Das Jahr der ersten Küsse
This 2002 film is marketed as a drama comedy. There are pieces in the rom-com category, but in true German film nature, the drama pulls… Read More »Das Jahr der ersten Küsse
German culture
Russendisko
This Matthias Schweighöfer film follows three young men as they move their lives from Moscow to Berlin. Filmed in 2012, it takes place just after… Read More »Russendisko
Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück
This 2010 rom-com has a target audience of young teenagers and preteens. The plot brings an exchange student back to Germany from America and meeting… Read More »Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück
Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück
This 2010 rom-com has a target audience of young teenagers and preteens. The plot brings an exchange student back to Germany from America and meeting… Read More »Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück
Willkommen bei den Hartmanns
This 2016 Drama-Comedy is already well-known by German teachers across the states. With a central theme of immigration, this film lends itself well to the… Read More »Willkommen bei den Hartmanns
Die fruchtbaren Jahren sind vorbei
This 2019 comedy is in Swiss German and revolves around conception and birthing as a woman in her 30s. German teachers don’t often have a… Read More »Die fruchtbaren Jahren sind vorbei
Mahlzeit DDR
This 2003 documentary discusses the common problems of food shortages during the DDR era. It includes footage of propaganda films and ads from East Germany.… Read More »Mahlzeit DDR
Der Besuch der alten Dame (2008)
Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Der Besuch der alten Dame has been filmed a few times throughout film history, dating back to the early years of the star… Read More »Der Besuch der alten Dame (2008)
Schule
This 2000 comedy with Daniel Brühl centers around the last few weeks of school before the Abitur. Besides Brühl, several other well-known faces show their… Read More »Schule
Bis Gleich
This 2014 short film (also available on Amazon), marketed as a Drama-Romance, shows us a likely familiar story – the views of the neighborhood and… Read More »Bis Gleich
Crazy
This 2000 drama centers around a partially paralyzed* teenager who transfers to a boarding school. We follow him as he learns how to settle in… Read More »Crazy
Die Freunde der Freunde
This 2002 film featuring Matthias Schweighöfer, Florian Stetter, and Jessica Schwarz, explores relationships of all types. There is some interesting styling in the video for… Read More »Die Freunde der Freunde
Coming In
This 1997 film with Franka Potente is the story of a gay man who begins questioning his sexuality. Stefan Wink plays the Assistent/partner Lorenz. His… Read More »Coming In
Good Bye Lenin!
This 2003 film with Daniel Brühl sees the differences between East and West Germany through a different lens than most films. The premise of this… Read More »Good Bye Lenin!
Das Mädchen Rosemarie
This 1996 TV movie is marketed as a historical drama. It focuses on the clash of classes, set in the 1950s. For a TV movie,… Read More »Das Mädchen Rosemarie
Türkisch für Anfänger
Using the same cast and characters as the show of the same name, this 2012 film is not a continuation of the story, but rather… Read More »Türkisch für Anfänger
Go Trabi Go, 1 and 2
The first film was released in 1991, shortly after the fall of the Wall. The first film explores the cultural differences between East Germans and… Read More »Go Trabi Go, 1 and 2
Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland
While it’s not based on a true story, this 2011 film is a humorous look at Turkish immigration to Germany and the integration of the… Read More »Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland
Harmonists
This 1997 film is based on the true story of the musical group The Comedian Harmonists, who were very popular in the years before WWII.… Read More »Harmonists
Liebe Mauer
Released in 2009, this movie is set in 1989 along the East/West Berlin border. We meet Franzi as she moves into an apartment right next… Read More »Liebe Mauer
Kebab Connection
This movie, released in 2004, is a comedy based in Berlin, largely focused on the German and Turkish-German cultures as they merge. Our main character,… Read More »Kebab Connection
Alles auf Zucker
This movie, released in 2004, follows a journalist of Jewish descent, who is uncomfortable with the changes in Berlin since 1989. We meet the family… Read More »Alles auf Zucker