"GDR The uprising of June 17, 1953" - : Since its founding, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) has repeatedly struggled with domestic political problems. While the standard of living of the population in the western part of Germany steadily increased, it stagnated in the GDR . A one-sided, industry-oriented reconstruction policy, coupled with rapid militarization, weighed on the country's economy, which was already under pressure from Soviet reparations demands. A majority of the population did not identify with the socialist system, which accordingly stood on shaky ground.
A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany aft...
A locomotive journey traversing the North to the South of the German Democratic Republic on the eve ...
The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped s...
The film accompanies Jenny Gröllmann, a German actress, during the last two years of her life.
Former "Titanic" satire magazine editor Martin Sonneborn takes an undercover trip around Berlin and ...
Short film about the GDR (DDR) and the FRG (BRD)
In 2016, DEFA celebrates its 70th anniversary: the film embarks on a journey into the exciting film ...
From an official perspective, marginal youth culture did not exist in East Germany. The topic of sub...
Journalist Daniela Dahn interviews the East-German author Christa Wolf during the German reunificati...
A retrospective look at the youth cultures born in the German Democratic Republic. A celebration of ...
Erich Honecker ruled the GDR for 18 years. His fall in 1989 heralded the downfall of the state that ...
In 1989, thirteen GDR scientists and technicians set off from East Berlin to the Georg Forster resea...
Short biographical documentary about the life of Alfred Florstedt and his life as a progressive comm...
In the documentary Last To Know political prisoners, sent to jail for openly opposing the East Germa...
Daniel lives in Bernau, a small town north of Berlin.This film tells this 21-year-old’s story and de...