Whether a manic racing driver or a Marvel villain - Daniel Brühl can play anything. That wasn't always the case. He became famous with "Good Bye, Lenin!" - and began the fight against the cliché of the nice son-in-law. At the height of his career, he is now venturing into new territory: his debut as a director. As a child, Brühl was already vying for attention. The urge to slip into roles came to him early on. Through his father's work as a director at WDR in Cologne, Brühl came into contact with the film world at an early age. Instead of attending drama school, he watched old film classics and soon received his first offers for television roles. One film will change his life forever: The tragicomedy "Good Bye, Lenin!". The film is a resounding success and breaks records, both nationally and internationally. Brühl is known all over the world in one fell swoop. He receives many awards for his performance. A blessing and a curse at the same time, because from now on he is only offered film roles as "the nice guy" in Germany. Brühl wants to escape the cliché and flees abroad. He reinvents himself under the direction of Quentin Tarantino and in the Marvel universe. Here Brühl gets to show a different face - the multi-layered villain. A role that challenges him and that German film and its audience have long denied him. Thus, his directorial debut 2021 is also dedicated to the theme that hovers over his entire career: his image, which he settles with in "Next Door".
- The documentary takes time to show the staying power of the exceptional politician Angela Merkel and traces fundamental questions defining her politics.
- Whiskey and cigarettes are his trademarks. His unique voice and his bright winning smile are his assets. Frank Sinatra is the All-American-Man: A gentleman in a suit, who can do anything but hide everything.
- Corona took millions of lives and brought the world to a temporary standstill. Was it really inevitable that the pandemic would take on such proportions?
- "Angela Merkel - The Unexpected" tells the story of Chancellor Merkel's unexpected rise to power - from an East German physicist to the most powerful woman in the world. The film takes a look at her biography from when she entered the political stage in 1989 to the present. A second focus is put on the refugee crisis and establishes the connection between Merkel's actions and her biography. Political and personal companions who have witnessed the chancellor throughout the years comment on her childhood in East Germany, her first political steps, her rise to the top, her eventful chancellorship, and the current political situation she is facing. In an exclusive interview, Angela Merkel herself reflects on her life in the German Democratic Republic, comparing it to her life after the fall of the Berlin wall, her unexpected and unprecedented career, the refugee crisis, and finally on herself as a politician, a motivator, or a listener.
- In September 1972, a tragedy unfolds in the Olympic village, the first episode of which ends in a bloodbath. Mossad agents are writing the sequel with their retaliatory strikes.
- Italy has always been the country that Germans dream of. Ever since the Middle Ages, the southern side of the Alps has excelled a fascination over the Teutonic race. While it was primarily power politics which provided the motivation in the time of Barbarossa, today Germans are prompted to make this journey by their hopes and desires, the yearning to see their wishes come true. The dream of sunny Italy - every year millions of Germans succumb to it. The film-maker Beatrice Schaechterle journeys to their favorite tourist resorts and meets a whole range of fascinating people: holidaymakers, drop-outs and also Germans who decided many years ago to make new lives for themselves in Italy. What is the truth behind the myth of "Bella Italia"? What do Germans look for on the far side of the Alps - and what do they find?
- In his "first life" as an economic pioneer, Karl Ludwig Schweisfurth revolutionized his father's factory and became involved with the concept of expiration dates. When his father dies, Karl goes from butcher to manager of a company at 34.
- Happy Harmony and Glory Grits try anything to impress a visiting talent scout, even if it means ruining their friendship.
- The central aim of the MetaHit project is to establish associations between the genes of the human gut microbiota and human health and disease.
- In a way she is also a German queen: she was a hostess at the Olympic Games, and he was the Crown Prince of Sweden. "It just clicked between us," is how Carl Gustaf describes the moment when he first met Silvia. Four years later Silvia Sommerlath from Heidelberg became Queen Silvia of Sweden. When Silvia moved into the Royal Palace of Stockholm, the approval ratings for the Swedish royal family reached unheard-of heights: a picture-book family, prepared to allow the general public and the directors of this documentary to participate in their lives. In a very personal interview Queen Silvia recalls her wedding - and a special kind of serenade: in her honor the pop group Abba premiered the song "Dancing Queen" the night before the wedding ceremony.