In her harsh milieu study, Gina Wenzel tells the story of youth violence from the perpetrator's perspective.
Somehow
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
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
1984
9min
16+
A slap in the face as the ultimate answer to all your problems.
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.
Welcome to the Dome
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
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
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
2020
1h.32min
16+
When a refugee from Ghana requests to participate in a traditional Christian procession, differing opinions divide a small Italian town.
I Won't Go Anywhere
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.
Deadlock
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?
2016
1h.23min
16+
A Delhi woman's rocky road to her own cab license.
Paths in the Night
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
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
1975
1h.49min
16+
Romantic drama with Romy Schneider, Klaus Kinski and Jacques Dutronc, directed by Andrzej Żuławski.
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.
In My Skin
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
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
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
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
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
2015
16min
16+
In the face of an unfathomable tragedy, a young couple manages to focus on love and the good in life.
Alive
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
2019
30min
16+
A sequence of everyday-scenarios develops in synchronisation across what seems like a regular night in the city.
Setting the Course
2018
31min
16+
During the cold war, West Germany hid its institutionalized human rights abuse in residential care facilities.
This Land Is My Land
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
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
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.
Shalom Salam
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
2013
48min
16+
An experimental account of the protest culture at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany.
DeXit: The Next Refugee Is You
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
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
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
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
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
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
2013
21min
16+
A little lie can have big consequences... huge, monstrous, unimaginable consequences. Inspired by a true story.
Frozen Conflict
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
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
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
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
2013
1h.31min
16+
Two men, who loved the same woman, meet in the mountains and then starts a inscrutable game.