East Germany, 1986: Petra and Conni, two female workers at the ORWO film factory, secretly shoot lesbian sex films and thus come under the Stasi’s scrutiny—not only because they are boycotting the system, but also because the films spark a longing for freedom in the West, making them a major export hit.

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
1998
7.2/10

Working Girls
1987
6.3/10

Romeos
2011
6.8/10

Love in Thoughts
2004
6.4/10

The Poker House
2008
6.2/10

Lola
1981
6.9/10

Antares
2004
5.9/10

Berlin Alexanderplatz
2020
6.9/10

A Woman in Berlin
2008
6.6/10

Lucky Them
2013
6.0/10

The Lives of Others
2006
8.0/10

Asphalt
1929
7.3/10

Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything
2023
5.8/10

Lovelace
2013
6.0/10

Careful What You Wish For
2015
6.1/10

In a Year with 13 Moons
1978
6.6/10

The Truth About Emanuel
2013
6.0/10

Rosa Luxemburg
1986
6.5/10

Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
7.1/10

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974
7.3/10
Traps
1994
4.5/10