{"id":1891,"date":"2021-04-14T06:18:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/the-best-of-berlin-on-netflix-germany-uberlin\/"},"modified":"2021-04-14T06:18:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:18:31","slug":"the-best-of-berlin-on-netflix-germany-uberlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/the-best-of-berlin-on-netflix-germany-uberlin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best of Berlin on Netflix Germany &#8211; \u00fcberlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post single hentry\">\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">The Best of Berlin on Netflix Germany<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"\/><img class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Netflix Germany\" src=\"http:\/\/digitalentertainmentmarketing.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/06\/digital-entertainment-marketing-post-netflix-germany.jpg\" width=\"650\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Netflix may have had a rough start in Germany, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Senficon\/status\/511453400530448384\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/twitter.com\/Senficon\/status\/511453400530448384', 'immediate charges of sexism');\">immediate charges of sexism<\/a>\u00a0not exactly endearing it to the country\u2019s progressive thinkers, but there\u2019s no denying the online streaming service\u2019s impressive archive. Alongside original content like House of Cards and BoJack Horseman, there&#8217;s TV, documentaries and movies offered in a combination of English and German audio and Deutsch subtitles, including a few features about Berlin itself. So sign up, tune in, and check out our best of Berlin on Netflix Germany. In no particular order&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>1) The Edukators\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/web.archive.orghttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MB1UMfC8koc\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Screened at a one-off\u00a0<a href=\"\/uberlin-movie-night\/\">\u00fcberlin film night<\/a>, \u201cThe Edukators\u201d (German title,\u00a0&#8220;Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei\u201d &#8211;\u00a0\u201cthe fat years are over&#8221;) is the perfect expression of Berlin\u2019s revolutionary impulses. A\u00a0young\u00a0Daniel Br\u00fchl and his anti-capitalist\u00a0cohorts\u00a0spend their nights breaking into fat cats&#8217; Zehlendorf homes, until events take them on an unexpected journey out of the city.\u00a0By turns acid sharp, thought-provoking and romantic,\u00a0this is a German thriller well worth watching.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/WiPlayer?movieid=70033383&amp;trkid=50361908&amp;tctx=0,0,the%20edukator:507d77a4-f76c-478b-a3c4-34abd327d82e\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/WiPlayer?movieid=70033383&amp;trkid=50361908&amp;tctx=0,0,the%20edukator:507d77a4-f76c-478b-a3c4-34abd327d82e', 'Netflix linkn');\">Netflix link<br \/> <\/a>Audio: German<br \/> Subtitles: German [CC]<\/p>\n<p><b>2) Berlin Calling\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/web.archive.orghttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/drdf8OeBUUM\" height=\"488\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all gone Pete Tong\u201d, done right. This vehicle for\u00a0<a href=\"\/tag\/bpitch-control\/\">BPitch Control&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"\/tag\/paul-kalkbrenner\/\">Paul Kalkbrenner<\/a>\u00a0follows the rise and fall of DJ Ickarus, through sets in (real) Berlin clubs, international dates, drug psychosis and, ultimately, the loony bin. Surprisingly authentic, and by turns funny and touching, &#8220;Berlin Calling&#8221; is a must-see for fans of the city\u2019s electronic music scene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/WiPlayer?movieid=70114977&amp;trkid=50361908&amp;tctx=0,0,berlin:be091fd3-9354-4eb6-8d1b-b6026299a08e\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/WiPlayer?movieid=70114977&amp;trkid=50361908&amp;tctx=0,0,berlin:be091fd3-9354-4eb6-8d1b-b6026299a08e', 'Netflix link');\">Netflix link<\/a><br \/> Audio: German<br \/> Subtitles: German [CC]<\/p>\n<p><b>3) Sonnenallee<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/web.archive.orghttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vOVgNTD46XY\" height=\"488\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll hardly recognise the eponymous street in this careful reconstruction of life on 1970s Sonnenallee. This comedy highlights the absurd reality of growing up alongside the wall\u00a0that divides the city, right next to a border crossing between East and West Berlin. An entertaining and human reimagining of East Berlin\u2019s past, set to the soundtrack of banned Western pop music.