Germany, Bitter Home

Zindandan Gelen Mektup

December 1970 •Turkish

The Kids Turned Out Fine

August 2022 •German

This anti-coming-of-age film follows Generation Y characters as they chase the desire for radical self-realisation.

Ander

June 2009 •French

A love story between a Basque farmer and a Peruvian immigrant.

100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker

February 1989 •German

On 30 April 1945, dictator Adolf Hitler, his wife Eva Braun, and prominent members of the Third Reich live out their final hour in the Führerbunker.

The Cartier Operation

January 1991 •Slovenian

An immigrant worker from Bosnia falls in love with the actress Nastassia Kinski. To be able to approach her, he has to become famous himself. That's why he sets off on a journey to fame in a black comedy with a twist in its tale.

Displaced Person

June 1982 •Slovenian

Peter, whose father was a member of the Home Guard collaboration forces and a political emigrant, returns from Argentina to Slovenia, his father’s homeland. In Slovenia, Peter makes the acquaintance of an architect, but their friendship is fraught with ideological conflicts.

Under Fire

September 1957 •English

An Army lawyer defends a World War II hero and his men accused of desertion.

Gangway for Tomorrow

November 1943 •English

Five defense workers on their way to the munitions factory tell their stories: a refugee from the French Resistance, a frustrated race car driver, a prison warden, a former Miss America, and an intellectual who dropped out of society and saw the country as a bum.

Return of Katarina Kozul

January 1989 •

After her husband's death in Germany, an attractive young widow leaves his native village in Herzegovina to work abroad. There she starts an affair with an Italian worker that proves to be unsuccessful, yet she gets pregnant. She does an abortion, which is followed by another blow - her godfather Luka steals her hard-earned money.

Gurbet - Fremde Heimat

January 2009 •German

Four Sons

February 1928 •English

A family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with L'Imaginne Ritrovato and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1999.

A Cup of Sugar

November 2021 •English

A reclusive non-conforming immigrant arouses fear and suspicion within a conservative insular community.

Paddy O'Day

January 1936 •English

A wealthy, eccentric collector of stuffed birds and a beautiful Russian singer provide refuge to an orphaned Irish child who has arrived illegally in New York.

Bride of the Earth

April 1968 •Turkish

In this rural revenge drama, Güney plays Seyyit Han, a poor man in love with a woman from his Anatolian village who returns his affection. Seyyit Han postpones their marriage so that he can make his fortune elsewhere and return to the village to claim his "bride of the earth." During his prolonged absence, a rich landowner begins to woo the lonely woman, and her brother, intent upon making this propitious wedding happen, spreads the rumor that Seyyit Han has died.

Address Unknown

June 1944 •English

When a German art dealer living in the US returns to his native country he finds himself attracted to Nazi propaganda.

A kis utazás

January 2000 •Hungarian

We Are the Monsters

April 2021 •German

24-year-old Kjell feels trapped in his little village. One day he meets a mysterious young man named Flurin and is immediately fascinated by him. Soon they start spending time together and show one other what it is they each long for.

Flesh

December 1932 •English

Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.

Last Few Weeks

Invalid date •Turkish

Sahar, an Iranian girl who has recently broken up with her fiancé, has decided to spend some time by herself in Antalya, Turkey. Leaving a club late at night, assuming that she is rich, she gets kidnapped and held in a remote basement. The kidnappers go greedy on the ransom, but little they know is that the whole setup has been a misunderstanding from both parties in the first place.

Bonobo

February 2018 •French

A mosaic of interrelated characters living in the same social housing project and all in search of happiness, forgiveness and meaning.