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Schumacher2021 · Film · ★ 7.3/10Through exclusive interviews and archival footage, this documentary traces an intimate portrait of seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher.View documentary »
Wildes Venedig2014 · Film · ★ 6.8/10Explore a lesser-known part of Venice: the wild side! In coral reefs and hidden gardens, find everything from poisonous mammals to strange sea life.View documentary »
Poldi2026 · Film · ★ 7.0/10Footballer, entrepreneur, fan favorite and true community hero — Lukas Podolski reflects on his journey and what comes next in this intimate documentary.View documentary »
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer2022 · Film · ★ 7.6/10With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-depth interviews with celebrated collaborators – including Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman, and Robert …View documentary »
Anselm2023 · Film · ★ 6.6/10This unique cinematic experience dives deep into an artist’s work and reveals his life path, inspiration, and creative process. It explores his fascination with myth and history. Past and present are …View documentary »
The Hidden Life of Trees2020 · Film · ★ 7.2/10When Peter Wohlleben published his book "The Hidden Life of Trees" in 2015, he quickly entered bestseller lists. The forester wrote vividly about his experience that trees are able to communicate …View documentary »
Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 19902026 · Film · ★ 8.4/10Documentary from Nadja Kölling and Vanessa Nöcker about the soccer world championship 1990 in Italy.View documentary »
Cactus Hotel2023 · Film · ★ 8.5/10Told by an old Sagauro cactus, of the many guests which live in its "hotel," from ants to owls nestling in its bark and unlikely co-habitants such as a rattle snake and next door, protected by a …View documentary »
Haulout2024 · Film · ★ 7.6/10On a remote coast of the Russian Arctic in a wind-battered hut, a lonely man waits to witness an ancient gathering. But warming seas and rising temperatures bring an unexpected change, and he soon …View documentary »
Hinein: The Official film of 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden1958 · Film · ★ 6.6/10The 1958 finals, held in Sweden, saw the emergence of a new superstar in Pelé. This 17 year-old wonder player led the Brazilians to a final triumph over the host nation 5-2.View documentary »
Pina2011 · Film · ★ 7.4/10Pina is a feature-length dance film in 3D with the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, featuring the unique and inspiring art of the great German choreographer, who died in the summer …View documentary »
Messner2012 · Film · ★ 6.4/10Born in 1944 in South Tyrol, Reinhold Messner was introduced to climbing peaks by his father as a child. He has since climbed the fourteen mountains of the world culminating at more than 8,000 …View documentary »
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi2023 · Film · ★ 6.8/10Balkrishna Doshi (1927-2023) is one of India's most influential 20th century architects and recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Doshi and his practice Vastu-Shilpa has a portfolio spanning …View documentary »
The Two Horses of Genghis Khan2009 · Film · ★ 6.8/10An old, broken morin khurr (horse head fiddle) compels renowned Mongolian singer Urna Chahar Tugchi to take a road journey to Ulan Bator and the steppes of Mongolia.View documentary »
The secret of Santorini2024 · Film · ★ 7.5/10Nearly 3,600 years ago, the eastern Mediterranean was shaken by the eruption of the Santorini volcano, north of Crete, which destroyed several port cities and covered the entire region in a thick …View documentary »
More Than Honey2012 · Film · ★ 7.3/10With dazzling nature photography, Academy Award®–nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat Is Full) takes a global examination of endangered honeybees — spanning California, Switzerland, China and …View documentary »
Race to the Summit2023 · Film · ★ 6.9/10Fearless alpine climbers Ueli Steck and Dani Arnold enter into a death-defying rivalry to set speed records on the Swiss Alps' great north faces.View documentary »
Echoes of Home2007 · Film · ★ 6.9/10What does a baby's cry have in common with the echo of a mountain yodler, and what connects the head tone of a Tuvin nomad with the stage show of a vocal artist? The answer is: THE VOICE. Against a …View documentary »
