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Altes Land is a film adaptation of Dörte Hansen's novel, directed by Sherry Hormann. It follows the intertwined stories of three women across generations, exploring themes of family, home, displacement, and confronting the past. Starring Iris Berben, Milan Peschel, and Nina Kunzendorf.
Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 02.10.2024.

Based on the novel by Ursula Krechel, the film tells the story of a Jewish-Christian family that survived persecution and exile during the Nazi era. After years of separation and the end of the war, they try to rebuild their lives in West Germany. Starring Ronald Zehrfeld, Johanna Wokalek and directed by Matthias Glasner. Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 11.01.2025.

100 years of radio. Despite the popularity of television and the internet, radio has survived and thrived. This programme delves into radio’s long history.
watch on ARD Mediathek until 03.10.2024.

In the ZDF series FilmFrauen. Die Interviews, female actors, directors, producers and screenwriters talk about their experiences in the German film industry. In this episode, actor Sibel Kekilli talks about social realities and cinema. Available in the ZDF-Mediathek until 10.09.2025.

A documentary about the role of classical music under the Nazis. The stories of the Jewish cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler provide an insight into German musical life from 1933 to 1945. Watch on DW Doku@Youtube.

Documentary about the fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. In revealing interviews, he gives insights into his life, career and philosophy. Watch on DW Doku@Youtube.

The Neue Deutsche Welle is regarded as the most creative period in the history of German pop music. This documentary examines its rise and fall. Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 16.04.2028.

The film portrays the life of the writer Erich Kästner. Starring Matthias Bundschuh as Kästner, Lisa Wagner as his partner Luiselotte Enderle. Directed by Annette Baumeister. Watch on ARD Mediathek until 01.01.2099.

Documentary about the burning of books under the Nazi regime, which targeted books by Jewish writers and others viewed as subversive or representing ideologies opposed to Nazism. Watch on DW Doku@Youtube.

Filmmakers talk about their experiences about success, failure and social participation, starring Jutta Brückner, Angelika Levi, Sarah Blaßkiewitz, Benito Bause and Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay. Directed by Jana Keuchel and Katharina Knust. Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 28.04.2025.

From the series Streetphilosophy: In this episode Ronja von Rönne searches for the right kind of relationship and asks why we are always looking for the perfect partner. Watch on ARTE Mediathek until 27.07.2025.

This two-part documentary explores the world of fairy tales and their moral values and origins, based on the famous Grimm fairy tales Frau Holle and Hänsel und Gretel. Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 04.10.2030.