Populær Fra Luxembourg

The untold story of a Royal "propagandist in pearls" whose wartime friendship with President Roosevelt became a vital catalyst to win back freedom for her tiny occupied country.

A Luxembourgish anthology about radicalization before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Luxembourg, October 1830. Unrest spreads in the region in the wake of the Belgian Revolution. Fed up with the domination of the Dutch, most of the people want to become Belgian. Those who want an independent Luxembourg are few. Among them a town clerk obstinately refuses to accept the Belgian nationality. Considered as a traitor, he is forced to go into exile. A few years later, in 1839, Luxembourg finally becomes independent.

For most people, a wedding signifies a hopeful beginning, but then, Catherine and Christian aren't most people. She is a spoiled rich girl with an insatiable desire for the low and degraded side of life. Christian is without any resources, inner or outer, and caters to Catherine's every whim, even when she sends him out in the middle of their wedding reception to score some heroin for her. Their wedding is the starting point for their relentless downward spiral into the most brutally senseless lives imaginable, in this stylishly filmed exploration of the dark netherworld of the human spirit.

Luxembourg, beginning of the 20th century . A judge and a brigadier investigate difficult crimes which will lead them to explore the margins of a society in full transformation where victims and executioners merge.

A little story about father christmas and two little bears.

After her father passes away, Emma visits a therapist for the very first time. When, during the session, a pigeon flies straight into the window, Emma finds herself taking on the all too familiar role of good samaritan.

Mill, an undertaker and farmer, and Felten, the organist of the church, live in a small Luxembourg village near the Belgian border. They have been friends for long and have sworn to stand by each other through thick and thin. But this pledge will be challenged both by their love rivalry for Josette and by the War that comes over the village and upsets their lives.

Luxembourg in the 60s. Youngsters from France come over to a small south Luxembourg village Dudelange to party there. And looking for girls. And then starts the fighting. Teenager love and rock 'n roll.

Between 1880 and 1960, hundreds of Luxembourgers went to settle in the Belgian Congo to live and work there; some for some time, others for ever. The film tells their story and their experiences.

“Entrée d’Artistes” is an astonishing documentary about jazz, swing and dance music in Luxembourg between the Twenties and the Sixties. The first orchestras performed at the fair, at the Alpha, at the International,… ; jazz, considered “negro” music and banned during the Nazi occupation, was prerogative of cabaret,… “Entrée d’Artistes” retraces that fine period using archive images, interviews and reconstructions but also by having the musicians of that era rediscover it (Tommy Dallimore, Andy Felten, Johnny Glesener, Jean Roderes, Camille Back, and others).

A shark in the reservoir! A push notification from RTL1 turns the entire country upside down. For Joëlle Zander, CEO of RTL1, this is an incredible opportunity to give her new show "Kontext" the much-needed boost. For RTL1 journalists, this is the chance for the best story of the year, eternal fame, and a great career – live from the reservoir. For Luxembourg, it's a day that will change everything forever.

Shrouded in mystery, our documentary dives into the seldom-told tale of Luxembourg’s emigration to Argentina.

August 1943. After their plane was badly hit by anti aircraft fire and attacking planes from the German Lutfwaffe, the American crew had to leave their bomber and bail out over enemy territory. Of the 10 members of the crew, two of them manage to make their way to Mersch (L) after an adventurous journey through Nazi Germany. Here they find help from the local resistance group of the LVL (Lëtzebuerger Vollékslegioun). Three months later the BBC broadcasts the message "D'Ierzenzopp ass gutt". It is the coded message that announces that the two US-Aviators have arrived safely back in the friendly lines. A masterpiece of the resistance group of Mersch (L). But what happened to their members afterwards? This movie sheds light on their fate and their courage ...

The steel industry once put Luxembourg's economy on its feet. After the industry died out, what remained of it was deserted, colossal buildings and lives scarred by unsafe working conditions. However, for many, these hazardous jobs still represented a daily beacon of hope and financial security. This monumental film stands in the memory of the labor that went on behind four factory walls, documenting in “memento mori” fashion the vanishing world of industrial workers.

Go behind the scenes of Luxembourg Song Contest as the final 8 contestants prepare for the big finale.

LOST IN THE 80s is a documentary about the social, political and cultural situation in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg during the decade oft the 1980’s. Lead by two fictional characters, the narrative aims to depict a profound portrait of what this country looked like more than 30 years ago.

Professor Hagen (Claude Peiffer) wants to investigate this question together with his assistants Victor (Claude Hansen), Dan (Daniel Paulus), and Lena (Tania Mangen) and their paranormal research. One day, an anonymous tip leads them to a mysterious, previously unknown videotape that may provide revolutionary proof of the existence of ghosts. To find out if the tape is real, the four decide to embark on an expedition, enlisting the help of a dubious ghost hunter, Mr. Montana (Pierre Heinen). But who is this mysterious Montana, and what does he really want?

Think what it would be like for you to create an imaginary world that you could actually visit. Percy and his friends can do precisely that.