Berlinale - Perspektive Deutsches Kino

The future is now! In the program of the Perspektive deutsches Kino section, only debut and second films produced in Germany are shown. The films shown here are characterized by the courage to take new paths, new perspectives and new rigor. Sounds good? Then check out our channel of German film schools!
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  • Janine F.

    Janine F.

    2004

    1h.20min

    16+

    The tragic story of an artist who was torn between passion and obsession and died under mysterious circumstances.


  • Forces

    Forces

    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.


  • Gisela

    Gisela

    2005

    1h.30min

    16+

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


  • Thirty

    Thirty

    2019

    1h.54min

    16+

    A senistive drama that authentically and lovingly captures the lifestyle of a group of young urbanites on the brink of a quarter-life crisis.


  • Away You Go

    Away You Go

    2018

    1h.16min

    16+

    Compassionate mumblecore-style drama about a young woman's struggles with the expectations placed on her by her partner and friends.


  • Metamorphoses

    Metamorphoses

    2013

    1h.24min

    16+

    On the river Tetscha in the southern Urals, in the middle of nowhere between Europe and Asia, is the most radioactively contaminated area in the world


  • Sex: Speak

    Sex: Speak

    2015

    1h.20min

    16+

    Sex is the most beautiful thing in the world. But talking about it without straying into lasciviousness or becoming inhibited remains tricky.


  • For Miriam

    For Miriam

    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.


  • Love Steaks

    Love Steaks

    2013

    1h.30min

    16+

    LOVE STEAKS is the poster child of the German mumblecore genre, showcasing Franz Rogowski.


  • Heroes From the Neighbourhood

    Heroes From the Neighbourhood

    2007

    1h.28min

    16+

    This turbulent comedy from Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg is a round dance of relationships, dreams and coincidences.


  • Mikel

    Mikel

    2017

    31min

    16+

    A slice of the live of the undocumented migrant Mikel, working odd jobs in Berlin to survive.


  • HomeSick

    HomeSick

    2015

    1h.38min

    16+

    The ambitious cello student Jessica and her boyfriend recently moved in together. But soon dark clouds are gathering above the young couple.


  • We Are the Tide

    We Are the Tide

    2016

    1h.24min

    16+

    15 years ago off the coast of Windholm the sea disappeared and with it, all the children. Since then, the losses hang like a curse over the region.


  • Lotte

    Lotte

    2016

    1h.15min

    16+

    LOTTE, with her snappy, big city attitude, is impulsive and rough around the edges. No wonder she's constantly clashing with everybody.


  • Hans in Luck

    Hans in Luck

    2009

    1h.2min

    16+

    A portrait of the Berlin bassist Hans Narva, his music, and his ironic denial of all rules – regardless of the authority behind them.