Andreas Dresen Movies

What happens when famous directors stage an opera? Eckhart Schmidt shows successful and failed attempts.

Inspired by West German terrorists, two pupils kidnap a teacher in East Germany.

This is not merely another film about cinema history; it is a film about the love of cinema, a journey of discovery through over a century of German...

German national election campaign 2002: Henryk Wichmann from the conservative party is fighting a lost battle in the Uckermark.

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...

To save her married friend's African lover from deportation, Britta enters into a marriage of convenience with Farouk. With the handsome stranger,...

A renowned actor named Otto is the epitome of the problematic but beloved ladies man. Even when drunk he still knows more about filmmaking than does...

A young police woman is faced with the difficulties between her responsibilities at work and her personal responsibilities.

A young, naive and enthusiastic theater director named Kai comes to a grim provincial town to put on Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Although the...

Founded in 1954 as the “Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst”, today's “Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen” is...

A desolate provincial railway station and six People waiting for the late connecting train to the main station. About itchy feet and the longing of...

A Little Boy in the ruins of World War II and the white lie of an old man - after a story by Wolfgang Borchert.

For more than thirty years, Andreas Dresen has been exploring the question of what makes someone German. Without resorting to patriotism, Dresen's...

Susanne and Dieter are 20 years old. They have just got a Baby. Family life could start now, but Dieter has to join the army. The film accompanies...

Under the artistic direction of director Andreas Dresen, 20 renowned documentary filmmakers, experienced television writers, and teams tell stories...

A documentary on day-to-day life of a small GDR-Brigade in Zimbabwe educating young Africans as construction workers. Best intentions meet exported...

Two couples meet on a deserted beach. Politeness soon turns into an emotional and physical striptease.