Mein Name ist Otto2024 · Film · ★ 7.1/10The film tells the fairytale story of a scrawny East Frisian who, despite minimal starting opportunities, has had a unique career. Otto has always trusted his gut feeling, even when he often faced …View documentary »
Trainer!2013 · Film · ★ 7.2/10This behind-the-scenes sports documentary follows the careers of three young German professional soccer coaches over the course of a single season.View documentary »
The Leopardess2020 · Film · ★ 7.8/10Leopards are considered to be extremely shy big cats. Only a few animals can match the elegance of these feline predators. The cautious hunters are rarely seen in the wild for more than a few …View documentary »
Mülheim Texas – Helge Schneider hier und dort2015 · Film · ★ 8.0/10Helge Schneider's extraordinary talent is his ability to improvise which shows his unfailing creativity. "I paint the everyday-life in the brightest colors myself", he says about himself. Reality and …View documentary »
Land of Silence and Darkness1971 · Film · ★ 7.5/10Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people, this film shows how the deaf-blind struggle to …View documentary »
Pianomania2009 · Film · ★ 6.5/10Pianomania takes the audience on a humorous journey through the secret world of sound and accompanies Stefan Knüpfer in his extraordinary work with the greatest pianists in the world. To select the …View documentary »
The Dark Glow of the Mountains1985 · Film · ★ 7.6/10Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner during their expedition into climbing the Gasherbrum mountains, which has some of the most difficult peaks to be conquered, …View documentary »
Earth2019 · Film · ★ 6.8/10Several billion tons of earth are moved annually by humans - with shovels, excavators or dynamite. Nikolaus Geyrhalter observes people in mines, quarries, large construction sites in a constant …View documentary »
Roraima - Climbers of the Lost World2012 · Film · ★ 6.8/10When friends and longtime climbing partners Kurt Albert, Holger Heuber and competitive climbing’s first superstar Stefan Glowacz embark on an expedition to Mount Roraima, a table mountain shrouded in …View documentary »
Marlene1984 · Film · ★ 7.0/10Retrospective on the career of enigmatic screen diva Marlene Dietrich.View documentary »
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic2011 · Film · ★ 7.4/10The lives of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), on the screen and behind the curtain. The joy and the sadness, the success and the failure. The story of one of the best comic duos …View documentary »
Dancing Dreams2010 · Film · ★ 6.7/10The dance performance “Kontakthof” bears the unmistakable signature of Pina Bausch: it deals with forms of human contact, encounters between the sexes, and the search for love and tenderness, with …View documentary »
Thomas Müller - One of a Kind2025 · Film · ★ 8.4/10Title collector, popular figure, advertising icon, and the face of German football – that's how we know Thomas Müller. But who is the person behind the superstar? We accompany Thomas Müller over a …View documentary »
Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings2024 · Film · ★ 7.0/10An analysis of the sources of inspiration that fed the imagination of the British writer, poet and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973), great master of epic fantasy.View documentary »
Expedition Happiness2017 · Film · ★ 6.5/10A German couple and their dog travel across North America in a school bus searching for a state of pure bliss.View documentary »
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story2018 · Film · ★ 8.1/10A documentary about the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records and its German founders Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. As jews they had to flee Germany and the Hitler regime in the late 1930s. In New …View documentary »
But Beautiful2019 · Film · ★ 7.7/10In his new film, Erwin Wagenhofer is looking for the good and beautiful in this world.View documentary »
Mediterranean Holiday1962 · Film · ★ 8.0/10A West German travel film of 1962 in wide-screen colour: a Swedish sailing ship with a crew of young cadets calls at the ports of the Mediterranean, from Portugal and Spain to Italy, Greece, Egypt …View documentary »
