Sooner Europe Exclusives: Stories that Matter

Javier loves two women, and that is more than he can handle.

Erotic fairy tale about sexual fantasies in the hectic atmosphere of a large kitchen.

In this perceptive coming-of-age drama, 16-year-old Suse feels like a fifth wheel since her mom started dating.

Between oversalted soup and grumbling students, three chefs and a kitchen hand toil in the small university cafeteria in Tehran.

A brief vision of a capitalistic-dystopian future in which even dying is commercialized.

A young woman's search for her family roots leads her to Mexico and on the trail of a revolutionary.

A creeping, almost invisible toxic waste catastrophe is taking place on Somalia's coast.

Lee and Jasmin's lesbian idyll on the outskirts of Salzburg starts to crack when they give documentary filmmaker Amira a glimpse into their lives.

"Don’t become like my father" - a credo that will drive Alex, a man on the run from himself, to the edge of reason.

In the heart of Berlin, a film noir billiard thriller unfolds with deceit, ambition, and suspense.

In the vast emptiness of the Patagonian steppe, 13-year-old Mora embarks on a journey with an old, indigenous Mapuche gaucho.

The dark, dystopian horror cabinet with BDSM vibes about the man in the monkey mask enters its second round.

This poignant and thought-provoking documentary offers a unique and deeply moving insight into the lives of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

While Wissam fights for his love, political tensions rise and the Israeli army invades Lebanon.

A poignant tale of lost innocence, young Dib navigates the tumultuous landscape of 1950s Damascus following his father's death.

A parasitic fungus infects humanity. It triggers visions and also enables communication with the dead.

After a wedding party, three friends from Hamburg are stranded Berlin. A fast-paced odyssey through the urban wasteland of this once divided city.

An omnipresent giant who sees everything, but can’t be seen himself ... An “City Symphony” entirelly composed from material generated by CCTV.

Authentic, haphazard and unromantic, three residents of a high-rise housing estate search for love, friendship and sexuality.

Either the grass is greener, or the houses are bigger, or the sun is warmer ... anywhere else is better.