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- The Nuremberg Einsatzgruppen trial of 1947/1948 is considered the largest murder trial in history against members of four death squads from the security police and SD (the security service of the SS). During World War II, six million Jews were murdered. Four million died in the extermination camps, but two million people were killed in systematic mass shootings. A fact that is hardly known today. The perpetrators came face to face with their victims. They shot at men, women, children - day after day, obediently and assiduously, as if it were normal work. Tens of thousands of Germans belonged to the mobile commandos of the task forces and police battalions. Who were these men, how could they commit such murders? What did the few survivors tell, how were they able to escape the mass extinction and live on with the horrific experience? Based on written traditions, original documents, film footage and photos as well as expert statements, the documentary traces the path of one of these murder battalions.
- The World War 2 Battle of Stalingrad from the initial attack to the repatriation of the survivors after the war.
- A series depicting the lives and deaths of various celebrities who died well before their time.
- Tells the story of the football player Colin Kaepernick and how he became the icon of a protest movement.
- From his juvenile roles to his darker mature roles, a portrait of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
- A documentary about art, its function, its meaning and its development during the Russian-Ukrainian war. About artists in real and creative trenches. Art has proven to be a strong tool for survival and transformation, served as an anthem to continue fighting, as a recovery from trauma and crowdfunding for the army. This project aims at looking at this phenomenon, trying to understand what the art during war is.
- There are only a few iconic football stars being constantly admired across the globe for their art of handling a ball and controlling a game, winning basically all the relevant titles. Toni Kroos is one of them.
- Hard to imagine, but true: according to estimates, out of 500,000 active male professional footballers, less than ten are openly homosexual. While homosexuality hardly matters elsewhere, the topic seems to be taboo in professional soccer.
- A documentary that follows the early career of basketball star Dirk Nowitzki, his relationship with coach and mentor Holger Geschwindner, and their path to NBA glory.
- A documentary encompassing the lives of world heavyweight boxing champions, Vitali & Wladimir Klitschko. The first time in history two brothers have shared all the heavyweight world titles, this film explores their humble beginnings in the Ukraine to their rise to stardom and domination of heavyweight prize fighting.
- In the 1990s, Ryan Gosling began appearing in a series of TV series, followed by film roles, but it wasn't until 2011 that he won public and critical acclaim with three films: "Crazy, Stupid, Love", "Drive" and "Steps to Power". Portrait of an actor more complex than his smooth image might suggest.
- The UN General Assembly regards antibiotic-resistance as a "global and most urgent threat". The WHO alarms that we could fall back into a "post-antibiotic age". The film tells us how we got there: It is a story about how negligence, greed, and short-sightedness have rendered the lifesaving effects of antibiotics powerless. It is a science-thriller about disillusioned, fighting doctors, rebellious scientists, patients wrestling with life-threatening diseases and diplomats searching for a global solution. They all are Resistance Fighters.
- DIE UNBUGSAMEN tells the story of women in the Bonn republic who literally had to fight for their participation in the democratic decision-making processes against success-obsessed and officially drunk men like real pioneers. Undaunted, ambitious and with infinite patience, they followed their path and defied prejudice and sexual discrimination. Politicians from back then have their say today. Her memories are funny and bitter at the same time, absurd and at times terrifyingly topical. The documentary filmmaker and journalist Torsten Körner ("Angela Merkel - The Unexpected") has succeeded in creating an emotionally moving chronicle of West German politics from the 1950s to reunification, intertwined with partially unseen archive cuttings. The images he has found unfold a force that allows cinema to be rediscovered as a place of political self-assurance. An insightful contemporary document that makes an unmistakable contribution to the current discussion.
- The documentary lets black players of the German national soccer team tell their personal stories for the first time. What road did they take and what obstacles did they have to overcome before they got to where we cheer for them?
- Born in 1971 into a bohemian, libertarian family, Winona Ryder - born Horowitz - grew up surrounded by books. The introverted and dreamy young girl, who attended drama school in San Francisco, found it difficult to fit in with her peers and at the age of 15 she landed her first film role in David Seltzer's "Lucas". Her performance was noticed by a certain Tim Burton, who chose her for the macabre comedy "Beetlejuice": her role as a gothic teenager suddenly propelled her into stardom. Her lively performances and her maturity seduced Martin Scorsese and Bille August, as well as Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The actress, now in her fifties, made a comeback as unexpected as it was noticed in the fantasy series "Stranger Things".