They Called Him Spencer2017 · Film · ★ 6.8/10SIE NANNTEN IHN SPENCER follows two of Bud Spencer's biggest fans on a road trip through Europe in search for their idol, who captured the hearts of millions and had so much more to offer than his …View documentary »
Lauda - The Untold Story2014 · Film · ★ 6.6/10In 1976 Niki Lauda survived one of the most famous crashes in Formula One history. Using previously unseen footage, LAUDA: THE UNTOLD STORY explains what happened on that fateful, and near fatal day …View documentary »
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years2008 · Film · ★ 7.0/10The early films of Wim Wenders are now regarded as landmarks of European film. Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move and Kings of the Road became foundations of the German New Wave and cemented the …View documentary »
The Team2014 · Film · ★ 6.7/10Documentary about the victorious German national football team - called "Die Mannschaft" - and their journey to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.View documentary »
Intelligent Trees2017 · Film · ★ 7.6/10Trees talk, know family ties and care for their young? Is this too fantastic to be true? German forester Peter Wohlleben and scientist Suzanne Simard have been observing and investigating the …View documentary »
SCHW31NS7EIGER: Memories - Von Anfang bis Legende2020 · Film · ★ 7.2/10Schweinsteiger's glittering career, which peaked with lifting the World Cup in 2014.View documentary »
Beyond The Visible - Hilma af Klint2019 · Film · ★ 7.2/10How can an artist discover abstraction by the beginning of the 20th century and nobody is noticing? A woman, misjudged and concealed, rocks the art world with her mind-blowing oeuvre. Hilma af Klint …View documentary »
The Green Planet2012 · Film · ★ 7.2/10It covers thirty percent of the Earth's land mass and yet, most of us barely scratch the surface. Now, discover what few people have seen, as The Green Planet follows the stories of forest …View documentary »
Mr. Bachmann and His Class2021 · Film · ★ 7.8/10Mr. Bachmann And His Class explores the close bond between an elementary school teacher and his students. His unconventional methods clash with the complex social and cultural realities of the …View documentary »
Klitschko2011 · Film · ★ 6.8/10Klitschko tells the captivating story of the boxing worlds most famous brothers: Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. From the socialist drill of their childhood in the Ukraine, and their first successes …View documentary »
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul2005 · Film · ★ 7.3/10German musician Alexander Hacke explores Istanbul's rich music culture and attempts to create a portrait of Turkey through music genres. On this journey, he encounters a mosaic that covers countless …View documentary »
Beuys2017 · Film · ★ 6.6/10A documentary about the 20th century German sculptor and performance artist Joseph Beuys.View documentary »
Butenland2020 · Film · ★ 7.6/10Jan Gerdes is a third-generation dairy farmer, but he struggles with his conscience when the milk yield decreases and he has to sell his cows to the slaughterhouse. After suffering a burn-out, he …View documentary »
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner1974 · Film · ★ 7.2/10A study of the psychology of a champion ski-flyer, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.View documentary »
Checker Tobi und das Geheimnis unseres Planeten2019 · Film · ★ 7.1/10The greatest adventure of his life begins for Checker Tobi on a pirate ship in the middle of the sea. There he discovers a message in a bottle containing a riddle. If he solves it, he will reveal the …View documentary »
Tokyo-Ga1985 · Film · ★ 7.1/10German director Wim Wenders tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu and finds a very different city.View documentary »
Secrets of the North Sea2013 · Film · ★ 7.1/10The North Sea, the largest sea on our doorstep, has many faces: wide tidal environments, high dunes, flat holms and rugged coastlines. Its beaches attract every season not only tourists but also …View documentary »
Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise2017 · Film · ★ 7.2/10When Conny died at the age of only 47, his son Stephan was just 13 years old. Twenty-five years later, together with co-director Reto Caduff, he went in search of the man he often only experienced …View documentary »
Portrait: Werner Herzog1986 · Film · ★ 7.1/10An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including Signs of …View documentary »