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/WiPlayer?movieid=70309655&amp;trkid=50361908&amp;tctx=0,0,sonnenall:467289ad-cb82-4fe0-9cc3-fae89379de5e\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/WiPlayer?movieid=70309655&amp;trkid=50361908&amp;tctx=0,0,sonnenall:467289ad-cb82-4fe0-9cc3-fae89379de5e', 'Netflix linkn');\">Netflix link<br \/> <\/a>Audio: German<br \/> Subtitles: German [CC]<\/p>\n<p><b>4) Herr Lehmann<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/web.archive.orghttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NeS9aSYJcUM\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We haven\u2019t seen this yet, but it comes highly recommended. Set in the final weeks before the fall of the Berlin Wall, in the titular character\u2019s beloved SO 36 neighbourhood, \u201cHerr Lehmann\u201d looks to be funny, irreverent and charming. Also, props for using Fad Gadget\u2019s Berlin-recorded classic, \u201cCollapsing New People\u201d, on the trailer!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/WiPlayer?movieid=70308098&amp;trkid=50361908&amp;tctx=0,0,herr:0482e14b-1c88-4429-be59-af6459ec1ed7\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/WiPlayer?movieid=70308098&amp;trkid=50361908&amp;tctx=0,0,herr:0482e14b-1c88-4429-be59-af6459ec1ed7', 'Netflix linkn');\">Netflix link<br \/> <\/a>Audio: German<br \/> Subtitles: German [CC]<\/p>\n<p><b>5) Fuck for Forest &#8211; trailer NSFW!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/web.archive.orghttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hz9McuSoYPc\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Token English language film alert! This arresting documentary tracks the efforts of the world\u2019s first eco-porn organisation, which moved from Norway after its founders where tried for having sex in public, to (where else?) Berlin. A curious, and at times cringe-inducing, watch, \u201cFuck for Forest\u201d captures the chaos of well-meaning activists\u2019 questionable attempts to further their singular cause. Only in Berlin?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/WiPlayer?movieid=80003252&amp;trkid=50266973&amp;tctx=0,31,5b08f420-40b1-11e4-b2ca-c994c16e02b1\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/WiPlayer?movieid=80003252&amp;trkid=50266973&amp;tctx=0,31,5b08f420-40b1-11e4-b2ca-c994c16e02b1', 'Netflix linkn');\">Netflix link<br \/> <\/a>Audio: English<br \/> Subtitles: German<\/p>\n<p><b>What about you? What Berlin-based movies would you like to see in Netflix Germany?<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-11653 defualt\" post_id=\"11653\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"\/\/web.archive.orghttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/best-berlin-netflix-germany\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\"> \t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/twitter.com\/share', 'Tweet');\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/best-berlin-netflix-germany\/\">Tweet<\/a>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postDate\"><span>Published:<\/span> <abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2014-09-21T06:48:05+0000\"><a href=\"\/2014\/09\/21\/\">September 21, 2014<\/a><\/abbr><\/div>\n<div class=\"categories\"><span>Filed Under:<\/span> <a href=\"\/category\/opinions\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Opinions<\/a><\/div>\n<p>         \t<span>Tags:<\/span> <a href=\"\/tag\/film\/\" rel=\"tag\">Film<\/a>        \t         \t          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>               \t<!-- You can start editing here. <!-- --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"comments\">\n<h3 id=\"comments\">2 Responses to &#8220;The Best of Berlin on Netflix Germany&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div class=\"navigation\">\n<div class=\"alignleft\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ol class=\"commentlist\">\n<li class=\"comment even thread-even depth-1 parent\" id=\"comment-62476\">\n<div id=\"div-comment-62476\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\"> \t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d67446e75a5c6d4dd9dd86b59357303f?s=48&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d67446e75a5c6d4dd9dd86b59357303f?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/>\t\t\t<cite class=\"fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/radiant-flux.net\/\" rel=\"external nofollow\" class=\"url\">RadiantFliux<\/a><\/cite> <span class=\"says\">says:<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-meta commentmetadata\"><a href=\"\/best-berlin-netflix-germany\/#comment-62476\"> \t\t\tSeptember 21, 2014 at 8:53 am<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Have you guys checked out some of the other streaming services? There were actually a lot of different choices in Germany before Netflix arrived. <\/p>\n<p>Amongst the different choices are:<\/p>\n<p>Maxdome (maxdome.de)<br \/> Sky Snap (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sky.de\/web\/cms\/de\/snap.jsp\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-comment', 'http:\/\/www.sky.de\/web\/cms\/de\/snap.jsp', 'http:\/\/www.sky.de\/web\/cms\/de\/snap.jsp');\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.sky.de\/web\/cms\/de\/snap.jsp<\/a>)<br \/> Watchever (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.watchever.de\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-comment', 'http:\/\/www.watchever.de\/', 'http:\/\/www.watchever.de\/');\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.watchever.de\/<\/a>)<br \/> Amazon Prime (amazon.de).