Films by other German directors

  • The Lives of Others


    Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

    Winner

    Set in East Berlin in 1984, Stasi officer Captain Gerd Wiesler is tasked with investigating a playwright and his actress girlfriend. The film follows the intimate relationship that develops between the playwright and his secret observer.

  • Sophie Scholl-The Final Days


    Marc Rothemund

    Nominated

    The true story of Sophie Scholl, a 21 year old student at Munich University who was a member of the White Rose non-violent opposition group. She was sentenced to death by the Nazi's for high treason for opposing the war.

  • Downfall


    Oliver Hirschbiegel

    Nominated

    The final 10 days of the Third Reich, shows Hitler and his inner circle awaiting the Red Army. The story is told inside the bunker from the viewpoints of Hitler's final secretary, and outside from that of an SS Doctor.

  • Nowhere in Africa


    Caroline Link

    Winner

    A Jewish family emigrate in the 1930s to escape from Hitler's Germany and move to Kenya to run a farm. This epic story follows their lives both during and after the Second World War.