The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan2004 · Film · ★ 7.2/10The glorious and tragic story of American athlete and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84), Olympic swimmer, water polo player and the only true Tarzan, an archetypal character and myth of cinema, that …View documentary »
Notebook on Cities and Clothes1989 · Film · ★ 6.3/10Wim Wenders talks with Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto about the creative process and ponders the relationship between cities, identity and the cinema in the digital age.View documentary »
Boundaries of Time - Caspar David Friedrich1986 · Film · ★ 7.2/10A study of German 19th Century Romantic art through the writings and paintings of Carl David Friedrich and his fellow artist, Carl Gustav Carus.View documentary »
Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR2020 · Film · ★ 7.0/10With two Olympic victories, four world championship titles and six European championship titles, Katarina Witt is the most successful female athlete in the history of figure skating. She combines …View documentary »
100 Years of Route 662026 · Film · ★ 7.0/10Many people have Route 66 on their bucket list: To ride it once, from Chicago to Los Angeles, on a Harley. Or in an old American road cruiser. And experience what we know from the movies: the endless …View documentary »
Der Imker2013 · Film · ★ 6.6/10A documentary about Ibrahim Gezer, who escaped from war in Kurdistan to Switzerland. All is lost, except his love for beekeeping.View documentary »
Boris Becker - The Player2017 · Film · ★ 6.6/10"Boris Becker - The Player" is a rousing and emotional portrait of one of the greatest German sports heroes ever! It shows us the person Boris Becker up close: We experience him as a privateer, …View documentary »
Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot2014 · Film · ★ 7.4/10This documentary chronicles the life story of the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki and his inspiring journey from Germany to superstardom in the NBA.View documentary »
The Flying Doctors of East Africa1970 · Film · ★ 7.2/10The Flying Doctors of East Africa (German: Die Fliegenden Ärzte von Ostafrika) is a 1969 documentary film by Werner Herzog about the "flying doctors" service of the African Medical and Research …View documentary »
Sonnenstürme - Die rätselhafte Gefahr2020 · Film · ★ 7.0/10The sun sends us light and energy, enabling life and growth. But it also causes scientists great concern: gigantic, unpredictable solar storms are increasingly threatening our power supply and …View documentary »
Alphabet2013 · Film · ★ 6.8/10A documentary that analyzes the modern educational system and argues that it squelches children's capacity for imagination, creativity, and independent thought.View documentary »
Wunderland2024 · Film · ★ 6.7/10The train carriages in "Miniatur Wunderland" wind their way for kilometers through blooming landscapes and rocky mountain gorges. With the creation of this magical model universe, twin brothers …View documentary »
To the Limit2007 · Film · ★ 7.5/10At the Limit is a documentary about extreme climbing. In this sports documentary, Pepe Danquart shows brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber climbing in Patagonia and on the granite rock "El Capitan" in …View documentary »
Johannes Kepler - Storming the Heavens2020 · Film · ★ 6.5/10Nowadays we associate Johannes Kepler with his famous laws of planetary motion. But the history of his discoveries is a drama of Shakespearian proportions - full of intrigue, passion, depravity and …View documentary »
Leonardo da Vinci and the Bust of Flora2020 · Film · ★ 7.2/10Acquired in July 1909 by art collector Wilhelm von Bode (1845-1929), director general of the Prussian Art Collections and founding director of the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, now the Bode-Museum, the …View documentary »
Revolution of Sound - Tangerine Dream2017 · Film · ★ 6.8/10‘Tangerine Dream is science fiction!’ declares band leader Edgar Froese who died in January, 2015 aged 70. For almost fifty years he and his band ‘Tangerine Dream’ explored sound and its effect on …View documentary »
Bud's Best - Die Welt des Bud Spencer2012 · Film · ★ 6.7/10Documentary is a look back at the varied life of the Olympic competitor, inventor and actor Bud Spencer, who became particularly famous in Germany for his "Hau drauf" comedies with film partner …View documentary »
