Travel

  • Good Life Deal

    Good Life Deal

    2022

    1h.13min

    16+

    Gerhard goes all in: He leaves his previous life behind for the Thai girl Amy. Romance and thriller begin to intertwine.


  • Hanna's Journey

    Hanna's Journey

    2014

    1h.38min

    0 FSK

    Girlboss Hanna hopes to get a career boost in Israel, but volunteering holds a few surprises for her.


  • 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.


  • Öte

    Öte

    2023

    1h.48min

    16+

    A love letter to the unique magic of solo traveling.


  • Soultribe: A Dance of Life

    Soultribe: A Dance of Life

    2023

    1h.51min

    0 FSK

    Out of a crisis situation, a group of spiritual entrepreneurs develops new strength.


  • In Between Fridays

    In Between Fridays

    2023

    1h.37min

    16+

    Somewhere in the Monchique mountains of Portugal, the Fridayhappiness Associação balances sustainable living with their economic lifeline.


  • 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.


  • The Lord Worked Wonders in Me

    The Lord Worked Wonders in Me

    2011

    2h.26min

    16+

    A road movie – on the trail of Don Quixote's mythical locations.


  • Birdsong

    Birdsong

    2008

    1h.38min

    16+

    The Three Wise Kings travel in search of the Messiah, with unexpected obstacles on the way.


  • Prima Mallorca

    Prima Mallorca

    2019

    1h.30min

    16+

    A new start to a better life? Forty Germans on welfare fly to Mallorca to do internships.


  • Wendy and Lucy

    Wendy and Lucy

    2008

    1h.20min

    6 FSK

    Wendy, a near-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, Lucy.


  • The Giants

    The Giants

    2010

    1h.24min

    16+

    A celebration of every boy's dream to be on his own, to go on a fun escape with his best pals, with a touch of Stand by Me and Mark Twain.


  • Stories from the Sea

    Stories from the Sea

    2021

    1h.26min

    16+

    This documentary portrays women who embark on a sea voyage thus challenging traditional gender roles just by being there.


  • Die Legende vom Nil

    Die Legende vom Nil

    1991

    58min

    0 FSK

    This travel diary describes the journey of the painter Paul Klee in Egypt between 1928 and 1929 through his letters and his paintings.


  • Magisches Irland

    Magisches Irland

    2018

    24min

    16+

    Spiritual travel documentary to the "sacred places" of Ireland and numerous sanctuaries that date back to Celtic times.


  • Wildes Denken

    Wildes Denken

    2020

    1h.48min

    0 FSK

    The film clarifies - according to Claude Lévi-Strauss - the "wild thinking" of indigenous cultures based on masks, cult objects, and rituals.


  • A Bigger World

    A Bigger World

    2019

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

    Based on a true story, a French woman embarks on a breathtaking spiritual journey through Mongolia.


  • Stand Up My Beauty

    Stand Up My Beauty

    2022

    1h.49min

    0 FSK

    Heidi Specogna (Cahier africain) accompanies the Ethiopian singer Nardos Wude Tesfaw, who combines traditional singing and emancipation, over 5 years.


  • Queen Lear

    Queen Lear

    2019

    1h.24min

    16+

    Heartwarming doc about the transformative experience of an all-woman theater group touring rural Turkey performing Shakespeare’s King Lear.


  • For the Glory

    For the Glory

    2022

    1h.15min

    16+

    This documentary follows full-contact athlete Lukas Kroiss on his cinematic path to the K1 European Championship title.


  • From Far Away

    From Far Away

    2006

    1h.30min

    0 FSK

    A personal travelogue by Berlin-based director Thomas Arslan about a journey through Turkey.


  • Itsi Bitsi

    Itsi Bitsi

    2015

    1h.43min

    16 FSK

    Denmark 1962: As protests against the nuclear arms race and imperialist policies grow louder, activist Eik meets the beautiful Iben.


  • Fair Wind: Notes of a Traveller

    Fair Wind: Notes of a Traveller

    2013

    1h.22min

    0

    Shot on Super 8mm, Bernadette Weigel's homage to traveling celebrates the uniqueness of each moment.


