QUITT = art, comic, trash, from the Alps and the Wild West, with plastic mannequins as actors, real landscapes and in-between songs.
Don't Call Me Bro
Drama, Shorts
2018
18min
16+
In her harsh milieu study, Gina Wenzel tells the story of youth violence from the perpetrator's perspective.
Somehow
Drama, Independent
2022
1h.42min
16+
"Don’t become like my father" - a credo that will drive Alex, a man on the run from himself, to the edge of reason.
Dreams of the City
Drama
1984
2h.3min
16+
A poignant tale of lost innocence, young Dib navigates the tumultuous landscape of 1950s Damascus following his father's death.
Der Anschlag
Shorts
1984
9min
16+
A slap in the face as the ultimate answer to all your problems.
Forces
Drama
2023
2h.28min
16+
Under the crushing emotional burden of his terminally ill father and violent brother, 14-year-old Daniel seeks refuge with two outcasts.
Welcome to the Dome
Documentary, Queer
1992
15min
16+
During the final prayer of the German Catholic Bishops' Conference in 1991, one of the most spectacular protest actions takes place.
Barricade
Documentary, Independent
2021
1h.23min
16+
A striking documentary by renowned photojournalist David Klammer about protesters fighting to stop the clear-cutting at the Dannenröder Forest.
Alice Schwarzer
Biography
2022
2h.16min
16+
Cinematic memorial to the highly controversial icon of the German women's movement who helped shape feminist discourse for over 50 years.
A Black Jesus
Documentary
2020
1h.32min
16+
When a refugee from Ghana requests to participate in a traditional Christian procession, differing opinions divide a small Italian town.
The One Man Village
Documentary, Independent
2008
1h.25min
16+
The merciless fighting between militias in the region around Mount Lebanon ended in reprisals against civilians.
I Won't Go Anywhere
Drama
2021
52min
16+
This film sensitively shows how two war orphans, in the face of an inhumane policy of conquest and the loss of their home, support each other.
Werner We Love You
Biography, Documentary
2021
1h.30min
16+
The loving portrait of a life on a lurching course, but one that never went off the rails.
Deadlock
Classics
1970
1h.29min
16+
DEADLOCK hints at what German film could have become without all the state subsidized funding of navel-gazing and art for art's sake.
Where to, Miss?
Documentary, Independent
2016
1h.23min
16+
A Delhi woman's rocky road to her own cab license.
Paths in the Night
Drama, Thriller
1999
1h.33min
16+
A haunting psychogram of an entire generation of ex-GDR citizens who have not yet fully accepted that they now live in the Federal Republic of Germany
Afternoon
Drama
2007
1h.35min
16+
On 3 summer afternoons, a family meets up a beautiful house in an upscale Berlin neighborhood. They come together but ultimately drift further apart.
That Most Important Thing: Love
Classics
1975
1h.49min
16+
Romantic drama with Romy Schneider, Klaus Kinski and Jacques Dutronc, directed by Andrzej Żuławski.
For Miriam
Drama
2009
58min
16+
Karen, a young math teacher, is involved in a traffic accident for which she is not to blame. The accident causes the death of a girl on a scooter.
In My Skin
Documentary
2019
1h.12min
16+
This film immerses us directly into the daily lives of three women who are trapped in violent, abusive relationships.
Disciples of Hate
Documentary
2018
1h.0min
16+
An ex-Salafist and an ex-Neo-Nazi confront their past. Dominic Schmitz and Felix Benneckenstein were trapped in an ideology for years.
The Waldheim Waltz
Documentary
2018
1h.34min
16+
This documentary tells the incredibly shocking story of how a Nazi officer became a top politician and UN Secretary General.
Of Neo-Nazis and Superheroes – How the Far Right is Changing a Small German Town
Documentary
2018
56min
16+
In the summer of 2017, 6,000 neo-Nazis from all over Europe gathered in Themar for the largest right-wing rock concert of the German post war era.
