Realistfilm Movies

„I began documenting their lives, if only because I hoped each film would have a happy ending.“ (Gerd Kroske)

The anti-psychiatric Socialist Patients' Collective (SPK) was founded in Heidelberg in 1970 and attributed individual suffering to society’s...

Documentary short film about the afterlife of the remnants of the Berlin Wall.

Former East Germany, punk music, the wall, betrayal, jail, exit for the West: a film confronting these things on the offensive – and seeing its...

The documentary tells the life story of the boxer Norbert Grupe, who was known by his fighting name Prince of Homburg.

A documentary about the tragic life of the forgotten German comedian Heino Jäger.

Gabi, Stefan and Henry used to work as street-sweepers for the city of Leipzig. A ruin is all that is left of the Municipal Street Cleaning Base of...

There’s an oak tree that was familiar to everyone who used to drive along the highway just south of Berlin. Until 2004, it stood between the...

The place: the outskirts of Hamburg, a flat, two rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom. The time: one day and the passing night. Wolfgang “Wolli”...

In the 80’s, new border barrier systems were used in the former GDR. The escape attempts with cars towards West Germany increased. Metal...