Satire

  • Once They Were Stars!

    Once They Were Stars!

    2020

    1h.10min

    16+

    The glory days as Kreuzkölln-cops are long gone, but these two aging ex-Youtube stars want to do it again.


  • Miisufy

    Miisufy

    2024

    10min

    6

    Digital pet cat Miisu gets tired of her owner and starts to revolt. Inspired by the 90's Tamagotchi mania.


  • The Invisible Fight

    The Invisible Fight

    2023

    1h.54min

    12

    A crazy coming-of-age story in which Orthodox monks teach kung fu in the Soviet Union.


  • 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.


  • Mondo Domino

    Mondo Domino

    2021

    6min

    12

    This burlesque action musical tragicomedy with a minimalist color palette criticizes consumerism to the sound of Ravel's Boléro.


  • Loop

    Loop

    2020

    8min

    6

    In a controlled society where each individual repeats the same action over and over again, any deviation is bound to be suspect.


  • Evil in the Woods

    Evil in the Woods

    2022

    1h.19min

    18 FSK

    The "German indie machine" Malte Wirtz turns to horror and does it so successfully that the audience left the cinema hall in fear.


  • Gasman

    Gasman

    2021

    1h.27min

    12 FSK

    A melancholic, darkly humorous examination of the theater world and the culture industry.


  • Berliner Bettwurst

    Berliner Bettwurst

    1975

    1h.11min

    16+

    With 'Die Bettwurst', Rosa von Praunheim established the camp film genre in Germany. The sequel follows the couple through an odyssey of bourgeoisie.


  • Tadpole

    Tadpole

    2019

    16+

    TADPOLE is the rite of passage of parents-to-be Emma and Ben, who are waiting to meet the unknown entity, their unborn child. With 264 days to go until ...


  • Pig

    Pig

    2018

    1h.48min

    16+

    Filmmaker Hasan is seething with rage. He is banned from working and a serial killer is killing all the other directors in town. All except Hasan.


  • The Massacre of Anroechte

    The Massacre of Anroechte

    2021

    1h.0min

    16+

    This German indie film is a satirical declaration of love for the German small-town crime thriller.


  • Baghead

    Baghead

    2008

    1h.25min

    16

    Four unsuccessful actors retreat to a cabin in the woods to write a screenplay, but their concocted horror story suddenly becomes bitter reality.


  • Freakstars 3000

    Freakstars 3000

    2003

    1h.15min

    6 FSK

    Christoph Schlingensief's answer to "Pop Idol" was "Freakstars 3000".


  • E.K.G. Expositus (the public and the artistic media)

    E.K.G. Expositus (the public and the artistic media)

    2004

    1h.41min

    16+

    A hospital in Berlin-Neukölln at midnight. A patient is being admitted. TV journalists are on the scene. The beginning of a story that tells itself.


  • Music and Apocalypse

    Music and Apocalypse

    2019

    1h.20min

    0 FSK

    A bitter satire on the university business and its evaluation madness and third-party funding stupidity.


  • Lower Upper Cut

    Lower Upper Cut

    2011

    1h.32min

    6 FSK

    In this self-reflective improv film, an acting class prepares for a crucial final audition that will decide the rest of their careers.


  • Eleven Uncles

    Eleven Uncles

    2010

    1h.41min

    16 FSK

    Volksbühnen actor and director Herbert Fritsch and celebrity cast transform the classic Hamlet tale into a hilarious, multimedia fever dream.


  • Asta Upset

    Asta Upset

    2014

    1h.24min

    0 FSK

    A curator of contemporary art, is in trouble with her sponsors because of remarks she made in a radio interview. Public funding is put on hold.


  • The Mouth - Our Ultimate Prison

    The Mouth - Our Ultimate Prison

    2017

    1h.27min

    16+

    Jakob Fisch confesses to a murder he did not commit. Police psychologist Dr. Alea Anzu then tries to convict him of lying.


  • Schnaps

    Schnaps

    2020

    3min

    16+

    SCHNAPS is a trip to a club with some hooligans from Bonnl. Watch as they drink schnapps and talk about everything and nothing. Schnaps! demand the four ...


  • Ghostbox Cowboy

    Ghostbox Cowboy

    2018

    1h.52min

    16+

    Jimmy Van Horn, a Texan in a cowboy hat, wants to use his invention to make a furtune in the Chinese economic miracle.


  • What Would Happen If...?

    What Would Happen If...?

    1960

    1h.30min

    16+

    While the GDR government tries to collectivize agriculture, the appearance of mysterious gentlemen in West German cars triggers wild speculation.


  • The Marvin Case

    The Marvin Case

    2020

    1h.10min

    12

    In this absurd interpretation of reality, the disappearance of a cat triggers a financial crisis.


  • Kleptomami

    Kleptomami

    2017

    10min

    12 FSK

    A film about the absurdities of being a mom today.


  • Happy Too

    Happy Too

    2002

    1h.1min

    16+

    A raw, honest look at the relationship between filmmakers, actors, and the characters they jointly create.


  • The German Chainsaw Massacre

    The German Chainsaw Massacre

    1990

    1h.0min

    16 FSK

    Christoph Schlingensief's interpretation of German reunification resembles a cannibalistic slaughter house.


  • Foreigners Out! Schlingensief's Container

    Foreigners Out! Schlingensief's Container

    2002

    1h.30min

    16 FSK

    Christoph Schlingensief's provocative works are still highly topical even after 20 years.