Antarctica: The Frozen Time2021 · Film · ★ 7.1/10The bleakness of Antarctica is a fallacy. The ice continent is full of life and offers a biodiversity of which only about two percent are known. Much of it is under water and could determine the …View documentary »
Currentzis – The Classical Rebel2016 · Film · ★ 7.6/10For many, the Russian city of Perm might seem like the end of the world, isolated in the foothills of the Ural mountains. But it is in this rapidly developing industrial city – which is establishing …View documentary »
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford2012 · Film · ★ 6.4/10The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played: Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth. …View documentary »
The Hardy Krüger Story2019 · Film · ★ 7.2/10With his blue eyes, blond hair and boyish laugh, he conquered German cinema audiences in the 1950s and 60s: Berlin-born Hardy Krüger made it all the way to Hollywood as an actor. But he was just as …View documentary »
The Arctic: 66.5 Degrees North2023 · Film · ★ 8.2/10The beauty of the Arctic is breathtaking. For as long as we can remember, the Arctic has been associated with inhospitable cold. But the climate is changing, and with it the northern polar region, …View documentary »
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck1976 · Film · ★ 6.4/10A documentary short examining the language and performance of auctioneering, filmed at the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in Pennsylvania.View documentary »
The Alps from Above: Symphony of Summits2014 · Film · ★ 7.0/10The most important mountain range in Europe is more than a holiday destination for sports and relaxation. The Alps are not just an unpredictable force of nature against which humans have to assert …View documentary »
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film2019 · Film · ★ 6.8/10An intimate portrait of the superb actress Gena Rowlands, icon of independent cinema. Together with her husband, legendary director John Cassavetes (1929-89), she lived an unusual life beyond the …View documentary »
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood2006 · Film · ★ 8.0/10Featuring interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, film historians Enno Patalas and Jan-Christopher Horak and filmmaker Tom Tykwer (among others), Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin documents the life of the …View documentary »
Terrence Malick - Filming the Invisible2026 · Film · ★ 6.7/10Traces Malick's artistic journey – from his philosophical studies at Harvard through his early masterpieces "Badlands" and "Days of Heaven" to his later films "The Thin Red Line" and "A Hidden Life." …View documentary »
Diary of a Bee2021 · Film · ★ 8.1/10In DIARY OF A BEE we follow the adventurous journey of a single bee from its birth (or hatching) to the founding of a new colony. Three years of shooting with the latest macro camera technology and …View documentary »
Serengeti2011 · Film · ★ 6.5/10Main subject of Serengeti is the mass migration of wildebeest , which in search of nutritious grass hundreds of kilometers annually by the savannah draw. At the end of the rainy season, they break …View documentary »
Wilde Miezen - Katzen allein unterwegs2017 · Film · ★ 7.9/10Cats are the most popular pets in Europe, with twelve million living in Germany alone. And yet: hardly anyone knows how they live and what they do as soon as they leave their home. Where do they go? …View documentary »
The Woman with the 5 Elephants2010 · Film · ★ 6.6/10Documentary about Svetlana Geier, a Ukranian who has translated the great works of Dostoyevsky into German. First her father ends up in one of Stalin's prison camps, then young Svetlana herself …View documentary »
24 Hours Berlin2009 · Film · ★ 9.0/1024-hour television documentary about Berlin and its inhabitants, reporting in real time on the everyday lives of more than 50 protagonists from a wide range of professions, social classes, religions …View documentary »
Yellowstone: The Mystery of the Wolves2018 · Film · ★ 7.8/1070 years after the last wolves roamed the national park, a total of 41 wolves were reintroduced between 1995 and 1997. A globally unique experiment that had many supporters, but also resolute …View documentary »
