Bibi Blocksberg
This 2002 movie is a family-friendly film about growing up a witch. Bibi’s mother is a witch, but her father isn’t. One might be reminded… Read More »Bibi Blocksberg
German film
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
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
This Werner Herzog film from 1972 is categorized as adventure-drama and features Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre. Kinski was a key player in… Read More »Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
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
Zettl
This 2012 film is a comedy in the form of satire, created by the same man who gave us Bullyparade, Traumschiff Surprise, Lissi und der… Read More »Zettl
Jakob der Lügner
This 1975 film takes place in 1944 Poland in a Ghetto. It was remade in Hollywood with Robin Williams in 1999. It’s meant to be… Read More »Jakob der Lügner
Bella Martha
Known as Mostly Martha in the States, this 2001 movie was redone only a few years later in Hollywood as No Reservations, which starred George… Read More »Bella Martha
Der Fall Gleiwitz
This 1961 film is in black and white and shows Germany at the beginning of WWII, as Germany was justifying the invasion of Poland. This… Read More »Der Fall Gleiwitz
Friendship!
This 2010 film takes place shortly after reunification, with a short introduction in the DDR past. We follow two young men from East Germany who… Read More »Friendship!
Winterschläfer
Released in 1997, this film is rightly classified as a romantic drama. The story focuses on a ski instructor and a translator, a car accident,… Read More »Winterschläfer
Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken
This 2004 film featuring Daniel Brühl as Paul is based on the true story, the 1927 Steglitz student tragedy. Daniel Brühl is a well-known German… Read More »Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken
Friedrich, ein deutscher König
Released in 2012, this docu-drama features two actresses as Friedrich: Katharina and Anna Thalbach. Katharina Thalbach has been acting since she was very young, in… Read More »Friedrich, ein deutscher König
Die Kirche bleibt im Dorf
This 2012 film is noted as a Schwäbisch comedy, and with that comes the dialect and the stereotypes. We get to hear a conversation between… Read More »Die Kirche bleibt im Dorf
Der blinde Fleck
This 2013 film is a true story of a journalist who investigated the terror attack at Oktoberfest, September 1980. With that, the knowledge that we… Read More »Der blinde Fleck
Agnes und seine Brüder
This film, released in 2004, is a drama-comedy filled with big names: Katja Riemann, Moritz Bleibtreu, Til Schweiger, and Herbert Knaup all take part. We… Read More »Agnes und seine Brüder
Nicht mein Tag
This 2014 film with Moritz Bleibtreu and Axel Stein follows a bank employee through his everyday problems and a hostage situation, which leads to a… Read More »Nicht mein Tag
Marmor, Stein, und Eisen
This 2000 film has a backdrop of the Drafi Deutscher hit Marmor, Stein, und Eisen bricht, but it is put in a context of stalkerish… Read More »Marmor, Stein, und Eisen
Der Nanny
Starring Matthias Schweighöfer (who also served as co-director), this 2015 film is a comedy featuring humour reminiscent of the original Home Alone movie. Matthias Schweighöfer… Read More »Der Nanny
Soul Kitchen
Released in 2009, Soul Kitchen is a drama-comedy featuring Moritz Bleibtreu. It is also one of the movies Monica Bleibtreu (his mother) was in that… Read More »Soul Kitchen
Sophie Scholl – den letzten Tagen
This 2005 film is based on the true story of Sophie Scholl, an anti-Nazi activist during WWII. She was a member of the resistance group… Read More »Sophie Scholl – den letzten Tagen
Die Brücke
This film was originally released in 1959 and was nominated for Golden Globes and Oscars in 1960. The year: 1945. The final days of the… Read More »Die Brücke
Blueprint
This 2003 film featuring Franka Potente as two main characters, Iris and Siri, centers around the ethical questions of human cloning. With that, it is… Read More »Blueprint
Die Welle
This 2008 film is a thriller based in the classroom. A teacher, who himself is an anarchist, decides to create a social experiment, mimicking what… Read More »Die Welle
Der letzte Akt
This 1955 film, known in English as The Last Ten Days, begins with a note saying it is about a part of history that must… Read More »Der letzte Akt