Eberhard Kirchberg

1992년 독일 로스톡에서 대규모 폭동이 일어난다. 난민 문제로 외국인 혐오증이 자라고, 특히 내일이 없는 청소년들의 분노가 극에 달했던 그 시절. 뜻하지 않게 역사의 중심에 섰던, 인종도 출신도 각기 다른 그들의 이야기가 시작된다.

An ailing police inspector (Stefan Kurt) hunts a dangerous criminal who escaped from custody.

The police psychologist Jo is supposed to help catch the sex offender Molesch. Since the hotel is fully booked, she stays with her old college friend Vera and her husband Bruno. It turns out that Vera and Jo used to be in love with the same man. The two women's musings are interrupted when Molesch suddenly appears in the garden.

독일에 있음직한 소도시, 하지만 허구의 도시인 ‘드라이레벤'을 중심으로 펼쳐지는 기이한사랑과 범죄의 이야기가 총 3부작으로, 세 명의 감독에 의해 연출되었다. 각각의 영화는 저마다의 스토리로 마무리되는 자족적인 성격을 갖지만, 몇몇 연결고리에 의해 세 편이 이어지는 연작의 성격 또한 띄고 있다. 크리스티안 펫졸트의 첫 번째 이야기에서는 간호 호스텔에서 근무하는 요하네스가 사랑하는 안나와 부유한 의사의 딸 사라 사이에서 갈등하다가 결국 사라를 선택하는 멜로 드라마가 펼쳐진다. 도미닉 그라프의 두 번째 이야기에서는 1편의 마지막 부분에서 탈출한 살인마 몰레쉬의 이야기가 펼쳐진다. 크리스토프 호흐호이슬러가 만든 세 번째 이야기는 살인마 몰레쉬의 시선으로 진행된다. 몰레쉬가 어떻게 범죄자가 되었는지를 보여주는, 시간상으로는 가장 최초에 진행되는 이야기이다. (전주국제영화제)

동독의 열혈 공산당원이자 교사인 크리스티아네는 베를린 장벽 제거를 주장하는 시위대에서 아들이 끌려가는 모습을 보고 그 충격에 쓰러져 혼수 상태에 빠진다 . 그 후 8개월 후... 그녀는 사회주의 동독이 이미 사라진 통일 독일하에서 의식을 되찾게 된다.. 아들 알렉스는 기뻤지만 그 기쁨도 잠시, 엄마는 심장이 약해져 조금의 충격이라도 받으면 목숨이 위험하다는 의사의 경고를 받게 된다. 이때부터 엄마를 위한 아들의 지상최대 거짓말 프로젝트가 시작된다. 우선 엄마가 사는 아파트를 과거 동독 시절의 모습으로 되돌려 놓는 것은 물론, 쓰레기통을 뒤져가며 엄마가 찾는 구 동독 시절 오이피클 병을 구하고, 급기야는 엄마를 위해 동독의 발전과 서방의 붕괴를 담은 TV 뉴스까지 친구와 함께 제작하기에 이른다. 알렉스의 거짓말 시리즈가 매일 부풀어가는 무렵 엄마는 심장마비에 걸리게 되고 알렉스에게 소원을 부탁 하는데...

Die Polizistin is a documentary by Andreas Dresen about the life of a young police woman who is faced with the difficulties between her responsibilities at work and her personal responsibilities.

He could have had women, he could have climbed the ladder of his accountancy career, and he could have stood on the podium next to the highest in the land. If only he had wanted to! But Farssmann, shaken by divorce and unwilling to better himself, wants to remain what he is: an ordinary bookkeeper like you and me. And so the dollar deal with Mr. Osbar from Utah (USA) is not the first time he comes into conflict with the very palpable unreality of a country called the German Democratic Republic.

The tragic love story between 17 year-old Gerat Lauter, who is in search of the truth, and his much older teacher Claudia, as it becomes a criminal case with state complicity in the chaotic GDR autumn of 1989.

In 1938, a young woman leaves Germany to search for her love, Erich, in Reichenburg, Bohemia. Erich is secretly fighting the fascists, so Hilde ends up becoming a housemaid in the home of a German joiner in order to carry on their relationship. The joiner's son notices the passionate love shared between Hilde and Erich. To him, the young lady embodies the feminine ideal. When Hilde receives news of Erich's death, she descends into an uninhibited lifestyle in an attempt to forget.

When the ten-year-old Til and two of his friends are caught in heavy rains, they escape into a barn. They are not alone in there, however. A man whom they do not recognize is obviously stealing crop from the barn. When the friends investigate the matter, Tim discovers the terrible fact that the thief is his own father. Since he wants to keep his discovery a secret by all means, he sets his friends on the wrong track. Although Til is embarrassed and would like to know the reason for the thievery, he does not have the guts to take his father to task. Eventually, he breaks the secret to the coachman Paul. In the meantime, however, his friends have also found out about Til′s father and the case is revealed.

Based on a story by Anna Seghers.

Germany at the end of World War II: Teacher Grübler lives in a small village in the Ore Mountains together with his 15-year old son Wolfgang. At school, the dutiful Grübler, a member of the NSDAP, teaches his pupils to volunteer for military service, but when his own son volunteers for the Waffen SS, he is nevertheless shocked and fears for his boy′s life. But Wolfgang starts to hate his father for his doubts: He thinks his father is a coward. In his desperation, Grübler chains and kidnaps his son to hide him in a dugout in the forest until the end of the war. In their shelter, father and son are fighting bitterly but when the Nazis who still believe in the "Endsieg" discover their hideout, Grübler sacrifices his life to save Wolfgang.

In a Russian POW camp, four Germans determined to end WWII agree to pose as Red Army soldiers. Are they patriots or traitors, heroes or opportunists? Although they go to the frontlines, their new Russian comrades are initially unsure whether to trust them. Three of them then accept a mission behind German lines, but they are unprepared to fire upon their countrymen and it ends up costing the life of a Russian soldier. In the meantime, the fourth man has fallen in love with Russian radio operator Svetlana. After being criticized by the other Russians, he too agrees to participate in the mission..