Having been AWOL for years, Gustav, who likes to think of himself as a charmer, turns up on the doorstep of his daughters Nora and Agnes with the emotional baggage of half a lifetime in tow. Now that he's come this far, he wants to make a film about the family's life...
"This outstanding film by the Norwegian director Joachim Trier effortlessly merges past and present in a humorous manner. 5 film rolls" radioeins

When this (Berlin) classic appeared in cinemas in 1981 (three years after the publication of the book) it caused quite a storm. This great German independent film by director Uli Edel develops its strong narrative power by constantly keeping its young protagonist at the centre of attention. With its sounds of the discotheque, the Deutschlandhalle, and its perspective on West Berlin, this film is a cinematic event.

Weather presenter Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt)—who suddenly begins speaking in click sounds—finds herself, to her own surprise, becoming an ally to activist Daniel Kellner (Josh O'Connor). "Disclosure Day is another Spielberg blockbuster triumph, a welcome return to the genre he’s always been best at, and a genuinely spine-tingling, soul-searching experience that leaves us wondering less about aliens and more about how we can learn to listen to, understand, and have empathy for each other." Filmstage

Mascha Schilinski film tells the story of four women whose lives are mysteriously intertwined. Alma, Erika, Angelika, and Nelly come from different eras, yet all of them spent their childhood or youth at the same secluded four-sided farmstead in the Altmark region. As the women navigate their respective presents, traces of the past reveal themselves. When a tragic event repeats itself at the farm, the boundaries between the different time periods begin to blur.

Only the truth, nothing but the truth and the whole truth about a cheatress who, though having been born as a female person, donned a false name to conduct herself as person of the male persuasion and engage in many an abomination.

Live DJ and composer Martin Karow from Berlin, known as Ickarus (Paul Kalkbrenner), tours the dance clubs of the world together with his manager and girlfriend Mathilde (Rita Lengyel). The release of their first major album is imminent. Then Ickarus, out of his mind on drugs, is committed to a psychiatric clinic in Berlin, throwing all their plans up in the air. He fights for his love, his album—and his survival… "This movie presents the mood of a generation with sensitivity and precision. Starring the internationally renowned DJ Paul Kalkbrenner, whom Stöhr discovered for the screen, it takes us on a musical trip, warts and all.” Filmz

It's been half a century since Stanley Kubrick's cult film first appeared in cinemas. One of the most influential science fiction films of all time, 2001 had a formative impact on directors such as Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, as well as aerospace engineers and computer technicians.

Mixing fiction, documentary, animation, and essay, these six films imagine queer stories in Brazil, France, Guinea, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Turkey. "Picumã”, an urban western, follows Lua and Shaiene in their search for Cleo, who mysteriously disappeared. "Working Class”,  a fictional manifesto, mocks the fetishization and romanticization of ‘the working class’. XPOSED Audience Award Winner "Thunder Bird” combines archival footage and interviews to present a dance troupe that withstood military rule for 50 years. XPOSED Lolly Award Winner "How A River Is Born” creates a mountainous scenery in which Ayla awakes to a journey of discovery. "A is for Andra” follows a former MTV star, tracking their evolution from a rising star in Bandung to a non-binary transmasc living as a kindergarten teacher in Berlin. In "Taxi Moto”, a director, prevented from making his film, reinvents his story elsewhere, crafting a passionate and poetic story of resistance and love.

Bob's wild days as a political activist have long since passed. His semi-paranoid stoner existence is thrown off kilter when his daughter disappears. What can he do but revive his old revolutionary contacts? To our delight as cinema viewers, this turns out to be altogether more difficult than anticipated. Winner of this years' Oscars for best movie, best director, best adapted screenplay, best supporting actor (for a performance by Sean Penn that is out of this world) and best casting. "A swaggering, funny and timely action epic" The Independent "Wild, fast-paced, full of suspense. 5 film rolls!" radioeins

"When the storm breaks loose in John’s head, there is no stopping it. The friendly, helpful young man unleashes a stream of foul language and vile insults—none of which he actually means. John suffers from Tourette syndrome; he is teased, humiliated, and beaten because of it, yet he manages to become a respected advocate for the rights of those affected, finding wonderful allies along the way. Wonderfully portrayed in the film by Maxine Peake and Peter Mullen.