Somewhere Else Tomorrow2014 · Film · ★ 7.0/10War zone borders, engine trouble and the difficulties of making money to survive couldn't outweigh the thrill of adventure and discovery Daniel Rintz encountered while motorcycling around the world …View documentary »
Project: Antarctica2018 · Film · ★ 6.8/10Tim, Michael, and Dennis are artists, photographers, and filmmakers. They have one goal: to travel to Antarctica, capture the adventure on camera, and turn it into a feature film. They are willing to …View documentary »
Alpine Saga2006 · Film · ★ 6.8/10Award-winning director Langjahr returns to his beloved Alps to document a group of people continuing the legacy of their forefathers. Every year on Swiss National day, August 1, the Wildheuer climb …View documentary »
Taiga1992 · Film · ★ 7.5/10The Darkhad and Soyon Uriyanghai peoples live in a vast valley in Northern Mongolia, much as their ancestors have for centuries. "Taiga" is the record of a long period spent by the German filmmaker …View documentary »
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale2006 · Film · ★ 6.9/10A documentary of the German national soccer team’s 2006 World Cup experience that changed the face of modern Germany.View documentary »
Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the World2022 · Film · ★ 7.0/10The amazing story of electronic music: its epic journey from its origins in Europe, at the hands of the great artists of the post-war classical avant-garde, to the great post-industrial cities of the …View documentary »
Beak & Brain - Genius Birds from Down Under2013 · Film · ★ 8.1/10Whoever came up with the term 'bird brain' never met these feathered thinkers, who use their claws and beaks to solve puzzles, make tools and more.View documentary »
Unser Team - Die Heim-EM 20242025 · Film · ★ 9.2/10At the UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany, the DFB team under Julian Nagelsmann sparked new enthusiasm despite their quarter-final exit. The RTL documentary shows the team's transformation into a unit with …View documentary »
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-902018 · Film · ★ 7.6/10Few recording studios in the world can claim to have hosted the simply incredible list of musicians that found their way into Berlin’s Hansa Studios, standing virtually alone in the wasteland, metres …View documentary »
Bear-Like2019 · Film · ★ 7.2/10At the far end of the Alaskan peninsula, for filmmaker Roman Droux a childhood dream comes true. He discovers together with the bear researcher David Bittner the universe of wild grizzlies. The two …View documentary »
Bugatti: A Thirst for Speed2018 · Film · ★ 6.7/10The story of the Bugattis of Milan and Molsheim, the eccentric family behind the brand: Carlo, the patriarch and furniture designer; Rembrandt, the troubled sculptor; Ettore, the gifted engineer; …View documentary »
Sounds and Silence - Travels with Manfred Eicher2009 · Film · ★ 6.6/10On the way through a world of sounds and noise – with Manfred Eicher, the oustanding discoverer and mediator of contemporary music and founder of the music label ECM. On this journey we are meeting …View documentary »
Dries2017 · Film · ★ 7.0/10For the first time fashion designer Dries Van Noten allows a filmmaker to accompany him in his creative process and rich home life. For an entire year Reiner Holzemer documents the precise steps that …View documentary »
Speed: In Search of Lost Time2012 · Film · ★ 7.8/10It’s a paradox. Never before in history we have worked more efficiently. Never before we have saved time with more sophisticated technologies. Anyway, nearly all of us are feeling an increasing …View documentary »
Bavaria - A magical journey2012 · Film · ★ 6.4/10Joseph Vilsmaier documentary BAVARIA - dream journey through Bavaria is the first major documentary film about Germany's most beautiful open country. At the same time it is a journey through the …View documentary »
Germany from Above2012 · Film · ★ 6.9/10This fly-over features Germany filmed from helicopters and small airplanes. Footage was released as a multi-episode tv series over several years and this feature-length movie.View documentary »
Das geheime Wesen der Katzen2021 · Film · ★ 6.7/10Cats are the most popular pet in Europe. Around 14 million house pets live in German households alone. But hardly anything is known about the nature of cats - their emotional life has been little …View documentary »
