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A platoon of soldiers are stranded in an abandoned military base on a near future Earth waiting for the relief or the enemy, whichever comes first.

Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical-education teacher at a local school. But the past catches up and puts him in front of a difficult choice.

Multi-character study of various people, a prostitute, a waitress, a lawyer, a gay actor, whose lives criss-cross each during three days in their lives in Los Angeles.

In 1971 she was 'wanted' for political murder, because she had assassinated a Bolivian Colonel, who represented the oppressive military dictatorship in the South American country. In 1973 she was ambushed and shot by the police forces led by the notorious Klaus Barbie, former Gestapo chief in Lyons, France - see also Hôtel Terminus (1988). Monika had tried to abduct him to bring him to France and have him accused for his crimes. Who was Monika Ertl, who is said to have met Ernesto Che Guevara? The documentary follows her traces, interviewing her family as well as her former fellow combatants.

There's not really a plot, since this is a Documentary. In my opinion, it's a very good, very entertaining, documentary of the second half of the 2004 JJ Cale Band tour. I'm Rocky, the piano player in the band. It's really accurate, factual and honest. Cale has somehow got a reputation as a recluse, which is undeserved. The fact is: he has always avoided fame, since he thinks, correctly, that fame gets in the way of freedom and friendship. For this film, he set that aside and stepped out for his fans and friends. The John Cale I have known since 1957 is the John Cale you will see in this film. Many of the mysteries people have been curious about are made plain, even the true story of where the nickname "JJ" came from (the story in the various "Histories of Rock" is inaccurate). There's plenty of really good concert footage and some charming episodes of just John, doodling on guitar and singing his songs, in parking lots and back rooms. You will get to know the supporting cast, from band members to sound guys and roadies, members of the management team and friends sitting in. This DVD is an absolute must for anybody who was ever curious about the man behind the music they love. I think the fact that the film crew came over from Munich added much to the effectiveness of the film, since they were obviously charmed by Americans and the American countryside. There's also footage from the 2004 Crossroads Festival, from the first half of the tour, and interviews with Eric Clapton, who sat in with us on the Saturday.

As a young Soviet student in 1978, Ieva could not have predicted that a holiday visit to her father, Imants Lesinskis, then working in the Soviet mission at the United Nations in New York City, would irreversibly split her life in two. Entangled in a dark spy game, Ieva is forced to leave her former life behind, never to see her mother or her homeland of Latvia again. Pulling back the curtain on the shady behind-the-scenes world of the Cold War, this film tells a daughter's dramatic story of her double-agent father, exploring their relationship against the backdrop of events which have their roots over four decades ago. In order to find herself and understand the game she was part of, Ieva sets out on a journey to the past, confronting family secrets, lies and betrayal.

For decades the Bavarian State Opera has been showered in international awards. A declaration of love for an art form that is so often unjustly characterized as elitist and for the people who so passionately practice that art.

About the identical twins Jutta Winkelmann and Gisela Getty, who belonged to the "harem" of the Commune 1 founder Rainer Langhans.

A journey into the incredible life of Klaus Voormann. An inside view into the history of Rock'n'Roll. A story of friendship, art and music. Klaus Voormann was on the frontlines of the pop era's meteoric rise.

A German-born director of an American television station travels through Bavaria with a folk music impresario to do research for a show to be broadcast directly to United States.

From Gangnam Style to BTS - the Korean music industry is a global phenomenon. Teens with the perfect look are launched all the time, on social media and in choreographed music videos with easy-listening hits.

Peter Keller, who lives in Berlin, receives a letter from his homeland, the Swiss Emmental. Otto Balsiger, who had served in the army as a soldier under Keller's command, is accused of raping and murdering a woman and asks Keller for help. Keller, who firmly believes in Balsiger's innocence, tries to find out the true background to the crime on his own. However, his investigations quickly make him unpopular with the villagers, and it seems he can't trust anyone. Only Josef, an old friend of Keller's who has since become the leader of a religious sect, and Uta, the mayor's daughter, seem to be honest and friendly to him.

Two children from Austria arrive in a fish village of China and with the help of a doll save a shadow play from the hands of a loan shark.

Before Columbine or Virginia Tech, there was Simon´s Rock. Georg Stefan Troller interviews the first school shooter of the 1990´s and paints a clearer picture of an unspeakable tragedy. Troller looks at the incident from all sides as he talks to the killer Wayne Lo´s parents, his lawer, his former teachers. Troller then speaks to Greg Gibson - the father of a victim. Gibson has written a book about the shootings and this documentary was a direct result of the book.

In the early 1950s the Alpine village of Marmorera and the surrounding valley was flooded because of a local dam project. Even today the sunken village hasn't been lain to rest. Then an unknown, confused young woman is rescued from Lake Marmorera, and soon becomes a puzzling figure of much concern for Zurich's psychiatrists. One of them, Simon Cavegn, himself originally from Marmorera, treats the young woman and slowly starts to discover the dark secret of Marmorera.

A portrait of the legendary, recently passed away blues artist John Lee Hooker. His life, his closest friends and music colleagues, from his birthplace in Mississippi following the ups and downs of his career to the big successes.

When a clinical trial fails to treat her son's cancer, a young mother takes him on an extraordinary journey across multiple time zones to make his birthday the longest and best he will ever have.

The documentary film Wagner, Bayreuth and the rest of the world illuminates Richard Wagner's ongoing popularity and cultic admiration. In the case of the controversial German composer, there seems to be only admirers and opponents. Axel Brüggemann investigates why Wagner polarizes music lovers so much and how the enthusiasm for his creations still persists - at the festival in Bayreuth, but also beyond the German borders.

Quirky, entertaining, reflective. With his distinctive musical styles, Hans-Jürgen Buchner, a.k.a. Haindling, is a musical legend in Bavaria and beyond. Unlike any other artist, Haindling has forged a unique Bavarian music scene free of kitsch - alive, creative and pioneering. "HAINDLING - A Bavarian Music Legend" is the first feature-length documentary about this extraordinary musician. With unpublished songs and exclusive film material of his shows in China it is the portrait of a fascinating, profound and always entertaining artist - a true Bavarian Music Legend.

An intimate quest by a son to understand the identity of his father; a look back at the Berlin of the 30s and a special group of friends who loved life and, in the darkest hours of German history, ultimately chose good over evil.