Based on the true story of the Scot John Davidson, this delightful tragicomedy by Kirk Jones (*Waking Ned Devine*) features Robert Aramayo in the lead role; he plays the part with deep understanding but also with an eye for the unintentional situational comedy—humor that spares no one, not even the Queen.” Knut Eltsermann – radioeins

Trying to offer a succinct summary of our favourite movie this season is no mean feat. For starters, its title notwithstanding, it is not a spy movie. It focusses on Marcelo, who returns to his hometown of Recife, where he moves into a very special shared housing project run by an elderly lady. He hopes to find his son in the city and intends to plan his escape from 1970s Brazil. Its enigmatic admixture of flashbacks, new encounters, constantly changing circumstances and fast-paced events makes this an enthralling, intelligently narrated and suspenseful movie.
"One of the best films of the year" THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"An imposing materpiece" THE PLAYLIST
"Dazzling" VARIETY

Hallo Hollywood! As this season's fabulous, visually appealing, funny, nimble and heart-soothing space hit shows, it's not the umpteenth superhero movie but independent, original and unusual films like this that have audiences thronging the box office. "Ryan Gosling's discreet comedic timing has never been better." The Hollywood Reporter

A harmless game the bride and groom play with their chosen witnesses a few days prior to their dream wedding puts everything on the line. Emma (Zendaya) shares a secret that turns the world on its head for the others and makes not only Charlie (Robert Pattinson) question their relationship.

Endlich mal wieder ein Film, in dem Jodie Foster alle Register ihres komödiantischen Könnens ziehen kann. In ihrem ersten komplett in Frankreich gedrehten Film stehen ihr keine geringeren als Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira und Mathieu Amalric zur Seite. Regisseurin Rebecca Zlotowski navigiert sie mit pointierten Dialogen treffsicher durch die überraschenden Wendungen dieses Films zwischen Humor, Spannung und (ja!) Romantik.

Regisseurin Zlotowski und Foster haben einfach Spaß mit dem Genremix aus Drama, Ehekomödie und übersinnlichem Krimi, mit seinem typisch französischen Esprit.Der Tagesspiegel

In 1932, following a long career in organized crime, the twins Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael B. Jordan!) retire from Chicago to rural Mississippi to make a fresh start in their hometown. They open a bar in an old barn that serves bootleg alcohol to the black community who can certainly use a protected space of its own, given the pervasive discrimination and ever-present terror of the Ku Klux Klan. Yet then an entirely different threat makes itself known. The new movie by Ryan Coogler (BLACK PANTHER) is a magnificent blend of action film and subversive horror thriller. "You’ll rarely come across popcorn cinema this dynamic, full of surprise and thematically substantive!” (Epd Film)

"Ein Wunderwerk, das Grenzen sprengt" ????? Filmstarts
"Bi Gan ist einer der begnadetsten Zauberer den Kinos" The New Yorker
"Ein wahres Meisterwerk." ???? The Guardian
"So schön, dass es wehtut" El Mundo
"Ein sensationelles Sinneserlebnis" AV Club
"Gehört zum Spektakulärsten, das seit langem auf einer Kinoleinwand zu sehen war." ????? Filmstarts
"Ein faszinierendes Juwel von kompromissloser Schönheit" ????? Screen Rant
"Man fühlt sich, als befände man sich mitten in einem Traum" ELLE
"Ein Erlebnis, das uns eine Vorstellung davon gibt, wozu Filme fähig sind." The Hollywood Reporter

"Marty Supreme is a stunning achievement, a breathless yet precisely controlled joyride full of vivid characters, hairpin turns and did-that-just-happen moments – and a modernist fairy tale about big ambitions colliding with grubby street-level realities and capitalism’s seedy imperatives. This is a film that’s built to last." Time Out

"I’m the Dude. So that’s what you call me. That, or his Dudeness. Or Duder. Or El Duderino, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.” A season without the Dude, Walter, Jesus and the Nihilists seems inconceivable. Join us for our annual Lebowski celebration: let us do justice to the significance of rugs in tying rooms together and rejoice in the White Russian as just the right beverage for every occasion. In short: All hail the Dude!

Mit A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD, der bei den Filmfestspielen von Venedig mit dem Publikumspreis ausgezeichnet wurde, gelingt dem Regisseur Cyril Aris eine einzigartige Liebesgeschichte, die meisterhaft zwischen Lachen und Weinen wandert und einen unerschütterlichen Überlebensgeist verkörpert: Humor als Antwort auf eine Welt, die aus den Fugen geraten ist.

A sensual movie of emotions, based on a subtle screenplay by veteran script writer James Ivory (Maurice, Howards End, Room with a View), set in northern Italy in 1983: the Perlmans are spending the summer in their well-appointed villa. Combining admirable determination, youthful hubris and exaggerated shyness, 17-year-old Elio makes a pass at Oliver, a doctoral student in archaeology who specializes on Roman cultural history and whom Elio’s father has employed for the summer.