  • Russian Red

    Russian Red

    2016

    1h.31min

    16+

    Inspired by the diary of actress Martha Nowill, RUSSIAN RED recounts the soul searching trip of two young Brazilian actresses in Moscow.


  • Older Brothers

    Older Brothers

    2018

    48min

    12

    Every year, two bearded brothers sail along the picturesque canals of Friesland and discuss family relationships, poetry and philosophy.


  • Something Is Happening

    Something Is Happening

    2018

    1h.37min

    12

    In the glistening light of southern France, the paths of the two women cross at seemingly opposite points in their lives.


  • 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.


  • Trails Across the Steppe

    Trails Across the Steppe

    2014

    1h.23min

    16+

    The three young Mongolian cross-country skiers Usukhbayar (17), Oyunchimeg (11) and Gerelt-Od (27) defy all odds to become part of the international sports ...


  • Sound of Heimat

    Sound of Heimat

    2012

    1h.29min

    0 FSK

    In a quest to find the sound of the German homelands (“Heimat”), a musician from New Zealand crisscrosses the country.


  • Waithira

    Waithira

    2017

    1h.11min

    12

    Eva Njoki Munyiri left her birth country, Kenya, aged 14 and has lived in 3 different continents since then. Now she reconciles with her roots.


  • Soul

    Soul

    2016

    1h.15min

    0

    A unique glimpse into the breathtaking star cuisine of Japan and Spain.


  • Small Planets

    Small Planets

    2018

    1h.41min

    0 FSK

    A visit to four exceptionally isolated places and communities that never cease to amaze even the people who live there.


  • The Train of Salt and Sugar

    The Train of Salt and Sugar

    2016

    1h.28min

    12 FSK

    In the midst of the Mozambican civil war, a train is the only lifeline and becomes the setting for stories of love and hate.


  • Far: The Story of a Journey Around the World

    Far: The Story of a Journey Around the World

    2017

    2h.7min

    0 FSK

    Gwendolin and Patrick go on a journey around the world, with the goal of going as far east as they can until they return home from the west.


  • The Garbage Helicopter

    The Garbage Helicopter

    2015

    1h.35min

    12

    Somewhere in Sweden, a gigantic dumpster breaks free from a heavy chain suspended underneath a big helicopter.


  • 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 ...


  • Free to Go

    Free to Go

    2016

    1h.29min

    0

    A very personal trip around the world, where strangers became friends and curiosity became memories.


  • My Girlfriend Sybille

    My Girlfriend Sybille

    1967

    1h.20min

    0 FSK

    Tour guide Hurtig has to take over a Black Sea trip head over heels. In addition to a lack of foreign language skills, there is also Sybille.


  • Mission Amazonas

    Mission Amazonas

    2017

    0

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


  • Lenz

    Lenz

    2006

    1h.36min

    6

    An unconventional portrait of a man whose life motto reminds us of the poets of romanticism: The genius writes its own rules.


  • War of Art

    War of Art

    2019

    1h.42min

    0 FSK

    What happens when a group of international artists go to North Korea to teach local artists about subversive art and rebellion?


  • Einer muß die Leiche sein - Someone has to be the corpse

    Einer muß die Leiche sein - Someone has to be the corpse

    1978

    1h.20min

    12 FSK

    For a group of GDR citizens, a murder mystery game on the picturesque Black Sea coast suddenly turns bitterly serious.


  • Playland USA

    Playland USA

    2019

    1h.28min

    12 FSK

    A poetic time travel fantasy through the imagined history of the United States as a modern fairyland, along the traces of our desire for escapism.


  • Kolyma: Road of Bones

    Kolyma: Road of Bones

    2017

    1h.26min

    12 FSK

    Kolyma is a long highway that stretches through the deepest Russian North-east. It was the epicentre of the Soviet prison camp system.


  • Copenhagen

    Copenhagen

    2014

    1h.38min

    12 FSK

    After weeks of traveling through Europe, the immature William finds himself in Copenhagen, the place of his father’s birth. He befriends the youthful ...


  • Red Earth White Snow

    Red Earth White Snow

    2018

    1h.11min

    16+

    Filmmaker Christine Moderbacher joins her father to help construct a school in Nigeria and examines her role as "foreign helper".