- He shoots with stars like Chris Hemsworth and Quentin Tarantino. Whether a manic racing driver or a Marvel villain - Daniel Brühl can play anything. That wasn't always the case. He became famous with "Good Bye, Lenin!" - and began the fight against the cliché of the nice son-in-law. At the height of his career, he is now venturing into new territory: his debut as a director. As a child, Brühl was already vying for attention. The urge to slip into roles came to him early on. Through his father's work as a director at WDR in Cologne, Brühl came into contact with the film world at an early age. Instead of attending drama school, he watched old film classics and soon received his first offers for television roles. One film will change his life forever: The tragicomedy "Good Bye, Lenin!". The film is a resounding success and breaks records, both nationally and internationally. Brühl is known all over the world in one fell swoop. He receives many awards for his performance. A blessing and a curse at the same time, because from now on he is only offered film roles as "the nice guy" in Germany. Brühl wants to escape the cliché and flees abroad. He reinvents himself under the direction of Quentin Tarantino and in the Marvel universe. Here Brühl gets to show a different face - the multi-layered villain. A role that challenges him and that German film and its audience have long denied him. Thus, his directorial debut 2021 is also dedicated to the theme that hovers over his entire career: his image, which he settles with in "Next Door".
- In World War II. African-American GIs liberate Germany from Nazi rule while racism prevailed in their own army and home country. Returning home they continue fighting for their own rights in the civil rights movement.
- The documentary takes time to show the staying power of the exceptional politician Angela Merkel and traces fundamental questions defining her politics.
- In 1980, two Rhinelanders pulled off one of the most spectacular million-euro coups in German history. A pair of crooks from Düsseldorf relieved the trading giant Metro of no less than 36 million DM.
- From 2017 to 2018, a camera team followed Toni Kroos and his closest environment, resulting in a second "private film" next to the cinema documentary KROOS. An intimate portrait into the life of the otherwise media-shy star.
- In Leipzig East German people are protesting for freedom, civil rights, and democracy. Party officials prepare to resort to violence in a state which suppresses its own citizens and keeps them under constant surveillance. Nameless individuals overcome their fears in solidarity, which marks the beginning of the end of the East German state.
- Corona took millions of lives and brought the world to a temporary standstill. Was it really inevitable that the pandemic would take on such proportions?
- Documentary about the bombing of the city of Dresden in 1945 during World War II.
- Then imperial Germany was late to carve itself a colonial empire, but still secured several scattered territories in Africa, Far East and South Sea. This series examines what happened there.
- It is a struggle about power and billions. Only those who abide by the rule of law should receive funds. Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is opposed. The European community of values is struggling - A search for clues throughout Europe.
- Whiskey and cigarettes are his trademarks. His unique voice and his bright winning smile are his assets. Frank Sinatra is the All-American-Man: A gentleman in a suit, who can do anything but hide everything.
- Italy has always been the country that Germans dream of. Ever since the Middle Ages, the southern side of the Alps has excelled a fascination over the Teutonic race. While it was primarily power politics which provided the motivation in the time of Barbarossa, today Germans are prompted to make this journey by their hopes and desires, the yearning to see their wishes come true. The dream of sunny Italy - every year millions of Germans succumb to it. The film-maker Beatrice Schaechterle journeys to their favorite tourist resorts and meets a whole range of fascinating people: holidaymakers, drop-outs and also Germans who decided many years ago to make new lives for themselves in Italy. What is the truth behind the myth of "Bella Italia"? What do Germans look for on the far side of the Alps - and what do they find?
- Contact through touch, a guarantee of a primordial bond with the other, can also be experienced as a painful intrusion into intimacy. The first sense developed by the embryo, touch can cause, in those who are deprived of it, a psychic, social but also physical atrophy. In the history of humanity, the way people touch each other and what art says about it reveal the conception of life and relationships transmitted by a society. From the kiss of peace to the physical distancing imposed today by the pandemic, this historical and cultural exploration of touch through the prism of art or philosophy highlights its specificity and vitality.
- The Battle of Stalingrad, which cost the lives of at least a million German soldiers, Red Army troops and Soviet civilians, was the bloodiest of the decisive battles in the "war of extermination" which Hitler had unleashed. The annihilation of the German Sixth Army brought home to many Germans with a terrible shock the fact that, despite the propaganda which filled their ears, the war would inevitably be lost in the end. For both Germany and Russia, Stalingrad signified the psychological turning point in World War II. This three-part documentary, employing previously unreleased film footage and brutally frank statements from survivors on both sides, explains exactly how the catastrophe came about and describes the gruesome consequences of the battle for the soldiers and the inhabitants of the city.
