Zdf Movies

Amedeo Modigliani's portraits of women are among the most printed images of modernism. What is their special magic? British art critic John Berger bel...

A family celebrates Christmas in a Norwegian log cabin. Old conflicts and a tragic secret cloud the mood.

They leave their home country with the intention of working in Germany for a year or two, hoping that this time will be enough to bring them the prosp...

Can people from two different cultures be happy? "Yes! Yes! Yes!", believe Didem and Jakob and shortly afterwards they are no longer a couple: the liv...

A husband has to cope with his wife being comatose after an accident.

“With this film I try to retrace my journey, my story through the ruins, neighbourhoods, and streets of Berlin. I filmed the dialogue that took place...

What would you see and experience if the clocks rolled forward 50 years? In a unique blend of drama and science, this three-part series shows you the...

In 2025, anti-Semitism is more widespread in Germany than at any time since the end of the Holocaust. Since October 7, 2023, the attack on Israel by P...

By means of objects, photos, tapes and films, director Angelika Levi, half-German, half-Jewish, examines the story of her family. The film deals with...

This 140-minute documentary takes a close look at the story and historical context of a young Swiss man who was beheaded during WW II for supposedly w...

The painful story of Ireland and the Irish people, who struggled for centuries to free themselves from the tyrannical clutches of the British Empire;...

Sophie, a successful publishing editor in her mid-30s, is happy enough to be single. But deep down she'd love to have her own family. Then she meets F...

Thriller about an accident victim with amnesia who may have been working as a hitman for his rescuer... After an accident, nurse Noah frees a stranger...

China under President Xi Jinping is expanding its claim to power in the South China Sea and towards Taiwan. Clashes between Filipino fishermen and Chi...

After the end of the First World War, another place besides Versailles stood for the reorganization of the world: not far from the Paris Palace lies t...

He was incredibly talented: fashion designer, photographer, publisher, interior designer, costume designer, trendsetter, all in one person - Karl Lage...

A severely injured man lies in the snow-capped mountains; the next settlement which could offer warmth and shelter from the wind and snow is too far t...

Bella is in a dilemma: She lives with her ex Martin and her new boyfriend Sebastian in a shared flat. Neither does she dare to pour Martin pure wine,...