Wdr Movies

In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes ac...

A strange family: 17-year-old Phil lives with his mother and twin sister in an old mansion on the outskirts of town. When he returns from summer camp,...

A companion piece to the earlier film ‘The Death of Empedocles’, 'Black Sin' is an adaptation of the third version of Friedrich Hölderlin’s play ‘Der...

Summer, 1910. Inspectors Machin and Malfoy investigate the mysterious disappearances of several tourists on the beautiful beaches of Slack Bay, where...

Sebastian, Chief Archer in the Roman Army, converts to Christianity. A favorite of Emperor Augustus, Sebastian's devotion to Christ eventually drives...

For four and a half years, between 2015 – 2019, acclaimed filmmaker Yorgos Avgeropoulos observed Greek society on multiple levels. As well as having e...

A documentary-style essay of the state of the nation in the late 1990s in Berlin.

Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness...

A young woman has the idea of setting up her boyfriend with a very wealthy but sickly lady to claim her inheritance.

Margarethe von Trotta, one of the few icons of German directing, internationally revered as a star director, celebrates her 80th birthday: her works a...

A slow, dialogue-free film about a woman's journey in Siberia.

A 1962 German TV movie.

In 1942 Bavaria, Eva is alone, when Adolf arrives with Josef, his wife Magda, and Martin to spend a couple of days without politics.

Two women escape to the mountains where they enjoy each others company, apparently disappointed with their male partners.

Angela is a French art student living in Germany who loves to draw comics and creates elaborate tales drawn in a soft and romantic style. One night, A...

A father tries to rekindle his relationship with his son after years of absence and lack of communication. He takes him on a car ride across northern...

An odyssey through Beethoven’s lasting presence and influence in our modern world – viewed through the eyes of the composer himself.

When Louma dies far too young, she leaves behind four children by two different fathers. The two men are like oil and water. coffee house entrepreneur...