MDR Movie Trailers
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Philipp Melanchthon - Reformator wider Willen Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Philipp Melanchthon decisively shaped the history of the Reformation in Germany and renewed German education.
Sex-Shop DDR: Wildwest nach der Wende Trailer (2018)
10 April 2018
Documentary about the German sex industry after the German reunification.
Meine Reise in die DDR - 25 Jahre später Trailer (2015)
22 October 2015
About a journalist and his cameraman visiting East Germany, former GDR, 25 years later again after their journey which took place in January 1990, just between the Fall of the Wall and the reunification with West Germany, comparing the old pictures with the present of 2015 and meeting former interview partners a second time.
Legacy of a Superpower: 30 Years After the Collapse of the USSR Trailer (2021)
14 December 2021
Thirty years ago, in 1991, the Soviet Union, founded in 1922, disappeared, giving birth to fifteen new states, located between the Baltic Sea and the Pamir mountain range, which went their own way.
Last Round Trailer (2022)
26 October 2022
In Germany and Russia, people drink the same amount of pure alcohol: ten liters per capita per year. Two Germans and two Russians are “functioning” young alcoholics.
The Presidents' Tailor - From Auschwitz to the White House Trailer (2021)
25 September 2021
Martin Greenfield learned to sew while mending shirts for the Gestapo in Auschwitz and went on to make suits for U.
Wink des Himmels Trailer (2005)
16 February 2005
Seven-year-old Moritz lives with his father Ben Sanddorn in Saxon Switzerland. Since the death of his mother many years ago, he has wanted nothing more than a new mother and, of course, a new wife for his father.
Das geheime Wesen der Katzen Trailer (2021)
03 April 2021
Cats are the most popular pet in Europe. Around 14 million house pets live in German households alone.
Tanz und Träume - Das Deutsche Fernsehballett Trailer (2022)
01 May 2022
With tailor-made costumes, sophisticated choreography and consummate perfection, the German Television Ballet made screen history.
Generation Fridays for Future Trailer (2020)
18 November 2020
Who are the young people who are involved in the "Fridays for Future" movement and who relentlessly take to the streets for environmental and climate protection? What are their life like and how will their activism be influenced or changed by current events in 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic? The documentary accompanies them and shows how diverse, creative but also exhausting the protest work is, in that the filmmakers impressively tell of the fears, dreams, successes and defeats of the young people portrayed.
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.
Liberty Train – Bürger’s Long Journey Trailer (2014)
30 September 2014
“Liberty Train – Bürger’s Long Journey” sheds light on the events of the PEACEFUL REVOLUTION of 1989 from different perspectives.
Ostrock in Klassik Trailer (2007)
09 November 2007
Concert of famous german bands from the east supported by an orchestra
Palace of Ghosts: The Last Anniversary of the GDR Trailer (2019)
01 October 2019
East Berlin, October 7, 1989: While the state elite was celebrating the GDR's 40th birthday before the eyes of the world, resistance was forming in the streets.
Nena, vom Teenie-Idol zur Poplegende Trailer (2025)
28 November 2025
Born in 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Nena, whose real name is Gabriele Susanne Kerner, grew up under the influence of a father who encouraged her from childhood to follow her instincts.
The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams Trailer (2010)
30 September 2010
Each night, like every other child in the world, Miko goes to Dreamland thanks to magic sand dispersed by the Sandman.
Grenze Trailer (2004)
03 August 2004
In February 1986 they received the call of a fatherland that no longer exists: four young GDR citizens on the verge of adulthood see themselves forced, like so many others in East and West Germany, to do their one and a half years of military service.
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.
Strawalde - Ein Leben in Bildern Trailer (2021)
04 July 2021
Documentary accompanies the great DEFA film director and painter Jürgen Böttcher, alias Strawalde, detail through his biographical and artistic life: from his childhood as a Nazi boy, his career and his struggles in the GDR under the SED regime, to the opening of the Wall and his international successes.
Spuk unterm Riesenrad Trailer (2024)
22 February 2024
Tammi is annoyed. Instead of traveling to Formentera and presenting her followers with dreamy photos, her mother Simone takes her to the middle of nowhere to attend the funeral of her grandfather Jackel, a complete stranger.
The Perfect Nanny Trailer (2011)
25 November 2011
The ambitious business consultant and single father Edgar Strack is desperately trying to reconcile family and work needs.
Putin's Games Trailer (2013)
06 December 2013
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia will be the first ever to be held in a subtropical resort. The most expensive games ever break all records when it comes to corruption and megalomania.
The Olympic Dream: 1936 Nazi Games Trailer (2016)
11 January 2016
Leni Riefenstahl's flamboyant Nazi aesthetics shaped the public image of the 1936 Olympics. Never before had sports and politics been mixed.
Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale Trailer (2019)
09 October 2019
September 1989 in the GDR. With the change of the general mood in the country, the life of 12-year-old FRITZI changes as well.
Nacht über Berlin Trailer (2013)
31 January 2013
Berlin, 1932. The Weimar Republic is torn apart in the struggle between right- and left-wing extremists and Berlin is a powder keg.
Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot Trailer (2012)
25 December 2012
A poor peasant woman lives in a cabin in the woods. She grows two rose-trees in front of her house, one with white roses and one with red.
