Movies

Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a...

A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched...

After being abandoned by their Nazi parents at the end of World War II, five German siblings embark on a harrowing journey across their war-torn...

17-year-old Traudel flees the orphanage she has to live in, in order to venture to Berlin.

Götz von Bredow's elk-leather trousers have their own special meaning: whoever wears them cannot come to any harm. Only they must not be washed....

Apothecary Eva had after the painful separation of her husband Christian life and emotions rearranged. A new relationship is out of the question for...

Within four episodes ("Er am Ende", "Muss ich aufpassen", "Eva" and "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" ) are being told adventures of love sick Felix. On...

Europe, 1620: The well-known astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler, who teaches as a professor in Linz, receives the message that his mother...

The elaborately staged and lovingly furnished melodrama tells the moving story of a wife and mother after the Second World War. In the title role...

Maria has suffered from depression since the death of her child, and goes to live in a lonely house by the sea.

A commercial artist with a lisp chooses silence, unexpectedly propelling his career. His perceived innovation leads to rapid advancement in an ad...

Poor weavers Hans (Horst Drinda) und Kumpan (Werner Lierck) try to enter a town surrounded by a tall, impenetrable wall, where everyone is apparently...

The police catch Zorro, a small-time crook who is to testify as a key witness in a trial against organized crime. When an assassination attempt is...

"The Publisher" is about the success story of a visionary man who begins after 1945 with a rickety car and a stack of novels. With his charismatic...

After years at sea, a young man returns to St. Pauli, where he is ruined by his mother's unkindness and social resistance.

In 2016, DEFA celebrates its 70th anniversary: the film embarks on a journey into the exciting film history of the GDR. In a comprehensive...

An ageing genetic scientist recognizes the curse of his own research.

When 13-year-old school misfit Florian stumbles upon a mysterious meteorite, his life takes an unexpected turn. Suddenly, he finds himself aging...