- A jail not far from Moscow for young people who have been convicted of serious crimes: the site of an extraordinary experiment. In February 2004 the Berlin theatre group "aufBruch" set off Russia to stage a theatrical performance with the help of these prisoners. For two months Genadij, Alexej and Alexander - along with 20 other prisoners - attend rehearsals every afternoon. The three of them have been convicted of manslaughter or murder. Everyday life in this tough, impersonal prison has taught them to keep their feelings hidden... but in order to act in this play they need to open up. A difficult process of mutual discovery begins, between the theatre people from Berlin and the young Russians who are so vehemently opposed to them from the outset - and it ends with a surprise which neither side could possibly have expected.
- It had long been believed that only 15 minutes of film footage exists of the legendary final game in the 1954 World Cup. Other segments of the sensational game have never been reconstructed - until now. After extensive research in film archives all around the globe, it is now possible for the first time to present 40 minutes of the gripping, emotional game - in conjunction with the legendary radio commentary by reporter Herbert Zimmermann. Instead of brief, isolated film extracts, the course of the game can now be followed over much longer segments. Previously unreleased footage demonstrates the masterly ball control of the German players, while shots at goal from the Hungarians - never before seen on film - prove that the German goalkeeper Toni Turek really was a "football God". Now it is possible to see the final German goal in the 3:2 victory from five different perspectives. It is a sensational experience to watch the unique color footage of the final, which had been thought lost: for the first time all five goals can be seen in color.
- East Berlin, October 7, 1989: While the state elite was celebrating the GDR's 40th birthday before the eyes of the world, resistance was forming in the streets. Guests celebrated in the Palace of the Republic in Berlin. In front of it, people loudly demanded reforms. There were also demonstrations outside Berlin, for example in Plauen. The situation escalates.
- Documentary TV series about the German public theater landscape, portraying one theater at a time (until complete, 3Sat). Gives historical perspective about each theater's origins, shows where available excerpts from archived memorable performances and focusses in depth on the passion and struggles of the currently active ensemble. Episodes include Freie Volksbuehne Berlin, Nationaltheater Weimar and Theater Freiburg.
- Perhaps no refereeing decision in the history of football has been the subject of so much controversy: when England was given a third goal in the 1966 World Cup final against Germany, did the ball actually cross the line or not? For this documentary Manfred Oldenburg was awarded the Bavarian Television Prize in 2007. It is the 101st minute of the World Cup final, which is well into extra time. The score is 2:2 when the English player Geoffrey Hurst volleys the ball against the underside of the crossbar of the German goal; it bounces vertically downwards and then back into play. The Swiss referee Dienst decides to award a goal. The final is over, and England are the champions. For 40 years it is impossible to find a camera perspective that clarifies the question of whether the ball really was over the line or not. But thanks to new, spectacular footage which has been found, along with improved scientific calculations, this 45-minute documentary is finally able to shed light on the most painful defeat in German football history.
- Dogs are more than man's best friends; they can help us unravelling the genetic of diseases such as cancer, epilepsy, cardiovascular troubles, diabetes etc. Living in the same environment, human and dogs are suffering from the same diseases but the genetic complexity is quite lower in dogs. During 4 years 20 veterinary schools spread across Europe are working together to collect 10.000 blood samples from purebred dogs affected by similar diseases as human. The analysis of the genome of affected dogs compared to healthy ones of the same breed lead to the identification of genes implied in the mechanisms of these diseases. This research will help reducing the high level of inherited disease in purebred dogs and will allow a better understanding of the mechanisms and pathways of pathologies. Human medicine will ultimately benefit from these results. That is why the project is called LUPA as the female-wolf feeding the twin founders of Roma reflecting the benefits humans will obtain from dog genetics.
- He was one of the most memorable politicians in post-war West German history. For some people he was "Saint Franz Josef", while others considered him dangerous, corrupt and coarse. If ever a politician polarized people, it was Franz Josef Strauß. 3. October 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of the Bavarian state president, Franz Josef Strauß. In association with ZDF, the authors Sebastian Dehnhardt and Manfred Oldenburg take a look behind the facade and examine this highly intelligent, rhetorically brilliant but also extremely controversial politician and visionary. Who was Strauß? What motivated him? And why did he never achieve his aim of becoming German Chancellor? Eye-witnesses from among his closest friends and family speak openly about this belligerent spirit and ambivalent character. They shed light on his life, his personal background and the private highs and lows of this exceptional politician, revealing for the first time aspects of his history - which is at the same time a piece of German history.