Holiday
Drama
2002
1h.21min
16+
A group of young city dwellers celebrate New Year's Eve in a Tyrolean mountain hut, engaging in a alcohol fueled conflict with the locals.
Thirst for Life
Drama
2015
16min
16+
In the face of an unfathomable tragedy, a young couple manages to focus on love and the good in life.
Alive
Drama, Independent
2019
1h.34min
16+
Sophie and Wolfram meet in the hospital and set off together on their final journey. Both are terminally ill with cancer.
The Sound of Unexpected Death
Independent
2019
30min
16+
A sequence of everyday-scenarios develops in synchronisation across what seems like a regular night in the city.
Setting the Course
Documentary
2018
31min
16+
During the cold war, West Germany hid its institutionalized human rights abuse in residential care facilities.
This Land Is My Land
Documentary, Independent
2020
1h.45min
16+
“What the hell is happening to my country?” After Trump was elected, filmmaker Susanne Brandstaetter investigates the growing divide in the USA.
The Net
Documentary, Independent
2003
2h.1min
16+
What is the connection between computer technology, hippie culture, mathematics, terrorism, the research of consciousness in the 1950s and paranoia?
Mär - A German Tale
Drama, Horror
2019
1h.10min
16+
In dystopian Germany - just a breath away from our current reality - the return of the wolf triggers a mysterious fascination among the citizens.
Polar Bear
Drama
2017
1h.10min
16+
Meeting his old school "friends" reveals old wounds. But Heriberto has changed...
Shalom Salam
Documentary, Independent
2006
53min
16+
The documentary SHALOM SALAM tells about the conflict in the Middle East through the eyes of Israeli and Palestinian children.
GE8EN - The Camera Marches
Documentary
2013
48min
16+
An experimental account of the protest culture at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany.
DeXit: The Next Refugee Is You
Drama, Thriller
2016
1h.35min
16+
Germany in the near future: a group flees from violent demonstrations, night curfews and bomb attacks out of Berlin.
The Peacekeepers and the Women
Documentary, Independent
2003
1h.20min
16+
Militarization and prostitution: When peacekeeping troops moved into Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina, trafficking in women quickly followed suit.
Solomon's Stone
Drama, Independent
2015
25min
16+
Black-comedy short SOLOMON'S STONE, directed by Ramzi Maqdisi, is adapted from the novel Blue Light by Hussein Barghouty.
The Fire, a Fowl And an (Un)Forgotten Past
Shorts
2017
12min
16+
Over a hundred years ago, "Togoland", now the Republic of Togo and part of present-day Ghana, was a colonial possession of the German Empire.
Behind Fortune
Drama, Independent
2006
20min
16+
BEHIND FORTUNE by Malte Wirtz (FULL PAULA) is a story about a father attempts to get in touch with his estranged son at any cost.
Fatherlands - A long-term documentation and introspection
Documentary
2017
1h.26min
16+
A man and woman fall in love and are expecting a child. A few months before the birth, the pregnant woman leaves her partner and breaks off contact.
Little Secret
Shorts
2013
21min
16+
A little lie can have big consequences... huge, monstrous, unimaginable consequences. Inspired by a true story.
Frozen Conflict
Documentary, Independent
2018
1h.0min
16+
One of Europe's strangest borders lies between the Republic of Moldova and the de facto autonomous region of Transnistria.
Towards Jerusalem
Documentary, Classics
1990
1h.25min
16+
Beckermann's subjects offer a dramatic range of candid opinions about Arab-Jewish relations, immigration, the intifada, religion, and the economy.
Unmensch
Drama, Music, Dance, Theater
2016
26min
16+
Three young actors are rehearsing a play called 'Youth is Shit' at the Vienna Theater Experiment. The situation quickly becomes explosive.
Julian
Kids & Family, Shorts
2011
13min
16+
Berlinale Short Film winner JULIAN by Matthew Moore tells of a fourth grader who feels the strong urge to tell the truth and who runs into trouble for ...
On The Edge
Romance, Drama
2013
1h.31min
16+
Two men, who loved the same woman, meet in the mountains and then starts a inscrutable game.