Zdf Movies

To get one over on her husband, molecular biologist Leo Kaminski, Lydia Kaminski-Smith sets about cultivating bacteria that decompose waste and thus s...

Do animals have feelings? Empathy even? A documentary with some insights due to advancing technology.

The story of Ludwig Gehm - a German resistance fighter against Nazism.

Germany in 2020: the state social security systems have been dissolved and will be regulated purely by the private sector from now on. The insurance g...

A documentary on the dark and brutal side of the Samurai warrior clans featuring the life of peasant Masa who is pressganged into the ruthless world o...

Sussi comes to the big city to find love and success.

After separating from her partner, Lisa is looking for a new challenge. A friend helps her get a job as a chambermaid in a luxury hotel. In order to c...

An energetic woman, Viktoria, inherits her husband's fashion company and has to defend herself against the male-dominated management.

Back for over a year, inflation is hitting us hard. This documentary sheds light on the mechanisms of a multifactorial economic phenomenon and outline...

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...

Jana Friedrich is a young, dedicated doctor from the provinces who is completing her specialist training as a forensic pathologist when she is offered...

Alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, Frans Hals was one of the key figures in 17th century Dutch art. But unlike his contemporaries, who tended to paint g...

In 1972, the camera eye observes Friedensreich Hundertwasser in the ambiance he has created for himself and presents a wide selection of his beautiful...

Neither islands nor mainland: the unique Halligen islands are located in the Wadden Sea Biosphere Reserve.

A black and white documentary which captures nighttime scenes in various European cities.