Follows the life of a Turkish woman living and working in Germany.

More than two decades ago, a country in Europe existed that marked the border to a different political and economic system, yet was the very heart of the continent. This country called the German Democratic Republic, made Socialism a reality and was home to 17 million people. Born in the deep eastern provinces, Ringo Rösener witnessed East Germany's collapse as a nation. Ringing in the new millennium, he leaves his hometown of Anklam to live out his homosexuality – something he had never dared to do. Would an openly gay life even have been possible in the real Socialist system? Ringo Rösener meets six gay men who lived in the GDR. Some of them speak openly about their sexuality for the first time in their lives. Little by little, they open up, share their stories, and talk about their lives in the supposedly uniform state.

A nearly finished construction site. The wiring is completed, the walls are painted, the final inspections are being done. The construction manager Thomas Zetzsche is proud of his achievement. The prestigious building he created is a modern dream come true. But suddenly that dream begins to crumble as more and more defects appear. Cables run into dead ends, the fire protection malfunctions and entire rooms go missing. Desperately Thomas is trying to fix the building until he finally accepts that the opening date has to be postponed. Now he must confront his own responsibility in this faulty system and draw the necessary consequences

The true story of a German agent sent to the USA in 1944 in order to stop the development of the atomic bomb.

In this karaoke competition hosted by Palina Rojinski, contestants must hit the right note for a chance to win up to 30,000 euros.

a-ha and Simple Minds in Concert

Short film by Christoph Rath.

Garyfalia and Yannis emigrated in 1970 from their village in Drama (Northern Greece) to Germany, in search of a better life. They lived in Esslingen am Neckar and in Metzingen until 1977. What did they win? What did they lose? How long can someone carry the burden of his decisions? What’s the price of time gone by? A confession.

Home cooks try -- and inevitably fail -- to re-create spectacular confections on this comical competition show, all for a sweet 5,000 euros.

Since 2002, one of Europe's most liberal prostitution laws has prevailed in Germany - and ever since, more and more brothels have sprung up. Business is booming, with bizarre excesses.

After a pensioner's apartment has been vacated, she moves into an emergency shelter. There she meets a refugee, who is about to be deported. Although the two could not be more different, they become friends and dream to live free from oppression and structural violence. In this desolate reality of life, in which the days are restless, dark and cold, present politics is reflected.

Experimental work by Isao Yamada (B&W and Color, 8mm).

The film presents dazzling, creative, and surprisingly diverse "home theater" from five decades. And especially on the basis of the sometimes explicit sexual scenes, van Ackeren draws a very specifically German picture. This includes twenty-five Super 8 films with such beautiful titles as "Lady Di's Hat" (The VIP Movie), "Skin the Cock" (The Leisure Movie) or "Model Experiment" (Sex Film Without A Highpoint).

What is it like to be a black person in Germany? And what needs to change? DW's Jana Pareigis traveled across the country and met other black people living in Germany, including the artist Robin Rhose, and the rapper Samy Deluxe.

Documentary about the most famous German football goalkeepers and their stories.

During a racially motivated rampage in Hanau, Hesse, Tobias R. kills nine citizens on February 19, 2020, his mother and then himself. The words of his manifesto indicate severe psychological problems. This psychogram of a mass murderer shows how withdrawn Tobias R. radicalized himself through fake news and delusion for years before it came to a catastrophe.

This documentary concerns the contributions of German artists to the Dadaist movement. Created in 1916, the organizers rejected previous convention and delighted in nihilistic satire in painting, sculpture and literature. Comparisons are made between the movement and the political and social upheaval at the time of the release of this feature (1969).

Documentary about 41-year old Rüdiger Nehberg marching about 1000 kilometers from Hamburg in northern Germany to Oberstdorf in the south of Germany. Mainly living off his own body, he lost 25 pounds during his endeavor but gained on precious experiences.