  • A Decent Woman

    A Decent Woman

    2017

    1h.40min

    16+

    A housemaid working at an exclusive gated community near Buenos Aires embarks on a journey of sexual and mental liberation in a nudist swinger-club.


  • Dynamic Double Standard

    Dynamic Double Standard

    2015

    4min

    12

    Zoey's first night as a superhero is nearly ruined when she's given a sexy and impractical uniform. What is appropriate attire for superhero sidekicks? ...


  • OK, Good

    OK, Good

    2012

    1h.19min

    16+

    A struggling actor faced with constant rejection is pushed to his limit. Meet Paul Kaplan, an unremarkable actor going nowhere.


  • Philanthropy

    Philanthropy

    2002

    1h.50min

    16+

    This black comedy tells the story of 35-year-old teacher and unsuccessful writer Ovidiu, in post-Ceausescu Romania.


  • Zero

    Zero

    2015

    1h.22min

    16 FSK

    The honey producer and industrial magnate N. becomes an ecoterrorist after a reawakening experience.


  • Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means

    Kohlhaas or the Proportionality of Means

    2012

    1h.32min

    6 FSK

    This comical satire on the movie business and its pitfalls is a very modern interpretation of a German literature classic, Heinrich von Kleist’s “Michael ...


  • Seven Dumpsters And A Corpse

    Seven Dumpsters And A Corpse

    2007

    1h.20min

    12 FSK

    On his 40th birthday, director Thomas Haemmerli learns of the death of his mother. The next shock is seeing his mother's filthy and chaotic apartment. On ...


  • Rüdiger - Exit as Ascension

    Rüdiger - Exit as Ascension

    2017

    21min

    16+

    Rüdiger decides to pursue an alternative life plan. Now he lives in seclusion with imaginary animals and recites lofty quotes heavy with meaning.


  • Anhedonia - Narcisis

    Anhedonia - Narcisis

    2016

    1h.19min

    12 FSK

    Inexplicably, millions of first-world citizens experience an epidemic of "anhedonia," the inability to feel joy, pleasure, and contentment.


  • Gods Like Us

    Gods Like Us

    2012

    1h.26min

    12 FSK

    Each episode features the divine duo Inge and Renate grappling with a major topic: from Adam and Eve to such burning questions as who invented those (damned) ...


  • Ready to Assemble

    Ready to Assemble

    2017

    20min

    16+

    Rune and Pernille find their living room table unexplainably broken. But buying a new table at IKEA seems to be a bigger challenge than expected.


  • Quiet On Set

    Quiet On Set

    2016

    12min

    16+

    Petter S. Holmsen's metafictional short film QUIET ON SET deals with a romantic encounter at the bottom of the film world ladder.


  • The Case of Mr. Spalt

    The Case of Mr. Spalt

    1988

    1h.35min

    0 FSK

    The filmmaker René Perraudin made five comedic short films with Otto Sander in the leading role and combines them into feature film story.


  • A Long Way to School

    A Long Way to School

    1982

    1h.20min

    6 FSK

    In this self-deprecating parody of the “DEFA Indian films”, Gojko Mitić caricatures himself in his signature role.


  • Trans Bavaria

    Trans Bavaria

    2011

    1h.59min

    0 FSK

    Konstantin, the young revolutionary from Lower Bavaria, dreams of overthrow and a communal uprising.


  • Kill Me Please

    Kill Me Please

    2010

    1h.32min

    16 FSK

    Here people are dying like flies. In the Belgian black comedy about euthanasia, Dr. Kruger lets his terminally ill or suicidal patients choose their own ...


  • Die Eisbombe

    Die Eisbombe

    2008

    1h.34min

    12 FSK

    A family comedy that pokes fun at the quirks of granola eaters and organic food freaks. Director Oliver Jahn serves up a bizarre satire teeming with biting ...


  • A German Loves His Fatherland

    A German Loves His Fatherland

    2011

    20min

    16+

    In Nico Sommer's mockumentary a nazi loves a woman of color.


  • Hither And Thither

    Hither And Thither

    1985

    1h.20min

    6 FSK

    Douglas Wolfsperger presents the perils of small town life in black and white in his debut feature film HITHER AND THITHER.


  • Test Drive to Paradise

    Test Drive to Paradise

    1992

    1h.23min

    12 FSK

    The satire project TEST DRIVE TO PARADISE by Douglas Wolfsperger presents a pastor and his pilgrims with a severe test of faith.


  • Déjà Vu

    Déjà Vu

    11min

    16+

    Popular author Patrizia D'Anhuite publishes a book that offers solutions for every problem imaginable - except maybe the problem of selling books...


  • Polnische Ostern

    Polnische Ostern

    2011

    1h.30min

    6 FSK

    German-Polish culture clash. A German baker and Polish grand star Grazyna Szapolowska in a battle for the affections of his granddaughter, living Poland. Baker ...


  • Sprung ins Leere

    Sprung ins Leere

    1995

    12min

    16+

    Gwen makes herself invisible to search for her own life form and to be able to study those of the others secretly. With an unpredictable outcome...


  • Der Mensch ist seines Lebens froh – nicht nur als Embryo

    Der Mensch ist seines Lebens froh – nicht nur als Embryo

    1986

    4min

    16+

    With quirky charm and DIY panache this short film captures a young woman's everyday annoyances. DER MENSCH IST SEINES LEBENS FROH - NICHT NUR ALS EMBRYO ...


  • Treffpunkt Er + Sie

    Treffpunkt Er + Sie

    1984

    8min

    16+

    One man, one woman, one board game. Whose turn is it next?