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In order to concentrate on her career, a ballet teacher lives estranged from her young son, who grew up with her mother. When she meets him again after years, an affection develops that goes far beyond maternal love.

Each member of a middle-class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives.

Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities.

Wealthy businessman Domenico and penniless prostitute Filumena share a large part of their lives in post-WWII Italy.

A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.

Australian Outback adventurer Mick "Crocodile" Dundee travels to Los Angeles with his young son while his longtime companion suspects foul play at a movie studio.

A television weatherman scams a local lottery.

A chronicle of the incursion at the U.S. Capitol, when thousands of citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C., many with the intent of disrupting the certification of Joe Biden's presidency.

Cows and nothing but fields. 24-year-old Christin lives on the farm of her long-term boyfriend Jan in Mecklenburg. Their relationship is loveless. Time seems to stand still - until 46-year-old engineer Klaus turns up.

In Slovakia, a young investigative journalist is brutally murdered. When the police files of the murder investigation are leaked to the reporter's colleagues, they uncover vast corruption reaching the highest levels of Slovak society.

Iconic artist Rembrandt van Rijn worked in the fields of painting, drafting, and printing, becoming the most iconic artist in all of Dutch history. This documentary profiles the story of a man whose varied works left an indelible mark on the world.

Detective Harder takes on her first case after surviving a bomb attack during a police training mission in Afghanistan. The remains of a girl are discovered in a moor near the small German town of Friedland. But Harder's investigation falters from the outset - not least due to the discovery of a live bomb dating to the Second World War, which throws the Friedlanders and Harder herself into turmoil.

In a small town, young residents vanish mysteriously. Lara, a pianist, returns when her niece Magda disappears and begins investigating while teaching.

Director Jeanie Finlay charts a transgender man's path to parenthood after he decides to carry his child himself. The pregnancy prompts an unexpected and profound reckoning with conventions of masculinity, self-definition and biology.

The coronavirus makes communal singing impossible. Choir directors Simon Halsey, Judith Kamphues and Hyunju Kwon's desires for bringing voices together outlives the pandemic.

Leipzig, 1989. Germany is still divided into East and West, but this matters little to twelve-year-old friends Fritzi and Sophie-until Sophie has to flee to the West with her mother. There, she faces prejudice against "those from over there," but mostly battles her homesickness. Fritzi's attempt to at least bring Sophie her dog, Sputnik, fails at the heavily guarded border. Fritzi realizes that only the fight for freedom in her own country can bring them back together.

A hard boiled cop story from the streets and abysses of Berlin in the 1930s. Drugs, violence and prostitution dominate the city that is slowly beginning to fall. In the middle of it all - traumatized cop Gereon Rath.

The trials and tribulations of Anne, a young Berliner whose aspirations to be a police officer land her in Rostock, a run-down city in the northeastern part of the country.

In 2008, Natasha, a newly rich woman, decides to open an independent TV station in Russia and builds an open-minded team of outcasts. By 2020, Natasha has lost everything to Russia's war between Propaganda and Truth.

When Claude Monet's "Beach in Pourville" disappears from the National Museum in Poznan, and Julka's aunt is falsely accused of theft, Julka and her friend Olek must find the painting.

Women in finance represent a minority - yet they are often called 'Dragons'. This documentary, shot in Europe and Asia, presents a series of intimate portraits of various senior women in the finance sector, revealing both the personas they've had to build for work and the parts of themselves they consciously leave at home. Thanks to her house husband, Alison has managed to have a family while going up the corporate finance ladder in London though that came with sacrificing time spent with her boys. In Paris, Laetitia supports young talented women in the industry and hosts feminist gatherings but oddly enough still cannot express her own desire for "power". Perfectionist Martina has had the flawless professional path she dreamed off in Germany but had to bury her desire for family along the way. In Singapore, Adeline controls both workplace and family with an iron fist while husband and kids express their weaknesses without fear. Junior Jennifer is a self-proclaimed workaholic living in Hong Kong but is starting to wonder who she is and what her future holds. Filmed at work and during moments of leisure, these strong and complex women tell us how they survive in one of the most competitive professions in the world.

A tense political thriller that goes deep into Turkey's paranoid surveillance system. Arjin is being watched by Turkish intelligence. Her crime: she put up another Kurdish woman for one night, who thereafter disappeared without trace.

A house by the lake, very close to Berlin: this is where former hit star Arthur Weyer, 75, and his wife Elsa, who is ten years his junior, spent many happy hours. But that is a long time ago. The couple separated four years ago - Arthur had fallen in love with a much younger woman. This relationship failed since Arthur fell ill with dementia. Despite all the bitterness, Elsa still feels responsible for Arthur and is looking for a place in a nursing home. In order to be able to finance this, the house on the lake has to be sold - but against Arthur's will. For the clearing out and repairs, the two hire Sorin, a 45-year-old man who lives alone on a houseboat and earns his money as a DJ and with odd jobs. Because of his Eastern European heritage and lifestyle, he is "the stranger" to the area. Sorin and Arthur hit it off right away, play the piano together and even do chores around the house together. This displeases Elsa and initially there are heated arguments between her and Sorin. But slowly Elsa and Sorin are getting closer. Suddenly things are brought up that have been suppressed for years or no longer seem relevant - injuries, but also happy memories. It becomes increasingly clear why Elsa still cares for Arthur but often seems distant, and why Sorin lives alone and seeks solace in alcohol. The meeting of the three people changes a lot - and leads to drastic decisions.

Virtuoso brothers Ilmar and Aldo live on opposite sides of a chasm a half-century wide. LOS HERMANOS/THE BROTHERS tracks their parallel lives in New York and Havana, viewing estranged nations through the lens of music and family.