MDR Movie Trailers
Most Popular MDR Trailers
Total trailers found: 291
2012 - Geht die Welt unter? Trailer (2012)
09 January 2012
Is 2012 threatening the end of the world? Are unforeseen disasters coming? Do ancient prophecies come true?
Bis zum Horizont und weiter Trailer (1999)
27 January 1999
When Katja, Henning's girlfriend, is sentenced to prison, he kidnaps the judge to free Katja.
Frenemies: Putin and Trump Trailer (2020)
17 March 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin was one of the first politicians to congratulate Donald Trump on his election as president of the United States in 2016, but over time the relationship between the two heads of state has had its ups and downs.
Nikolaikirche Trailer (1995)
17 October 1995
The story of a Leipzig family from 1987 to the Monday demonstrations in 1989. After the death of her father, a high-ranking officer in the People's Police, the daughter joins the resistance movement around St.
A Very Animated War Trailer (2021)
15 August 2021
From 1945 to 1989, after the capitulation of Nazi Germany, two rival ideologies, communism and capitalism, faced each other in a merciless battle.
Battlefield Gender Trailer (2019)
28 April 2019
Both a visit to a very peculiar exhibition at the Bundeswehr Military History Museum in Dresden, Germany, as well as an unprejudiced look at the artistic depiction of violence throughout history and the ways in which that depiction has been gendered.
The Auctioneers: Profiting from the Holocaust Trailer (2018)
29 October 2018
From 1938-1939, the systematic anti-Semitism of Adolph Hitler and the Nazis led to violence and despotism towards Jewish citizens, along with the exploitation of Jewish property.
Disintegration: An Album, a Band, a Generation Trailer (2024)
20 December 2024
Over the course of a fifty-year career, the British band The Cure has released fourteen highly successful studio albums; but it was their 1989 album Disintegration, released during a pivotal year for Europe and the world, that would capture the imagination of so many fans.
Käthe Kruse Trailer (2015)
05 April 2015
The young actress Käthe is not 18 when she conquered Berlin's theater stages. Privately she finds her luck alongside the famous artist Max Kruse, but the wild marriage is considered scandalous and has a negative effect on the sale of his art.
Die Braut Trailer (1999)
27 May 1999
The relationship between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, and Christiane Vulpius, a village girl, is one of the instantaneous and fiery passion.
Die Sekretäre Trailer (1999)
07 October 1999
The film talks about the rise and fall of the two most influential protagonists in GDR-politics. In succession, over long stretches even together, Ulbricht and Honecker determined the course of the GDR, of course without ever getting out of being a satellite state to the big brother in Moscow.
Erich Mielke - Master of Fear Trailer (2015)
05 November 2015
Docudrama about life, career and breakdown of Erich Mielke, the former Security chief of East Germany.
Un Ballo in Maschera Trailer (2005)
26 November 2005
Live performance from Oper Leipzig, 26 November 2005.
Pension Schöller Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
The landowner Klapproth would love to have his nephew Alfred, whom he promises to support financially to set up a business, show him the inside of an insane asylum and experience real lunatics.
A Nation Denied: Ukraine's Battle for History Trailer (2024)
20 February 2024
A critical and objective look back at Ukraine's tumultuous and tragic history, from its mythical founding in the 10th century to the Russian invasion in 2022.
Beyond the Wall Trailer (2009)
30 September 2009
In September 1974, at the Bösebrücke border crossing between East and West Germany, Heike and Ulrich Molitor, along with their two little children, are caught trying to escape to the West.
Luther and I Trailer (2017)
22 February 2017
As a nun, Katharina von Bora lives the life destined for her until she comes into contact with a completely new world of thought in the early 20s through the writings of Martin Luther.
The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection Trailer (2021)
13 November 2021
Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures, jewelry and goldsmith masterpieces, which he considered a symbol of his greatness, and that of Dresden, one of the European capitals of Baroque art.
