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  • Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits

    Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits

    2022

    1h.17min

    16+

    Climber Adam Ondra, best in his field, is known for his fearless, record-breaking ascents. An intimate portrait explores his life beyond the headlines


  • Two Girls and a Boat

    Two Girls and a Boat

    2021

    13min

    12

    Twins Jade and Kaisa are going for a rowing trip. But social media influencer Jade actually has something else in mind.


  • Borderland

    Borderland

    2021

    1h.37min

    0 FSK

    A moving journey through a landscape and its history: from the border triangle of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic up to the Oderhaff.


  • With the Wind

    With the Wind

    2018

    1h.23min

    16

    For a couple living self-sufficiently, installing a wind turbine becomes a test of their relationship.


  • Snow and the Bear

    Snow and the Bear

    2022

    1h.33min

    16+

    In a snowy Turkish village, a nurse faces a web of power, mystery, and suspicion, where a missing man and rumored bears blur reality.


  • Zahorí

    Zahorí

    2022

    1h.45min

    16+

    In the vast emptiness of the Patagonian steppe, 13-year-old Mora embarks on a journey with an old, indigenous Mapuche gaucho.


  • Khibula

    Khibula

    2017

    1h.35min

    12 FSK

    In the breathtaking mountain landscape of Georgia, the first freely elected president seeks protection from the putschists.


  • The Red Mountain

    The Red Mountain

    2022

    1h.50min

    16+

    Is it fact or is it fiction? A documentary-fiction hybrid about the Red Mountain near Trier and the people who dwell there.


  • Seelenlandschaften Schottland

    Seelenlandschaften Schottland

    2023

    56min

    16+

    After England and Wales, Rüdiger Sünner explores the spiritual side of Scotland's breathtaking landscapes in the second part of his trilogy.


  • Undersea

    Undersea

    2022

    52min

    16+

    To deal with the trauma she endured during her work as photojournalist, Nanna Kreutzmann turns to underwater photography.


  • Adoration

    Adoration

    2019

    1h.38min

    16+

    Paul falls head over heels in love with the schizophrenic Gloria and decides to escape with her.


  • Barricade

    Barricade

    2021

    1h.23min

    6 FSK

    A striking documentary by renowned photojournalist David Klammer about protesters fighting to stop the clear-cutting at the Dannenröder Forest.


  • The Dust of Modern Life

    The Dust of Modern Life

    2021

    1h.21min

    16+

    To honor the archaic lifestyles of his ancestors and to preserve tradition, Liêm spends several days each year in the Vietnamese jungle.


  • Geheimes Deutschland

    Geheimes Deutschland

    2006

    1h.1min

    0 FSK

    Already in 18th century Germany, early Romanticism developed a spiritual worldview that many today seek in Far Eastern spirituality.


  • Embrace of the Serpent

    Embrace of the Serpent

    2015

    1h.59min

    12 FSK

    An Oscar-nominated drama about two explorers and their journey in the Amazon unfolds a magical and meditative spell.


  • The Postman's White Nights

    The Postman's White Nights

    2014

    1h.37min

    16+

    Quiet drama about the Russian soul, corruption and the postman from Lake Kenozero in northern Russia.


  • Songs for a Fox

    Songs for a Fox

    2021

    2h.5min

    16+

    After his lover's death, a rock singer studies the art of lucid dreaming and descends into a netherworld in hopes of being together again.


  • In the Woods

    In the Woods

    2022

    1h.21min

    16 FSK

    After the success of his series "Ebersberg", director Manuel Weiss takes a father-daughter duo into the gloomy depths of the German forest.


  • The Cage

    The Cage

    2017

    1h.23min

    16+

    After humananity has been nearly wiped out by aliens, it seems that only two people are left on the planet. Until a third person enters their lives.


  • Acasă

    Acasă

    2020

    1h.26min

    16+

    In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, a family lives in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until being chased out.


  • Walden

    Walden

    2018

    1h.47min

    16+

    The voyage of a tree from Europe to the Amazon is a silent wittness to global interdependencies and economic absurdities.


  • Sow the Wind

    Sow the Wind

    2020

    1h.32min

    16+

    A young Italian student of agriculture wants to save her family's olive trees from pollution, parasite infestation, and corruption.


  • Fire Will Come

    Fire Will Come

    2019

    1h.26min

    16+

    The strange loner Amador was blamed for a devastating forest fire. After serving his prison sentence, he is now no longer welcome in his village.


  • Genkingen : a Swabian folktale

    Genkingen : a Swabian folktale

    2016

    1h.0min

    0 FSK

    The people living in the German village Genkingen in the Swabian Alps want to re-enact the famous scene from Herzog's Fitzcarraldo.


