Andreas Dresen Movies

Student film depicting recess at a grade school.

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...

The everyday life of a married couple at a turning point: Lore wants a divorce—after almost 40 years of marriage.

An African-German author loses his memory and is used by a modern National Socialist Party as a promotion-figure for more political power over...

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...

A new dramedic documentary about what politics and democracy mean when your working in the rough business of parlamentarian tasks, assemblies and...

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

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

GDR, the last working day of an industrial worker between loud machines, shower cabins and life prospects agains all reason.

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

Spring 1990, Berlin: Young Niyazi of Turkish descent works at McDonald's in West Berlin and wants to return to Istanbul as soon as possible. He has...

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...

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

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

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

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...