Bastion of Sin
Aysel is a religious Muslim who for many years has led a sheltered life as a housewife and mother in the provincial south of Germany. When she learns that the state theatre in Stuttgart is looking for non-professional…
Being Kosher
Being Kosher is a tragicomic exploration of Jewish purity laws. From kosher food to ritual hygiene, sex by the book to the "not quite kosher" Jewish identity and family history of the filmmaker Ruth Olshan herself - a…
Girls Don't Fly
An airstrip, a hangar and a classroom somewhere in rural Ghana: This is the place where 18-year-old Lydia and 20-year-old Esther hope to achieve their dream: learning how to fly.
Hope is on Our Side
Human rights activist and lawyer Nadezhda Lvovna Kutepova, head of the Russian anti-nuclear movement, is fighting together with her NGO Planet of Hopes against one of the biggest nuclear facility operators. Since a…
Land in Sight
Abdul, Brian und Farid are stranded in a secluded home for asylum seekers in the small town Belzig in the German region of Brandenburg. Starting from there, they are looking for a way into German society. Their…
One Who Set Forth - Wim Wenders' Early Years
"I am my own history", is how the character Kamikaze responds to the question "who are you?" in Wim Wenders'
KINGS OF THE ROAD. Drawing parallels between his early films and his personal biography, this documentary…