Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The story of Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver continues! One year after the events depicted in the 2018 film, life in Morrowland has returned to normal. But dark clouds are gathering above the tranquil island. Based on the popular 1962 children’s book by German fantasy author Michael Ende (author of The Neverending Story).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Berlin, 1933: Anna is only nine years old when her life changes completely. To escape the Nazis, her father has to flee to Zürich; his family follows him a short time later. Anna leaves everything behind, including her beloved pink rabbit, and must face a new life full of challenges in a foreign country. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Judith Kerr.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
When packing for her family’s escape, Anna finds herself forced to make a heart-wrenching decision: to leave one of her favorite stuffed animals, her pink rabbit, behind. It’s also difficult to say goodbye to the house, and especially to the housekeeper, Heimpi.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Leipzig, 1989: Twelve-year-old Fritzi lovingly looks after a little dog belonging to her best friend, Sophie, who has apparently gone on summer vacation with her family in Hungary. But when Sophie doesn’t return in the fall, it becomes clear that her family actually fled to West Germany. Fritzi courageously sets out to return Sputnik to Sophie… and gets caught up in a movement that’s changing the future of the country.
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: Intermediate
Germany
In a film competition for youth in 2011, the winning movie Mom, Open Your Eyes poses a serious question: "What if the new boyfriend is touching the daughter inappropriately and the mother doesn't want to hear about it?"
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Now see the second part of the short film when the mother finally opens her eyes. It becomes clear how important it is that parents take the concerns of their children seriously.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
In the first part of this moving drama set in the mountains, we meet the twenty-three-year-old paraplegic Mark and experience views of the destination of his dreams: Gran Paradiso.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Lisa, a physiotherapist, starts her new job in an institution for people with learning disabilities. She meets Mark, who is actually just being kept there temporarily and who initially reacts to her in a dismissive, almost aggressive way.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Lisa initiates contact with Mark, but he proves to be his usual prickly self and then ends up taking things a little too far.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Having requested a second opinion on his condition, Mark has received the results of the assessment in the mail. When he is finally alone, he opens the envelope with trembling fingers...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Lisa is reprimanded by her superior because of the promise she made to Mark.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Lisa asks a friend from her university days for help, but he is not enthusiastic about her idea to organize an expedition up to the Gran Paradiso.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Martin chooses three boys to go on the mountaineering expedition, and Rocky, at least, is immediately enthusiastic about the idea. However, Martin withholds one important detail from them at first...
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