Alemania después de la II Guerra Mundial. Michael Berg (David Kross), un chico de 15 años, pierde el conocimiento mientras regresa del colegio. Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet), una mujer seria y reservada que le dobla la edad, lo recoge y lo lleva a su casa. Entre ambos surge un apasionado y secreto idilio que se ve interrumpido por la misteriosa desaparición de Hanna. Ocho años más tarde, siendo estudiante de Derecho, Michael vuelve a verla, pero en una situación que nunca hubiera podido imaginar.
Juegos Olímpicos de Múnich de 1972. En la madrugada del 5 de septiembre, once atletas olímpicos israelíes son secuestrados por un comando terrorista palestino denominado 'Septiembre Negro'. Amenazan con matarlos a todos si no se produce la liberación de presos palestinos por parte de Israel. Durante 21 horas el mundo entero estuvo pendiente del trágico suceso. (FILMAFFINITY)
En agosto de 1988, dos asaltantes armados mantienen a raya a la policía alemana por 54 horas en una dramática toma de rehenes que terminó en un tiroteo y tres muertes.
Paula Shultz (Elke Sommer), la atleta más importante de Alemania Oriental, se fuga de la parte comunista de Berlín para intentar vivir en el Berlín occidental. Cuando lo consigue, y al mismo tiempo que es perseguida por los dirigentes comunistas, se ve envuelta en un lío con contrabandistas al lado de un periodista llamado Bill Mason (Bob Crane).
A partir de una mezcla de documental y ficción, el grueso del Nuevo Cine Alemán ofrece una visión conjunta sobre la Alemania de finales de los 70, una época marcada por el terrorismo de izquierdas del grupo Baader Meinhof. Con el fin de lograr la liberación de tres de sus líderes, la banda secuestró a un industrial al que después asesinaron. Del suicidio en la cárcel de los tres cabecillas, fue acusado el gobierno alemán: el presunto crimen de estado produjo una virulenta polémica que cuestionaba el sistema y originaba una profunda fractura social.
Drama carcelario protagonizado por mujeres.
Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, The brothers Koeman… These were some of the superstars from Holland whose blazing talents made the European Championship of 1988 so memorable and one to log indelibly in the whole recent legend of outstanding international football.
Eight teams qualified for the tournament finals, including England who scored more goals than any other side, 18, to reach the final stages – and the Cinderella side from the Republic of Ireland, managed by Jack Charlton.
But most of all Euro ’88 had a winning side who swept all before them in a colourful and passionate series of displays that will be viewed again and again by anyone fascinated and intrigued by the way the world’s most popular game is so sumptuously developing as it enters its second organised century. It is a must for fans and serious students alike.
The 1974 finals in West Germany saw the emergence of "Total Football" in the shape of the classy Dutch led by the legendary Johan Cruyff. The Dutch swept all before them until they came up against the solid hosts in the final. Beckenbauer led West Germany to a tense 2-1 victory.
En realidad, fue un error lo que derribó el muro de Berlín el 9 de noviembre de 1989. Ese día, Günter Schabowski, miembro y portavoz del Politburó, recibió una nota de su superior Ego Krenz que se llevó a la conferencia de prensa sin llegar a leerla. Más tarde, la leyó ante la prensa allí congregada durante una emisión en directo. Las noticias volaron por todo el mundo. "Fue como si una señal del espacio hubiera electrificado la sala" recuerda Tom Brakow, corresponsal de la NBC. Durante unas horas, las leyes del autoritario estado no tuvieron ningún poder y la improvisación y la curiosidad primaron ante la planificación y el deber. Los habitantes de Berlín Este y Oeste tomaron la iniciativa de forma espontánea. Los berlineses del Este atravesaron los pasos de control, mientras sus compatriotas en el Oeste se amontonaban en la puerta de Brandemburgo. Casi por casualidad, la frontera más defendida del mundo se abrió.
When Chris Gueffroy becomes increasingly disillusioned with his life in 1980s East Germany, he hatches a plan with his friend, Christian Gaudian, to escape the isolated Eastern bloc state without telling his mother, Karin. The pair believe that the standing order to shoot anyone who crosses the Berlin Wall, as ordered by the General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party, Erich Honecker, has been lifted due to the state visit of Swedish PM Ingvar Carlsson. The young men seize their chance and attempt the fateful escape to the west.
May 27th, 1971 was a rainy day. In the small town Radevormwald, the world seems to be still in order.
But on this day, 46 people die in a train crash, amongst them 41 schoolchildren. Since then, Radevormwald has been connected with one of the worst railway catastrophes of Germany. The touching documentary reconstructs the tragedy and shows how much the event still influences the life in the town until today.
La televisión francesa pidió a Godard que rodara algo sobre la soledad, y el resultado fue esta película. El director volvió a utilizar el personaje de Lemmy Caution, protagonista de "Alphaville".
Four inseparable friends from childhood struggle in the best years of their lives when one grows up to become a prize fighter, second a police detective, third a nightclub runner and the fourth sets them all at loggerheads.
Endless beaches, dunes, heath and the Wadden Sea characterize the landscape of Sylt. Germany's largest North Sea island is also a paradise for numerous animal and plant species. Around half of its area is under landscape or nature protection. In spring and autumn, thousands of migratory birds stop here on their way between Siberia and East Africa. Sheep graze on the dike meadows, female seals give birth to their young off Sylt. And the Sylt Wadden Sea is one of the last large wilderness areas in Europe. But in winter storms hit the island. If the “Blanke Hans”, as the storm on Sylt is called, causes the North Sea to rage, it hits the island with tremendous force. Only a few places on the German North Sea coast are as exposed to the force of the sea as the west coast of Sylt. The documentary shows Sylt's nature in fascinating images. People who are particularly connected to the island and its nature are accompanied in their everyday lives.
This James A. FitzPatrick Traveltalks short visits the West German cities of Hamburg, Bremen, Munich, and Heidelberg. Included are scenes of World War II destruction that lingered at the time.
During the donations scandal of 1999/2000, Helmut Kohl gave his legendary "word of honor" not to name any donors. This documentary explores the question of what this word of honor was really all about
Kraftwerk's vision of a keyboard-driven world of clicking metronomic rhythms and digitised sound bites may have been the stuff of avant fantasy in the 1970s (the decade that saw the band's first groundbreaking albums), but it is a reality in the new millennium. Their visionary style is explored in KRAFTWERK AND THE ELECTRONIC REVOLUTION, a study of the group, their career and their emergence as the most influential electronic band in the world.
Marcel Ophüls interviews various important Eastern European figures for their thoughts on the reunification of Germany and the fall of Communism.
A film about and with Max Ernst.
A BAFTA award nominated documentary intended for secondary schools exploring the three distinct geographical regions of Germany from a British perspective.