  • Metamorphoses

    Metamorphoses

    2013

    1h.24min

    16+

    On the river Tetscha in the southern Urals, in the middle of nowhere between Europe and Asia, is the most radioactively contaminated area in the world


  • The River Used to Be a Man

    The River Used to Be a Man

    2012

    1h.0min

    12 FSK

    A tour de force through the African Okavango swamp that blurs the lines between fiction and documentary.


  • Fall Pinguin

    Fall Pinguin

    2021

    59min

    16+

    The penguins encounter Swiss alpine cows, swim in the river, walk leisurely through the city center... they are everywhere. An adventure begins.


  • No Kings

    No Kings

    2020

    1h.24min

    16+

    Until a few years ago, the descendants of the indigenous Tupinambá and escaped slaves lived in isolation in Caiçara, not far from Rio de Janeiro.


  • Seducing Doctor Lewis

    Seducing Doctor Lewis

    2003

    1h.49min

    0 FSK

    To convince an investor to build a factory in their remote village in northern Canada, the villagers first have to find a company doctor.


  • The Beauty

    The Beauty

    2020

    4min

    16+

    ake a deep breath and dive into the depths of the oceans, where our guilt literally dissolves.


  • In die Welt - Into the World

    In die Welt - Into the World

    2009

    1h.27min

    12

    This moving portrait of a maternity hospital in Vienna provides a fascinating insight into the drama, pain, and beauty of being born into this world.


  • Propensity for Silence

    Propensity for Silence

    2012

    15min

    0

    Bruno Bieri is a Swiss musical multi-talent who finds inspiration in the world of everyday things for his extraordinary sound concepts.


  • Holiday

    Holiday

    2002

    1h.21min

    16+

    A group of young city dwellers celebrate New Year's Eve in a Tyrolean mountain hut, engaging in a alcohol fueled conflict with the locals.


  • Another Life

    Another Life

    2019

    1h.12min

    16+

    Alex, a hermit and philosopher, lives on the imposing cliffs of Ireland's Atlantic coast and dedicates his life to animals in need.


  • My Lake

    My Lake

    2020

    1h.48min

    16+

    On the picturesque shores of Lake Prespa, in the tri-border area of Albania, northern Macedonia and Greece, drug smugglers fight for supremacy.


  • Magic Mountains

    Magic Mountains

    2020

    1h.19min

    16+

    Unsparing psychological thriller exploring the complex aftermath of a relationship set against the stunning backdrop of Poland's Carpathian Mountains.


  • Beneath the Trees

    Beneath the Trees

    2019

    1h.16min

    16+

    A short camping trip turns into a deadly, Victorian Gothic horror weekend.


  • The Farmer and His Prince

    The Farmer and His Prince

    2015

    1h.21min

    0 FSK

    Before Charles became King of England, he still had time for his beloved garden.


  • Dialogue Earth

    Dialogue Earth

    2019

    1h.18min

    0 FSK

    A tribute to the exceptional artist Ulrike Arnold, who creates unique images from earth, minerals and stones.


  • The Teacher’s Country

    The Teacher’s Country

    2013

    1h.10min

    6

    50 years after Tanzania's independence from Great Britain, the East African country is still searching for a unifying identity.


  • Endzeit - End of Time

    Endzeit - End of Time

    2013

    1h.30min

    16 FSK

    A comet hits earth and wipes out almost all of humanity. A single girl appears to be the only survivor.


  • The Tree Feller

    The Tree Feller

    2017

    1h.22min

    0 FSK

    Andres gives up his ordinary life in the city. He moves to the quiet farm of his deceased parents and spends his days in the forest, aimlessly cutting ...


  • Antarctica

    Antarctica

    2003

    1h.16min

    12

    With a 15-meter-long sailing yacht, two German filmmakers travel from the southern tip of South America around Cape Horn through the Drake Passage to Antarctica ...


  • Mission Amazonas

    Mission Amazonas

    2017

    0

    A team of scientists sets out for northern Brazil on an expedition of superlatives.


  • All My Mother's Goats

    All My Mother's Goats

    2013

    1h.42min

    16+

    On a remote plateau in Provance, an old woman has to give up her life's work and pass it on to a younger one.


  • Thinking like a mountain

    Thinking like a mountain

    2019

    1h.31min

    16+

    The Arhuacos are the guardians of the forest and the glacial ice of Colombia's highest mountain range - the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.


  • The Daughters of Fire

    The Daughters of Fire

    2018

    1h.55min

    18 FSK

    Three women set out on a polyamorous journey, in search for new kinds of relationships at the end of the world, far from possession and pain.


  • The Red Line - Resistance in Hambach Forest

    The Red Line - Resistance in Hambach Forest

    2019

    1h.55min

    0 FSK

    Whether Hambi, Lützerath or Garzweiler - In the face of a destructive and misguided policy, many see only one option: Resistance!


