One might think in this country that populism is currently the greatest political evil. However, the wars and violent conflicts in other parts of the world show that we are living in a comfort zone. Every now and then we receive reports from places where the reality is far crueller than we can imagine.

Up on the roofs of Stockholm, a 21-year-old roofer is looking for freedom and adventure – and running away from his problems as well as from growing up. He is brought back down to earth not only by a fall, but also by love.
 

In her latest novel, acclaimed author Juli Zeh explores the feelings of a seemingly emancipated man. The uncovering of a family tragedy provides suspense.

From the North Pole to the slaughterhouses of Chicago: Kristina Gehrmann has a penchant for all things historical, which she combines with her love of manga.

Over the past 120 years, Marxist ideas have undergone frequent revivals on the silver screen.

Falling down, lowering yourself on a rope from a great height or staging a moped accident – for Melanie Benna, this is all part of her everyday working life. The native Berliner works as a stunt woman. How does she assert herself in this male domain?

How do we interact with strangers and engage with foreign countries? The film “Western” tells the story of German construction workers sent to build a hydroelectric power station in Bulgaria, where their encounters with local villagers do not, to put it mildly, always go smoothly.

Some bank on software, others on local woods. The current range of instrument making in Germany is great, but so too is the international competition.

As news of Che Guevara’s death spread around the world in 1967, an independent label declared a cultural revolution in Bavaria. 2017 marks the 50th birthday of the Trikont record company, still a subversive thorn in the establishment’s side today.

Traditional German male choirs look pretty old in the twenty-first century. Sing-along formats, however, such as “pack singing” are booming. In any case, Germans’ desire to sing remains unbroken.