New movies and series in August 2024 on ARD, ZDF and Arte

2024-08-02 09:12:12

To be seen in the ARD media library in August

Y-Collective: Modern Slavery – Used and Invisible: German supermarkets shamelessly hire workers from the Amazon region. For minimum wages, they have to stock the shelves during bad working hours.

Das Cybermobbing-Kartell: Anonymous criminals terrorize their victims through the Internet by placing several false orders in their name or even triggering police operations. Go behind the scenes of a digital community that systematically destroys lives for its own amusement.

A large mental hospital: Why did you come to the psychiatric hospital and what was the treatment like? Insights into everyday life at the large psychiatric hospital in Groß-Umstadt, Hesse.

Do you want to know when you die?: How am I left to live? This question can be answered using genetic studies. Looking into your own DNA can be both liberating and terrifying, as are the cases of two women in this fictional show.

Y-Collective: The pill is out. What now?: The pill was once the undisputed leader among contraceptives, but it has been replaced by condoms. Why do women choose not to use them, and can male contraceptives completely replace them?

Coin creator: Serkan Eren – Between war and Champagne: Serkan Eren runs an aid organization that supports victims of various conflicts with donations. He is always on the front line, but in private he enjoys his life to the fullest. Is that necessarily a contradiction?

How much does a betting company get to bet on soccer?BR / Daniel Assmann

Attack on football – the endless greed of the betting industry: Soccer is not really a game for teams and players. The situation is different with betting providers – they buy a lot of money from the games. Does betting threaten the integrity of the sport?

Y-Collective: Young, female, right wing militant?: In the Lucreta group, young women maintain a dusty, country-style atmosphere and spread their views on social media. What made them go?

Game for Millions – The world’s largest e-sports tournament: E-sports is not just a niche. This is shown no less by the prize money for “The International” tournament for the game DOTA 2: 42 million US dollars. This documentary follows two German participants in what is probably the most famous e-sports competition in the world.

Work in the concentration camp – from peasant to SS killer: A long-lost photo album provides insight into how young men were held in concentration camps during the Nazi era. They are often at the bottom of the camp ranks and yet are an important part of their structures.

Weltspiegel Magazine: Canada – Living with Fire: Last year, people and nature in Canada suffered from large forest fires. The country is now preparing for the next fire season to contain the risk as much as possible.

Y-Collective: Buying sex, who pays the bill?: The social image of sex work is constantly changing. Once frowned upon, sex work is seen in progressive circles as an expression of female self-determination. But is this view correct?

To be seen in the ZDF media library in August

In your car: Lydia is a medical doctor and tries to help those affected after the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Lydia takes them out of dangerous areas in her car and listens as they talk about their traumatic experiences.

On pulse: In this series, the presenters around Dunja Hayali want to know what really gets the Germans’ pulse racing. Three new episodes deal with the controversial topics of immigration, housing and protest culture.

Detached house: A family from Berlin moves into a detached house, but the residents of the other half react to their new neighbors with skepticism. The third season is about the relationship between them and between the two families.

Harry Wild – The killer hunt in Dublin: Harry Wild is a retired book professor, but instead of enjoying his free time, he likes to solve criminal cases. Together with his partner Fergus, he solves six new murders in the third season.

plan b: Something’s happening, Germany!: How can we pull together to solve social problems? That’s what this fictional series is about, in which integrity plays an important role.

Offenders: Rani is caught in several robberies and has to do community service with other petty criminals. While doing renovation work on an old house, they found a bag full of money. Indeed, this is fuel for conflict – but then they have to join a drug gang.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Model student Pippa went to high school in a sunny English town. For a school project, you reopen a five-year-old criminal case – can you uncover the truth and reveal the killer?

You can find it in the Arte media library in August

The only mafia killed in the summer: It looks like love between school friends, but the shadow of the mafia stands over everything. Ten-year-old Salvatore questions the system in the series and teams up with adults who rebel against it.

Deep Sea Adventure: Connecting the World: Beneath the seas, the world is connected with many deep-sea cables. History shows how the first transatlantic sea was laid between North America and Europe.

Garry Kasparov – rebel and king of chess: The Russian Garry Kasparov held the title of world chess champion for 15 years. But the political government tried to stop it using all possible means. The documentary promises to show how he managed to escape the Kremlin’s traps.

Daniel Hope and the music of South Africa: Daniel Hope explores his family history with his father. Both traveled to South Africa for this. Music plays an important role here.

Charlie Chaplin in the country of the Taliban: Karim Asir is trying to imitate Charlie Chaplin. But after the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, the young actor had to fear for his life. Despite the difficulties, you don’t want to give up.

Fighting animals: Animals and especially lions are always curious. The two-part novel is dedicated first to the animal attackers and then to the defenders.

Jacques Offenbach: The Hoffmann Stories: Fans of the Salzburg Festival can see Hoffmann’s Tales by Jacques Offenbach.

Puccini Gala in Venice – With James Conlon & Orchestra La Fenice: In honor of the composer Giacomo Puccini, who died 100 years ago, La Fenice orchestra presents a full program.

Broken and Destroyed – Mullah’s Son: Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam came from a high-ranking family, but developed into an opponent of the regime. From France he opened the scandals in Iran. In the end he was kidnapped to Iran and killed.

Matrix Generation: Documentary looking at the Matrix movies. Because the cult saga foretold many of the struggles of the digital age.

atonement: The new series is based on the novel of the same name by Kanae Minato. Four girls witness a murder. But none of the girls could remember the killer’s face.

“Two against the bank”: In the feature film, a pregnant Maggy has to expose herself to her fellow taxi drivers.© ORF/Gebhardt Productions/Petro Domenigg

Two against the bank: In the feature film, a pregnant Maggy has to expose herself to her fellow taxi drivers. Among many other problems, they are troubled by financial problems. But then something important is missing people get into their taxi. Can Maggy charge for whereabouts?