Putin, NATO, and Europe Trailer (2024)
26 March 2024
A look at the past, present and future of NATO, which has shaped Europe's security and defense policies since 1949.
The Young Schiller Trailer (2005)
29 April 2005
The young Friedrich Schiller begins his life as a poet with a dramatic escape. After the sensational success of his first drama "The Robbers", he deserts from the Duke's army.
Für Elise Trailer (2012)
11 October 2012
15-year-old Elise is longing for a happy family life, but her mother Betty is weak and egocentric. She drowns her problems in alcohol.
Angela Merkel: Die Unerwartete Trailer (2016)
06 December 2016
The film documents the life and political career of Angela Merkel. It shows archive images and interviews with contemporaries, including Franz Müntefering, Edmund Stoiber and Norbert Blüm, as well as an exclusive interview with Angela Merkel.
Schubert in Love Trailer (2016)
08 December 2016
Olaf tries to make his dreams reality and thereby always gets into trouble with his surroundings. He meets his biggest obstacle yet when his father pressures him into having a child.
The Crossing Trailer (2021)
29 September 2021
In a small town plunged into darkness, two children, Kyona and Adriel, are separated from their parents and, facing the path of exile alone, embark on a heroic journey that will take them from childhood to adolescence, in search of refuge, peace and the hope of finding their family.
Trauerweiden Trailer (2017)
23 May 2017
A therapist dies under mysterious circumstances. No one knows how or why. At the Russian-Jewish funeral service, his daughter, relatives and former patients gather to come to terms with the loss together.
Sonja Trailer (2006)
23 November 2006
Sonja is struggling to deal with her parent separation, and find her feelings for her best friend might not just be a phase.
Pingpong Trailer (2006)
16 November 2006
The film shows the apparently intact world of a middle class family, whose harmonious façade crumbles due to the unexpected visit of their relative Paul, a young man of 16 years.
Winter's Daughter Trailer (2011)
20 October 2011
For 11-year-old Kattaka it's an escape: she's looking for her biological father, a Russian sailor whose ship is currently moored in Gdansk and whose existence her parents have kept secret until now.
Tage mit Naadirah Trailer (2024)
01 August 2024
A young man works for a chauffeur company and is given the job of driving the favorite daughter of a Qatari prince who is to undergo an operation in Germany.
Das gläserne Haus Trailer (1994)
16 March 1994
A dream becomes a nightmare: Shortly after the Iranian doctor Murath Tehrani and his German wife Claudia moved into a chic villa on the outskirts of Leipzig, threatening couple flutter into the house and Claudia is harassed by anonymous callers with xenophobic slogans.
Collective Trailer (2019)
13 February 2019
In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening.
Summer of '44 - The Lost Generation Trailer (2017)
24 June 2017
Summer 1944, Schwäbisch Hall. Contrary to the war propaganda and the decreed heroism, the 16-year-old boys dream of Swing music, sex and freedom - and of Lore, the air force helper from the air base, who attracts all eyes in her red swimsuit.
Meeting Gorbachev Trailer (2019)
03 May 2019
Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements.
Terence Hill: Pazifist und Cowboy Trailer (2025)
02 June 2025
He was known as Trinita, but his name was Mario Girotti. The spaghetti western genre was born with the duo formed by the Italian-German actor and Carlo Pedersoli, alias Bud Spencer.
Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik Trailer (2023)
15 September 2023
A legendary band story began in Münster, Westphalia, in 1973: Udo Lindenberg and the Panikorchester played their first concert and released the successful album "Alles klar auf der Andrea Doria".
The Cars We Drove into Capitalism Trailer (2021)
27 October 2021
A cinematic, character-driven insight to what it meant to produce and to own a car in communist times: the Socialist propaganda dreams and the hard reality of living that dream.