<br \/> Mubi (mubi.com)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been using Maxdome to watch movies\/tv-shows and Mubi (arthouse) for the last year. I am not sure Netflix offers much more than Maxdome so I won&#8217;t be swapping at this point. Mubi is a cool insider tip. For 35 euros a year you get 30 films\/month (one new one per day). The films are excellent quality and most are not available on other streaming services. <\/p>\n<p>If anyone reading this is using Linux, I can confirm that Pipelight works very well as a Silverlight replacement. <\/p>\n<p>A round up of the different options (in German) can be found here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/netzwelt\/apps\/netflix-alternative-maxdome-watchever-sky-snap-amazon-im-vergleich-a-991197.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-comment', 'http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/netzwelt\/apps\/netflix-alternative-maxdome-watchever-sky-snap-amazon-im-vergleich-a-991197.html', 'http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/netzwelt\/apps\/netflix-alternative-maxdome-watchever-sky-snap-amazon-im-vergleich-a-991197.html');\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/netzwelt\/apps\/netflix-alternative-maxdome-watchever-sky-snap-amazon-im-vergleich-a-991197.html<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"reply\"><a class=\"comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/best-berlin-netflix-germany\/?replytocom=62476#respond\" onclick=\"return addComment.moveForm( &quot;div-comment-62476&quot;, &quot;62476&quot;, &quot;respond&quot;, &quot;11653&quot; )\" aria-label=\"Reply to RadiantFliux\">Reply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"children\">\n<li class=\"comment byuser comment-author-james bypostauthor odd alt depth-2\" id=\"comment-62478\">\n<div id=\"div-comment-62478\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\"> \t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8777a8697b63a31637e0497397c9c6af?s=48&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8777a8697b63a31637e0497397c9c6af?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/>\t\t\t<cite class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/cite> <span class=\"says\">says:<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-meta commentmetadata\"><a href=\"\/best-berlin-netflix-germany\/#comment-62478\"> \t\t\tSeptember 21, 2014 at 8:55 am<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Thanks for the tips!<\/p>\n<div class=\"reply\"><a class=\"comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/best-berlin-netflix-germany\/?replytocom=62478#respond\" onclick=\"return addComment.moveForm( &quot;div-comment-62478&quot;, &quot;62478&quot;, &quot;respond&quot;, &quot;11653&quot; )\" aria-label=\"Reply to James Glazebrook\">Reply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><!-- #comment-## <!-- --> <\/ul>\n<p><!-- .children <!-- --> <\/li>\n<p><!-- #comment-## <!-- -->   \t<\/ol>\n<div class=\"navigation\">\n<div class=\"alignleft\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"respond\">\n<form action=\"\/wp-comments-post.php\" method=\"post\" id=\"commentform\">\n<div class=\"leaveComment\">\n<fieldset>\n<legend><span>leave a comment<\/span><\/legend>\n<div class=\"commentForm\">\n<div class=\"commentAuthorInfo\">             <label>Name: <em>Required<\/em> <input type=\"text\" name=\"author\" id=\"author\" value=\"\"\/><\/label>             <label>Email: <em>Required, not published<\/em> <input type=\"text\" name=\"email\" id=\"email\" value=\"\"\/><\/label>             <label>Homepage: <input type=\"text\" name=\"url\" id=\"url\" value=\"\"\/><\/label>           <\/div>\n<p>         <label>Comment:         <textarea name=\"comment\" id=\"comment\" cols=\"50\" rows=\"20\"><\/textarea><\/label>                <\/p>\n<div id=\"cancel-comment-reply\">         \t<small><a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"cancel-comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/best-berlin-netflix-germany\/#respond\" style=\"display:none;\">Cancel Reply<\/a><\/small>         <\/div>\n<p>         <input type=\"submit\" value=\"post comment\"\/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"comment_post_ID\" value=\"11653\"\/>       <\/div>\n<\/fieldset><\/div>\n<p>   <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"comment_post_ID\" value=\"11653\" id=\"comment_post_ID\"\/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"comment_parent\" id=\"comment_parent\" value=\"0\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"akismet_comment_nonce\" name=\"akismet_comment_nonce\" value=\"c19b65ea48\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ak_js\" name=\"ak_js\" value=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"pageNav\">\n<div class=\"prev\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"next\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Best of Berlin on Netflix Germany by James Glazebrook Netflix may have had a rough start in Germany, with\u00a0immediate charges of sexism\u00a0not exactly endearing it to the country\u2019s progressive thinkers, but there\u2019s no denying the online streaming service\u2019s impressive archive. 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