  • Polar Bear

    Polar Bear

    2017

    1h.10min

    16+

    Meeting his old school "friends" reveals old wounds. But Heriberto has changed...


  • Focus on Infinity

    Focus on Infinity

    2014

    1h.20min

    16+

    A visit to the breathtaking places and the people who unlock the secrets of the universe.


  • Rest

    Rest

    2016

    1h.0min

    16+

    Involuntary stops, personal rituals between communal showers and plastic-wrapped sandwiches.


  • La Sapienza

    La Sapienza

    2014

    1h.53min

    12

    After a professional setback, the architect Alexandre and his wife Aliénor, a psychologist, travel to Italy to complete his book.


  • Between Home - Odyssey of an Unusual Sea Bandit

    Between Home - Odyssey of an Unusual Sea Bandit

    2012

    1h.35min

    16+

    Carried by poetry and tension, this documentary portrays the three-year voyage of a young sailing beginner from Europe to Australia.


  • 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.


  • Indian Summer

    Indian Summer

    2015

    1h.27min

    16+

    One tour bus, 55 Indian tourists, eight countries in 13 days, 4500km across Europe, Indian tour manager included.


  • Balkan Melody

    Balkan Melody

    2012

    1h.32min

    0 FSK

    A portrait of the music collector couple Marcel and Catherine Cellier, who already documented the music of Eastern Europe during the Cold War.


  • 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.


  • Hans Dampf

    Hans Dampf

    2013

    1h.32min

    0 FSK

    Modern Fairytail about a young man who quits his jobs and looks for new challenges in the whole wide world.


  • The End of Time

    The End of Time

    2012

    1h.49min

    0 FSK

    Filming the unfilmable: From the particle accelerator in Switzerland, where scientists seek to probe regions of time we cannot see, to lava flows in Hawaii. Working ...


  • Tabu

    Tabu

    2012

    1h.53min

    0 FSK

    Aurora, an old woman, her Capeverdean housekeeper, and Pilar, all live in the same house in Lisbon. When the old woman dies, the other two learn a secret ...


  • Temptations of happiness: Arcadia - the film

    Temptations of happiness: Arcadia - the film

    2019

    1h.33min

    16+

    The ambassador of the state of Arcadia, occupies land and declares this occupied area to be Arcadian territory. Is this even legal?


  • Frozen Conflict

    Frozen Conflict

    2018

    1h.0min

    16+

    One of Europe's strangest borders lies between the Republic of Moldova and the de facto autonomous region of Transnistria.


  • Towards Jerusalem

    Towards Jerusalem

    1990

    1h.25min

    16+

    Beckermann's subjects offer a dramatic range of candid opinions about Arab-Jewish relations, immigration, the intifada, religion, and the economy.


  • Shamans of the Blind Country - Part 1

    Shamans of the Blind Country - Part 1

    1981

    1h.37min

    12 FSK

    Shamans of the Blind Country is an epic 2-part documentary on faith healing in a remote region of North West Nepal.


  • Shamans of the Blind Country - Part 2

    Shamans of the Blind Country - Part 2

    1981

    2h.4min

    12 FSK

    Shamans of the Blind Country is an epic 2-part documentary on faith healing in a remote region of North West Nepal.


  • Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts

    Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts

    1973

    1h.31min

    6 FSK

    Screen adaptation of Eichendorff's famous novella.


  • Six Venice

    Six Venice

    2010

    1h.28min

    0 FSK

    A love letter to Venice. 6 residents speak about their love of the city, but as well as their disappointments and frustrations, far off mass tourism.


  • Eldorado

    Eldorado

    2008

    1h.17min

    12 FSK

    Standing Ovations in Cannes for the winner of the Quinzaine: for an irresistible road movie with intoxicating images, absurd humor and a bitter sweet finale. Overweight ...


  • MARE NOSTRUM - A Concert. A Journey.

    MARE NOSTRUM - A Concert. A Journey.

    2015

    57min

    16+

    Join the fantastical musical journey of a student group preparing for a concert on a cruise ship.


  • Overbooked

    Overbooked

    2012

    1h.40min

    16+

    In this black comedy a woman is stranded on a barren island and has to come to terms with the gnawing lighthouse keeper.


  • 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.