Deutsche Schuld – Namibia und der Völkermord Trailer (2023)
12 September 2023
Between 1904 and 1908, when Namibia was still called German South West Africa and a German colony, up to 60,000 Ovaherero and 10,000 Nama died at the hands of German colonialists.
Flexible Buildings: The Future of Architecture Trailer (2019)
01 January 2019
Never before have there been so many people on Earth. The new world creates new challenges for us living together, one of the biggest being the infrastructure in the world we live in.
Scent of Oranges Trailer (2019)
30 May 2019
In love with a girl that smells of oranges while in a complicated relationship with his father, Darek is gentle, strong and devoted to his little sister and their herd of horses.
Gerhard Richter Painting Trailer (2011)
08 September 2011
Gerhard Richter has spent over half a century experimenting with a tremendous range of techniques and ideas, addressing historical crises and mass media representation alongside explorations of chance procedures.
Not a Love Song Trailer (1997)
16 October 1997
While life in a provincial town in eastern Germany near the Polish border has virtually come to a standstill, a dynamic young entrepreneur, his wife, and a laconic, resigned dropout strive to make a new start.
Die große Angst – Zukunft in Ostdeutschland? Trailer (2024)
09 September 2024
In the 2024 elections in the eastern German states of Saxony and Thuringia, the right-wing extremist party AfD and the socio-culturally right-wing but socio-economically left-wing party BSW performed strongly.
On Thin Ice Trailer (2020)
09 September 2020
Climate change has reached the indigenous Nenets people in the north of Siberia. The nomads' herds of reindeer move on thin ice.
Pope Joan Trailer (2009)
22 October 2009
A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
The False Promise of Advancement Trailer (2025)
22 January 2025
Origin sticks like shit to your shoe! That's what Marlen Hobrack says, who grew up as a working-class child in Bautzen.
Fernes Land Trailer (2011)
20 January 2011
The pakistani hairdresser, Haroon, has immigrated illegally to Germany, the German in- surance broker, Mark, dreams of emigrating.
Kalter Krieg der Konzerte - Wie Bruce Springsteen den Osten rockte Trailer (2013)
09 November 2013
Berlin, summer 1988: While Michael Jackson and Pink Floyd perform in the West, East Berliners can look forward to Bruce Springsteen, Depeche Mode and James Brown.
Fortune Favors the Brave Trailer (2016)
26 May 2016
Eleven-year-old Linh shows great grace under pressure. When her mother, who’s raising her kids on her own, has to return unexpectedly to Vietnam, Linh looks after her little sister Tien and the family restaurant on her own.
Leaving and Staying Trailer (2023)
20 July 2023
Meetings with readers, acquaintances and contemporaries of writer Uwe Johnson at the places where he lived.
A Gentle Noise Between the Lines Trailer (2017)
16 March 2017
George is in his 40s, a family man, on the fast track in his job - until one day a stranger claims ownership of 2m² of his house, enters the home, sets up his bed in the living room and stays.
Fateless Trailer (2005)
10 February 2005
A Hungarian youth comes of age at Buchenwald during World War II. György Köves is 14, the son of a merchant who's sent to a forced labor camp.
Open the Wall Trailer (2014)
05 November 2014
A lighthearted look at the opening of the border crossing of Bornholmer Straße in Berlin from the point of view of the confused border guards.
Zonenmädchen Trailer (2013)
14 November 2013
In her documentary, director Sabine Michel revisits her own experiences during the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and Germany's subsequent reunification, as well as those of her four friends Claudi, Vera, Claudia and Veruscha.
Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice Trailer (2022)
22 July 2022
Harry Belafonte wrote music history. How did the black boy from Harlem manage to become one of the greatest artists of the 20th century in the middle of racist America? The film portrait tells the story of the famous singer, actor, producer and activist.
Le Temps du silence Trailer (2011)
10 February 2011
Manuel passes 18 months at Buchenwald before his return to Paris. He wonders even before his arrival who will have the patience and passion to listen to his narrative.