  • Above and Below

    Above and Below

    2015

    1h.53min

    12 FSK

    A rough roller coaster ride with unique survivalists in a world full of challenges and beauty - from the sewers of Las Vergas to Mars.


  • Winter Nomads

    Winter Nomads

    2012

    1h.26min

    0 FSK

    Two shepherds and 800 sheep take on an extraordinary adventure full of challenges, in intimate contact with nature and the elements.


  • Piripkura

    Piripkura

    2017

    1h.21min

    6 FSK

    The last two members of the indigenous Piripkura people from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil are fighting for the survival of their people.


  • The Eremites

    The Eremites

    2016

    1h.50min

    12 FSK

    With the onset of the mountain winter, Albert has to decide between preserving old ways of life on the mountain or new perspectives in the valley.


  • Giovanni Segantini - Magic of Light

    Giovanni Segantini - Magic of Light

    2015

    1h.22min

    0 FSK

    Discover the monumental works of art by the anarchist Giovanni Segantini in the idealized natural setting of the high mountains.


  • Messner

    Messner

    2012

    1h.48min

    6 FSK

    Biography of the exceptional mountaineer Reinhold Messner.


  • Winter

    Winter

    2014

    29min

    0

    The snow hid everything beneath itself, until people finally forgot.


  • Farewell Halong

    Farewell Halong

    2017

    1h.38min

    0 FSK

    For generations, the Nguyen family has lived on and off the water amid breathtaking natural scenery. Now they are threatened with forced resettlement.


  • We Are the Tide

    We Are the Tide

    2016

    1h.24min

    6 FSK

    15 years ago off the coast of Windholm the sea disappeared and with it, all the children. Since then, the losses hang like a curse over the region.


  • Fukushima and the Bats

    Fukushima and the Bats

    2015

    1h.22min

    16+

    After the catastrophic events in Fukushima, the transition to renewable energy was placed firmly on the political agenda in Germany.


  • The Beast Within

    The Beast Within

    2008

    1h.12min

    16+

    Dog fights and other blood sports are banned in most countries, but they still are practiced widely in alleyways and backyards around the world.


  • Echoes of Home

    Echoes of Home

    2007

    1h.21min

    16+

    Against the breathtaking backdrop of the Swiss mountains, 3 extraordinary vocal artists develop traditional yodelling into their own musical language.


  • Miles from Anywhere

    Miles from Anywhere

    2011

    1h.22min

    6 FSK

    Christina lives in the dull Belgian mining town of Charleroi. Through her grandmother's will, she has inherited a decrepit property in the wilds of Corsica. She ...


  • Memento Mori

    Memento Mori

    2016

    13min

    16+

    When I face death – I face myself. A boy spends hours on a busy holiday beach. His impressions and thoughts circle around the idea of transience.


  • Pampa

    Pampa

    2017

    18min

    16+

    Lucie is waiting at a bus stop in the middle of nowhere. But instead of a bus, only strange people turn up.


  • Vue Pointe

    Vue Pointe

    2014

    11min

    0

    In his short film VUE POINTE, Arne Körner looks at an island - the rushing sea, bays, unusual plants and buildings.


  • Guillo

    Guillo

    2016

    40min

    12

    Guillo left his comfortable city life and went to live in the jungle, near the border to Panama. Lonely, without electricity and far from society.


  • Prince Avalanche

    Prince Avalanche

    2013

    1h.33min

    6 FSK

    An offbeat comedy about two men painting traffic lines on a desolate country – then tey meet two other men. Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlinale. An ...


  • Die Familie mit den Schlittenhunden

    Die Familie mit den Schlittenhunden

    2012

    1h.34min

    0 FSK

    Far from civilization, in the north of Canada, lives a family. She accompanies in this docu the daughter to the mythical Junior Iditarod sled dog race ...


  • Under Snow

    Under Snow

    2011

    1h.43min

    0 FSK

    Renowned German visual artist Ulrike Ottinger explores Japanese snow region Kabuk, Japan. Poetry and reality in the half documentary, half fictional. In ...


  • Inuk

    Inuk

    2010

    1h.25min

    12 FSK

    Because Inuk does not accept borders, he is sent to the north of Greenland. Here he meets Ikuma, a taciturn polar bear hunter.


  • Release

    Release

    2014

    21min

    16+

    The nameless protagonist in Jannik Tesch's drama RELEASE feels trapped in an endless spiral of work and consumption.


  • Kurt and the Chairlift

    Kurt and the Chairlift

    2012

    20min

    16+

    Ten years ago, Kurt saved an outdated chairlift from demolition. Since then, he has been operating it himself - stubbornly and in any weather.


  • The Boat God of the Lakeside Sports Club

    The Boat God of the Lakeside Sports Club

    2006

    1h.22min

    16+

    Robert Bramkamp boldly links the most banal Brandenburg present with the mythical depth of the Sumerian Gilgamesh myth.