Der Sturm - Tiere bei Blitz und Donner2023 · Film · ★ 7.4/10Violent squalls, hail, waterspouts, lightning... storms put animals and plants to the test. At a time when climate change is multiplying extreme weather events, this documentary plunges into the …View documentary »
Rettet das Dorf2020 · Film · ★ 6.4/10The village is happiness. That’s what the images we have of it in our minds tell us—a main square as a lively hub, a corner store, a tavern, and on the outskirts, a view of meadows and farms. But …View documentary »
Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers2020 · Film · ★ 8.0/10In 1989, thirteen GDR scientists and technicians set off from East Berlin to the Georg Forster research station in the Antarctic. During their expedition the Berlin Wall fell on November 9th. Cut off …View documentary »
Russia - In the Realm of Tigers, Bears and Volcanoes2011 · Film · ★ 6.7/10A window into Russia, unknown to Western man, and even to many Russians. "Russia - the largest country in the world. In many of its parts, it remains unknown world full of wonders. Let the world and …View documentary »
Beckenbauer2024 · Film · ★ 6.4/10He is considered one of the most important athletes in football history. Franz Beckenbauer was the shining light of German football, won everything there was to win in club football as a player and …View documentary »
Who Flew First: Challenging the Wright Brothers2016 · Film · ★ 7.5/10Officially, the Wright Brothers flew first in 1903. But the Australian aviation expert John Brown argues that German born Gustave Whitehead flew in Connecticut in 1901. To display the Wright flyer, …View documentary »
Biking Borders2021 · Film · ★ 7.4/10Best friends Max and Nono bike from Berlin to Beijing, collecting donations to build a school for a unique fundraising adventure in this documentary.View documentary »
Gernstls Reisen - Auf der Suche nach dem Glück2006 · Film · ★ 7.6/10Since 1983, author and director Franz X. Gernstl has been traveling across Germany, Austria, South Tyrol and Switzerland in a VW bus. Together with his friends, cameraman Hans Peter Fischer and sound …View documentary »
Full Metal Village2007 · Film · ★ 6.8/10The film describes the microcosmos of the small village Wacken and shows the clash of the cultures, before and during the biggest heavy metal festival in Europe.View documentary »
Am Borsigplatz geboren2015 · Film · ★ 7.0/10December 19th, 1909, Sunday, the fourth Advent. At the Borsigplatz, the big bang happens: The catholic church wants to ban Franz Jacobi and his friends from playing soccer. But the boys rebel against …View documentary »
Jonas Deichmann - Breaking the Limit2022 · Film · ★ 6.7/10If you had to give Jonas Deichmann a job description, then "adventurer" would probably be the most appropriate description. He is a world record holder and extreme athlete and had Markus Weinberg …View documentary »
J. J. Cale: To Tulsa And Back (On Tour with J. J. Cale)2006 · Film · ★ 6.5/10For the first time in more than 3 decades, this reclusive artist lets a camera into his life in this amazin opportunity to meet the mysterious man behind the guitar. Ina series of candid interviews, …View documentary »
The Return of the Cup - The Film2019 · Film · ★ 9.4/1030 years after their last major title, Eintracht win the DFB Cup on 19 May 2018. It's a momentous occasion for both the club and the fans. The yearning of an entire region is satisfied and about …View documentary »
Sound of Heimat - Deutschland singt2012 · Film · ★ 8.5/10In the musical road movie, New Zealand musician Hayden Chisholm sets out on a journey of discovery across Germany in search of German folk music. As a stranger with an unbiased view of German culture …View documentary »
Fly Rocket Fly2018 · Film · ★ 7.3/10A long time ago, years before Elon Musk reached for the stars with his Space X project, a young man had his own childhood dream about a journey into space. This documentary tells the fantastic story …View documentary »
Born to Skate2010 · Film · ★ 7.9/10"Born to Skate" tells the story of the two skateboarders Sebastian und Chris and a big trip they are going on together. Sebastian tries to retrieve his first big love - skateboarding - a passion he …View documentary »
Dancing Pina2023 · Film · ★ 8.2/10Two of Pina Bausch’s most famous works are rehearsed in Germany and Senegal, championing the choreographer’s legacy through a younger generation of dancers.View documentary »
