Best Luxembourgish documentary movies

Thorium, the Far Side of Nuclear Power (2016)

Ever heard of the Thorium molten salt reactor? That's hardly surprising, as for 70 years, it has been inexplicably kept under wraps by the nuclear industry, despite the fact it could revolutionise energy production. It offers the promise of nuclear energy without waste and without danger. The "green atom": fact or fiction? Research that was dropped without explanation in 1973, has now become a topic of lively discussion...

The Invitation (2022)

The desert is calling. Yet, it is with the ocean that Fabrizio Maltese’s journey begins. He has accepted Abderrahmane Sissako’s invitation to continue the film he and Pol Cruchten had initiated together. Pol has since passed away. The project he had been dreaming of has thus taken on a new, symbolic dimension. It must see the light of day. This is why Fabrizio has traveled on his own to meet with the Mauritanian director. But fate seems to have decided otherwise. From Saint Louis in Senegal to Nouakchott in Mauritania, from Mata Moulana to Chinguetti, Fabrizio allows himself to get lost alone in the desert, with nothing more than a few scribbled notes jotted down on the piece of paper that was given to him by the two filmmakers.

Timestamp (2025)

Despite the war, school life continues in Ukraine, with pupils and teachers striving to continue learning even under constant threat. The film is a mosaic of the everyday lives of teachers and students from different corners of Ukraine.

Eldorado (2016)

The hopes and disillusions of four lusophone immigrants collide over a period of three years in a chimeric land of plenty called Luxembourg.

Picturesque Luxemburg (1912)

1912 short film on Luxemburg.

Never Die Young (2014)

An unnamed man narrates the downward trajectory of his life from beyond the grave, from delinquency to the string of fateful decisions and foolhardy moves that tied him inextricably to the opiate that was the elusive love of his life.

A Visit to the Champagne Factory Mercier (1907)

A visit to the Champagne Factory Mercier.

Foreign Affairs (2016)

Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg's Minister of Foreign Affairs, attempts to make the voice of his small country heard in a world marked by major political crises that challenge both international relations and world peace. FOREIGN AFFAIRS takes us both straight into the heart of global politics and the everyday life of "Jang". We share his engagement with diplomacy and hope that he carries in his function as a politician, but also in the intimate moments of solitude that he experiences during his unrestrained race around the world.

Dancing Procession at Echternach (1906)

Dancing Procession in Echternach, 1906.

The St. Willibrordus Ceremonies (1906)

Roger (1996)

A 30 minute documentary about Roger Dahm, who was voted the second most popular Luxembourger of 2010.

Final Procession at the Octave (1911)

Final Procession at the Octave 1911.

Marie-Adélaïde at a Movie Theater (1912)

Funeral Procession of Grand Duke Guillaume IV (1912)

Funeral Procession of Grand Duke Guillaume IV.