Wdr Movies

Inspired by the real-life events of Mathias Kneißl, a marginal man, son of poor farmers from Bavaria, in the late XIX century. Mathias stole from the...

In 1996, cinematographer Helge Weindler died in Almeria, Spain, while shooting his wife Doris Dörrie's new film. A year later, she set out to retrace...

Film version of the musical by the same name: Sunnie, a girl from the province, comes to Berlin to meet rock star Johnnie who had given her his addres...

Consul Werle holds a reception in honour of the homecoming of his son Gregers. At the reception, Gregers meets his childhood friend, Hjalmar Ekdal, w...

Pretenders perform live at Rock Pop Festival, Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany as they tour for Learning to Crawl. Also included a live clip of "Wa...

In 1950s Berlin, eleven-year-old Susanne spends her time alternately in eastern Pankow with her mother and sister and in western Zehlendorf, where her...

In 2019, Union Berlin was promoted to the Bundesliga. Four years later, the traditional East German club qualifies for the Champions League and achiev...

A portrait cut for television using takes not used for the film “Leuchtturm des Chaos“. According to Bühler, the film was considered unsuitable: “A tw...

Behind the scenes look at the preparations for the last two editions of Dietmar Schönherr's Talkshow.

Butterflies are certainly the most popular of all insects. Hardly anyone can resist the grace and beauty of these colorful jugglers as they fly from f...

In July 2020, Rob Bliss posted a video of what happened when he held up a ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign in Harrison, Arkansas, 'the most racist town in Am...

This film is at once a self-portrait and an homage to Jean-Marie Straub, Farocki's role model and former teacher at the Film Academy.

Whether it’s night or day, the northern or southern hemisphere, irrespective of the season or the precise location – our planet’s natural world produc...

Drive-By Truckers had been invited by the legendary German "Rockpalast" TV show. The live recording took place at the club "Underground" in Cologne on...

After the death of the owner of the house Lina Braake is living in, the house is accrued to the bank. During the complete refurbishment of the buildin...

A film about vendetta families who live and kill by the law of honor.

Dominik Graf, now a leading filmmaker, revisits his late father Robert Graf’s acting career (1956–1966),during which Robert appeared in 20 features a...