Maria Besendahl Movies

This is the directorial debut of Artur Pohl and tells the story of war refugees as they try to settle in a small town in Germany.

German teacher Miss Platzke starts working in a graduating class. Since she is young and inexperienced, the students soon consider her incapable of...

The story of a resistance fighter in the Nazi era: Communist Hans Löning was arrested in 1933, imprisoned in a concentration camp and tortured....

The captain of a ship of the merchant navy is always on the move because of his job – and has a different girlfriend in every harbour. But his...

Dr. Gerd Thiessen, an experienced veterinarian, takes up a new job at a publicly owned manor. His research colleagues are less than thrilled about...

On a barren and stormy island, fishing families eke out a meager existence on what they can catch during summer, and what washes ashore during...

Berlin in 1878: Corinna Schmidt, who was brought up in a petit-bourgeois, academic family, is romantically interested in Leopold Treibel, the son of...

Film by Helmut Schneider.

A story about a group of children in German town of Bahrenburg who are trying to build themselves a swimming pool.

The little island of Laenneken is a place where time seems to stands still. Traditional customs and age-old power relations are still in place and...

In this German drama, Brock, a railroad inspector, witnesses a robbery at a train depot. He recognizes the thief, but turning the man in would mean...

Leading chemist Hans Schramm is betrothed to Hanna, but falls in love with her younger sister Franka. The two attempt to repress their feelings, but...

Schorsch and Franz are two rascals who are full of mischief and constantly tease both their teachers and their fellow pupils. Vera, the new...