Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Frau Müller muss weg! (Ms. Müller Must Go!) is a comedy film from Sönke Wortmann with serious undertones. Hovering Helikoptereltern ("helicopter parents") treat their children as projects that reflect their own status and prestige. When 4th grade teacher Ms. Müller steps out of line by refusing to give their kids better grades than they deserve, all hell breaks loose!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
The first "Kartoffelsalat," acknowledged by all involved as a terrible film, is now getting a sequel!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
The international press is shocked to hear that the worst film of all time is getting a sequel. But with "Kartoffelsalat 2" ["Potato Salad 2"], comedian Torge Oelrich has struck again.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
After the success of the internationally acclaimed Threepenny Opera, the film industry sets its sights on creating a film version. But Bertolt Brecht (Lars Eidinger) is not prepared to play by their rules. His conception of The Threepenny Film is a bold, uncompromising vision, steeped in politics and sharp satire. He aims to forge a cinematic paradigm shift, a goal he knows the production company will never endorse, their focus firmly entrenched in commercial viability.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
As a train passenger, you can usually sit back and relax on the 791 kilometers (492 miles) of track between Munich in the south and Hamburg in the north. Not so on this evening, when a storm brings train services to a standstill and forces many travelers to rethink their plans. Four completely different personalities find themselves sharing a cab...
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany South German
Volunteer firefighter Michael Morano describes the structure of the fire department in the city of Heidelberg and shows us the equipment on board a fire engine. He then discusses the advancements in technology that help put out fires quickly and efficiently.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany South German
Volunteer firefighter Michael Morano shows us the equipment the fire department in Heidelberg uses to save car crash victims trapped in their vehicles.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian
RheinMain Szene reporter Thomas Raudnitzky interviews a couple more partygoers at the carnival party Quartier Latin at the University of Frankfurt.
Difficulty: Advanced
Germany Hessian
Seligenstadt is one of Germany’s oldest towns and is widely known for its Carnival parade. In this interview we meet three important participants of this parade and find out more about Carnival history.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
This satirical segment looks at internet trolling. In the anonymity of the Internet, some people lose all inhibitions: They hate, bully, flame, and diss. In real life, however, they still hold back. But what if they didn’t?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
This installment of the satirical news show "extra drei extra" focuses on public transport in Germany.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Everything has to be sustainable nowadays, but so many claims of "sustainability" are nothing more than greenwashing. Greenwashing is only about looking green, selling products, and easing the conscious of the consumer, but not about actually working to protect the environment.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Every third euro of the EU budget goes to agriculture; but unfortunately, the system ends up favoring large farms employing inhumane practices over more sustainable and ethical agricultural models. Here, NDR’s satirical program “extra 3” lays it all out as a retro-style commercial for board games. Let’s play!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Since 1970, the number of wild mammals, birds, and insects has fallen by 68 percent. The World Biodiversity Council warns that around one million animal and plant species could become extinct in just a few decades.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Brilliantly colorful parrot fish and two-bar sea bream are among the fish featured in this segment. Sea cucumbers, the vacuum cleaners of all the Earth's oceans, also make an appearance.
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