Films by Peter Bardehle

2015, 95 min
by Peter Bardehle, Andreas Martin

The documentary ATHOS unveils one of Europe’s last remaining secrets: more than 2.000 monks live on the Holy Mountain Athos in Greece. Thousands of pilgrims seek out the arduous path that leads up to the mountain’s top. For the first time, a film team has gained access to this monastic republic, where they accompanied several monks in their daily struggle for divinity: their everyday lives in the secluded world are composed of praying, singing and working, but also of cooking and celebrating. The monks take the audience with them on their journey to divinity and give insight into their world of thought.

Germany 2014, 91 min
by Peter Bardehle, Lena Leonhardt

The Rhine is at the heart of the European soul: The most important river of the continent originates in the Gotthard massif high up in the Alps – and on its journey to the North Sea it joins Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Poets and musicians from all countries created works of art to express the power of the stream. One of the most arduously working artists of all time was captured by this river and its myths: Richard Wagner. This documentary revives the power of the Rhine by presenting the natural diversity of its landscapes in unseen and superb aerial cinematography, by telling its rich history, – enriched with the power or Richard Wagner’s art that culminated in his Magnus Opum: The Ring of the Nibelung.

2014, 84 min
by Silke Schranz, Christian Wüstenberg

In the tradition of Yann-Arthus Bertrand’s Home, THE BALTIC COAST FROM ABOVE brings the Cineflex camera technology to Germany’s Baltic Sea shores: The audience is taken on a surprising discovery trip following the old Hanseatic trading routes, overviewing the tragic destinies of once great mansions as well as looking at summerly tourist invasions at white sandy beaches.All of nature, wildlife and human activity are presented in this perspective that makes us marvel at the world anew – all the more when discovering beauty a little less known as Werder Islands or the town of Luebeck, a masterpiece of brick architecture.

Germany 2013, 52 min
by Heike Nikolaus, Peter Bardehle

In poetic 3D-Cineflex images the film explores the spectacular scenery of the Rhine river - with its romantic hills, castles and fortresses said to express the German soul. A winemaker, a nun and many more explain how the river influences their life’s pace in manifold ways. Flying high over the lush scenery of the Rhine, state-of-the-art aerials render the power of the river palpable. On its journey the film portraits people who live near and with the Rhine. Latest 3D technology combined with the seducing tracking shots of the best helicopter camera available allow to immerse into the river’s world - its nature and its culture.

Germany 2013, 520 min
by Peter Bardehle, Sebastian Lindemann

The Alps are Europe's most prominent mountain range - and one of the most accessible. Over thousands of years a unique landscape emerged, in which mankind and nature left a mark on each other. By using the Cineflex camera technology the film approaches this fascinating world from an unusual perspective, from a bird's eye: from above.

2012, 94 min
by Peter Bardehle

In challenging the British icon of modern times, Vidicom sets new standards in the field of historic storytelling: In over two thousand hours of work, atmospheric animations were created to recall key moments of the time when Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin changed the fate of Europe. 'Challenging Churchill' therefore not only tells the story of two world leaders in times of war. It also reveals the story of Poland whose fate was determined by Churchill and Stalin playing a serious power game…

Germany 2008
by Wilfried Hauke

Abraham Lincoln is the embodiment of the American Dream: his vision a free America united in peace and the abolishment of slavery made him an icon. Lincoln’s ideas resulted in a many casualties during the Civil War and eventually put himself in the line of fire himself. Our docu-drama tells the fascinating story of Abraham Lincoln and his assassin John Wilkes Booth, who planned the assassination like a Shakespeare plot. LINCOLN'S LAST NIGHT was filmed at historic locations and feature film sets in the US. A cast of more than 80 actors brings these recreations to life and creates an authentic view into Lincoln's America.