Adrenalin: The BMW Touring Car Story2014 · Film · ★ 8.6/10ADRENALIN brings the exciting and successful BMW touring car story to the big screen. 50 years of a spectacular sport played out at race circuits around the world. Charismatic drivers and evocative …View documentary »
El Sistema2008 · Film · ★ 7.2/10El Sistema is a network of childrens and youth orchestras, music centres and workshops in Venezuela, in which more than 250,000 children and young people are currently learning to play an instrument. …View documentary »
Safari: Africa2011 · Film · ★ 7.2/10Featuring jaw-dropping 3D cinematography, stirring original music, and Africa's original rock star animals. Emmy Award-winning host Hunter Ellis takes viewers on an unforgettable safari that puts …View documentary »
Willi and the wonders of this world2009 · Film · ★ 7.3/10TV presenter Willi Weitzel travels around the world and tells remarkable stories.View documentary »
The DC-3 Story: The Plane That Changed the World2018 · Film · ★ 7.0/10There was a time when the DC-3 was the world's most successful aircraft and an indispensable tool: its military version became a crucial factor in achieving peace in various wars and helped many …View documentary »
Kraftwerk: Pop Art2013 · Film · ★ 7.7/10This is the amazing story of how a group of reclusive Rhineland experimentalists became one of the most influential pop groups of all time - a celebration of the band featuring exclusive live tracks …View documentary »
Rendezvous mit Riesenkraken - Die Geschichte von Ellie2021 · Film · ★ 9.2/10Giant Pacific octopuses are mystical creatures. A film team managed to gain insight into the mysterious life of these relatives of snails and mussels. It formed a close bond with the elusive squid …View documentary »
Berlin Babylon2001 · Film · ★ 7.7/10A documentary focusing on the rebuilding projects in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall.View documentary »
Der Kampf um die Riesenflieger2022 · Film · ★ 7.0/10Hardly noticed by the public, the largest aircraft parking lot in Europe has been built in a semi-desert in Spain. Close to the city of Teruel in the east of the country, aircraft from a wide variety …View documentary »
FAR. The Story of a Journey around the World2017 · Film · ★ 8.6/10Documentary about the journey of Patrick Allgair and Gwendolin Weisser, who travelled over 100,000 kilometres on foot and by hitchhiking. Starting in Freiburg, Germany, they travelled eastwards for …View documentary »
To the Limit: Fabio Wibmer2019 · Film · ★ 8.7/10Experience an action-packed urban mountain bike adventure with extreme sports athlete Fabio Wibmer. Why does he keep pushing his limits and expose himself to high risks of injury? Find out what's …View documentary »
Making An Ancient Forest - Kalkalpen National Park2015 · Film · ★ 8.5/10This film, three years in the making, The remote forests of Kalkalpen National Park in Austria, the largest area of wilderness in the European Alps, have been left untouched by humans for nearly a …View documentary »
Die Nordsee von oben2011 · Film · ★ 7.4/10The first German film to show the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site exclusively from a bird's eye view. The cinematic journey begins in East Frisia along the coast, up the river Elbe to Hamburg and then …View documentary »
Tour du Faso2014 · Film · ★ 6.5/10Culture clash on the sandy streets of Burkina Faso. Africa’s biggest cycling race, the Tour du Faso, is a ten-stage challenge where adventurous European amateur cyclist and African local heroes …View documentary »
Elsewhere - Alone in Africa2018 · Film · ★ 7.8/10414 days, 15.000 km, 15 countries.
On his 25th birthday, Anselm starts a journey across Africa on a bicycle with two friends. After they arrive in the scorching Kalahari Desert, the trio suddenly …View documentary »
Nefertiti: Who Does She Belong To?2023 · Film · ★ 8.0/10The famous bust of Nefertiti, queen of ancient Egypt, wife of Akhenaten, the heretic pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, has been on display in the Neues Museum in Berlin since 1913. But why is it not, as …View documentary »
Campus Galli – Bauen wie im Mittelalter2019 · Film · ★ 6.3/10This Documentary follows the ambitious project of building a cloister town with only the tools that where present in the middle ages.View documentary »
Symphony of Now2018 · Film · ★ 7.4/10Different artists unite to declare their love to the city and our time, in a re-imagination of the silent film classic 'Berlin - Symphony of a Great City'.View documentary »