AGFA 1939. Journey Into War

Young Polish filmmaker Michal Wnuk finds an Agfa box of 120 photographs and 2 reels of 16mm film. For the first time, he gets to see World War II through the eyes of his grandfather, who served in the Wehrmacht. Soon Mic

Blackbox Syrien: Der schmutzige Krieg

Kings in Paradise: The Vieques Case

For many decades, the Caribbean island of Vieques was used for military tests and training. In Mississippi, a small-town lawyer receives a phone call, drawing his attention to increased incidences of cancer. He takes the

Geheimauftrag Pontifex – Der Vatikan im Kalten Krieg

Plötzlich Krieg? - Ein Experiment

Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg

This film tells the story of the fictional Dr Barnay and recounts his experience of the First World War. He works as a doctor in a military hospital and has always been committed to bringing about the end of war. When hi

My Mother, a War and Me

1942, and a spectacular wartime birth in the depths of winter: a young russian nurse unexpectedly goes into labour and, all alone and in freezing temperatures, gives birth to her daughter Tamara in a field on the banks o

Lebanon After the War: Is Healing Possible?

Lebanon has experienced an economic crisis, political instability, the Beirut explosion and the war between Israel and Hezbollah. How can Lebanese people overcome these traumas? Three young artists from Beirut tell photo

Nathan Farb and the Cold War

The captivating portrait of a photographer's journey through the vibrant New York of '68, a Russian society on the brink of war, and the majestic Adirondack Mountains.

Krieg und Frieden – Deutsch-sowjetische Skizzen

The peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a dictated peace. With him, however, the German Empire recognized Soviet Russia. And so German-Soviet relations took their course. The film tells the story of the eventful history of

1914-1918 - Der moderne Krieg

Glauben, Leben, Sterben – Menschen im Dreißigjährigen Krieg

Das Afgahnistan-Drama: Deutschlands Krieg am Hindukusch

NATO went to war in Afghanistan. This developed into a 20-year operation that ended in defeat. This senseless war cost thousands of lives.

Der Nahe Osten zwischen Krieg und Frieden

Positive developments in the Middle East: Saudi Arabian and Iranian diplomats have just agreed to normalize their relations with Israel. And yet: Iran is still working on building its own nuclear bomb and Israel may bomb

Kalter Krieg in Bewegung: Europa 1952/53

In the early 1950s, European construction was in its infancy, while the Cold War intensified. A return to the archives over two crucial years, nourished by testimonies "from the inside".

Headshots – Anja Niedringhaus, Photographer

In 2014, German war photographer and Pulitzer Prize winner Anja Niedringhaus was killed in an attack in Afghanistan. Through interviews with colleagues and family members, and through Niedringhaus’ vibrant and powerful p

Rojava - Northern Syria: The Kurds Between Conflict and Democracy

What will happen next in northern Syria? All of the parties to the conflict - the Americans, Assad’s regime, Russia, Iran and Turkey - have their own agendas for the war-torn region. But what do the Kurds themselves thin

Inside Rheinmetall – Zwischen Krieg und Frieden

Putins Wahrheit - Krieg, Lüge, Wahnsinn

Der Ukraine-Krieg von oben