Gogita's New Life Trailer (2017)
29 May 2017
After 14 years in prison, the time has come for Gogita to return to his normal life. His wishes seem modest enough: a home of his own and then marriage to a nice woman.
Jedes Jahr im Juni Trailer (2013)
09 August 2013
Each year in June, Bavarian housewife Elke Richter visits family in Halle, in the GDR. There she meets family friend Gregor Pohl, a married carpenter, and they begin having an affair.
Die Bratpfannenstory Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
Paula Semmelrogge's little store is under threat. But a blow with a frying pan turns the old, withered and stingy retired lawyer and landlord Riemer into the youthful lover he has always suppressed within himself.
Über Anna Trailer (2018)
21 November 2018
In the face of an impending catastrophe, a family holes up in their house. The mother, Anna, has dedicated her life to housework and the children.
This Ain't California Trailer (2012)
15 August 2012
A retrospective look at the youth cultures born in the German Democratic Republic. A celebration of the lust for life, a contemporary trip into the world of skate, a tale on three heroes and their boards, from their childhood in the seventies, through their teenage rebellion in the eighties and the summer of 1989, when their life changed forever, to 2011.
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.
Sputnik Trailer (2013)
24 October 2013
November 9, 1989, the day the Berlin Wall came down. A 10-year-old girl and her friends attempt to use their teleportation device to beam her uncle back to East Germany but instead, as they witness on TV, end up beaming everyone in their town into West Germany! They have to race against time to undo the experiment before the nasty border guards open fire.
Romantik – Kunst wider das Chaos Trailer (2021)
03 October 2021
Romantic art was a response to the social upheavals of the 19th century, as shown by works by its emblematic painters Friedrich, Venetsianov and Delacroix.
Auf der Kippe Trailer (2023)
12 October 2023
Coal mining has shaped Lusatia for generations. In the GDR it was still an important industrial location but, after the fall of communism, companies shut down and livelihoods were destroyed.
Ein seltsamer Heiliger Trailer (1995)
05 September 1995
The once clairvoyant party secretary Mattes is now mayor and has recently even been surrounded by a halo.
Willenbrock Trailer (2005)
17 March 2005
Second-hand car sales man Willenbrock has everything that he could ever wish for. He is married, has two lovers, a cottage in the German city Grünen, and a BMW.
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".
We Love You Trailer (2016)
22 November 2016
Best friends Ford and Noah both fall for Callie, potentially spelling the end of their friendship. But then the besties come up with an idea that Callie just might be cool enough to date both of them at the same time.
Der Mann, der Udo Jürgens ist Trailer (2014)
17 October 2014
The moving story and amazing new insights into the life of the legendary entertainer! Udo Jürgens looks back on his life and career with disarming honesty.
Die Zeit meines Lebens - Dirty Dancing in Ost und West Trailer (2022)
10 July 2022
In 1987, a small film distributor from Frankfurt/Main brings the film "Dirty Dancing" to West German cinemas against all negative odds.
AGFA 1939. Journey Into War Trailer (2014)
25 August 2014
Young Polish filmmaker Michal Wnuk finds an Agfa box of 120 photographs and 2 reels of 16mm film. For the first time, he gets to see World War II through the eyes of his grandfather, who served in the Wehrmacht.
Nazi-Karrieren in der DDR? Trailer (2016)
29 November 2016
It was a foundational myth of the GDR that it was anti-fascist and free of Nazis. But was that really the case? The film takes a critical look on the actual way the brown heritage was dealt with in the GDR.
Wir Ostdeutsche - 30 Jahre im vereinten Land Trailer (2020)
28 September 2020
Explration of today’s East German identity, shaped by history, hopes, and upheaval. Through multimedia storytelling, it explores lives between the Elbe and Oder, intergenerational socialization, and self-perception three decades after reunification.
Der vergessene Spion - Verkürzte ein Verrat den Zweiten Weltkrieg? Trailer (2025)
06 May 2025
An American of Swedish origin and oil trader, Eric Erickson allegedly maintained business relations with the Nazi regime for the sole purpose of passing information to his country's secret services and working towards the defeat of the Third Reich.
Scheusal Trailer (1992)
06 May 1992
Three decades ago, they performed as the pop quartet "Altmarkspatzen" and felt great in front of the spotlights of the television cameras that had just come into fashion.
Die Rättin Trailer (1997)
14 October 1997
A drama directed by Martin Buchhorn based on the novel by Günter Grass. At the center of the film is artist Marcus Frank, who is informed by a talking rat about the imminent end of the world.
Tote Tiere, kranke Menschen Trailer (2015)
15 January 2015
Glyphosate and its consequences: since the mid-1990s, parts of Europe have been plagued by mysterious animal deaths.
Babysitter Trailer (1994)
21 September 1994
Micha does the same. He falls in love with Claudia, whom he hardly knew until then, and he falls in love with the role of being a father.
Honeckers letzte Reise Trailer (2019)
22 May 2019
25 years after Erich Honecker's death, his personal secretary in Chile gives MDR an exclusive insight into the family's private archive.
Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live Trailer (2016)
02 December 2016
After eight years Udo Lindenberg started his comeback in early 2016 with the new album "Stärker als die Zeit".