Knapp anderthalb Jahrzehnte nach der Besetzung des ehemaligen Krankenhauses Bethanien und der Umbenennung in Georg-von-Rauch-Haus werden in dieser fiktionalen Dokumentation dreizehn ehemalige Besetzerinnen und Besetzer aufgesucht, von Karl Marx (der jedoch bald wieder abreist) und vor allem dessen Tochter Jenny. Spielfilmelemente machen die Träume und Ideen der einzelnen Personen, die nach und nach porträtiert werden, sowie der gesamten 68er-Generation lebendig. Dokumentiert werden in R: Manfred Stelzers Film die Lebenswege und jetzigen Lebensumstände, vom Trinker über den Unternehmer bis hin zum "letzten Rebellen" Rio Reiser, der auch die Filmmusik liefert.

Geschichte wird gemacht. Nur für den 21-jährigen Alex (Daniel Brühl) geht nichts voran. Kurz vor dem Fall der Mauer fällt seine Mutter (Katrin Sass), eine überzeugte DDR-Bürgerin, nach einem Herzinfarkt ins Koma. Als sie nach acht Monaten wieder zu sich kommt, erwacht sie in einem neuen Land. Aber davon soll sie nichts erfahren — zu gefährlich ist die angenommene Aufregung für ihr schwaches Herz! Um seine Mutter zu schützen, lässt Alex die DDR auf 79 m2 Plattenbau wieder auferstehen… Wunderbar grotesk, heiter und berührend erzählte GOOD BYE, LENIN im Jahr 2003 eine etwas andere Geschichte der Wiedervereinigung und lockte damit über 6 Millionen Zuschauer:innen in die Kinos. Ein Publikumshit mit ganz viel Herz, der Daniel Brühl zum Star machte und bis heute nichts von seinem Charme verloren hat.

Der ultimative Film zur Wende! Deutsche Welle.

Michael Verhoeven’s Meyerhoff adaptation is indeed "the funniest German film in years” (Filmstarts). BUT, and we cannot stress this enough: it is also so much more. Bruno Alexander delivers the breakout performance of the season as the principal protagonist—including the most poignant rendering of Tainted Love ever. The film oozes irony and a profound understanding of life’s big questions. You’ll laugh a lot, to be sure, but you’ll also be wondrously moved. Should Senta Berger and Michael Wittenborn not feature on your list of top ten actors yet, they certainly will once you’ve seen this movie.

Tilda has decided to get a grip on her life. She's juggling her studies, her job as a supermarket cashier and a high-maintenance family. A job offer in Berlin and the return of a friend usher in rather too much change for her liking. "A thrilling movie that strikes an entirely idiosyncratic tone—about growing up, love and sticking together unconditionally" WDR

"When the storm breaks loose in John’s head, there is no stopping it. The friendly, helpful young man unleashes a stream of foul language and vile insults—none of which he actually means. John suffers from Tourette syndrome; he is teased, humiliated, and beaten because of it, yet he manages to become a respected advocate for the rights of those affected, finding wonderful allies along the way. Wonderfully portrayed in the film by Maxine Peake and Peter Mullen.

Based on the true story of the Scot John Davidson, this delightful tragicomedy by Kirk Jones (*Waking Ned Devine*) features Robert Aramayo in the lead role; he plays the part with deep understanding but also with an eye for the unintentional situational comedy—humor that spares no one, not even the Queen.” Knut Eltsermann – radioeins

Bob's wild days as a political activist have long since passed. His semi-paranoid stoner existence is thrown off kilter when his daughter disappears. What can he do but revive his old revolutionary contacts? To our delight as cinema viewers, this turns out to be altogether more difficult than anticipated. Winner of this years' Oscars for best movie, best director, best adapted screenplay, best supporting actor (for a performance by Sean Penn that is out of this world) and best casting. "A swaggering, funny and timely action epic" The Independent "Wild, fast-paced, full of suspense. 5 film rolls!" radioeins

Only the truth, nothing but the truth and the whole truth about a cheatress who, though having been born as a female person, donned a false name to conduct herself as person of the male persuasion and engage in many an abomination.

A harmless game the bride and groom play with their chosen witnesses a few days prior to their dream wedding puts everything on the line. Emma (Zendaya) shares a secret that turns the world on its head for the others and makes not only Charlie (Robert Pattinson) question their relationship.

After 17-year-old Ivy beats cancer she can’t think of anything worse than becoming a Make-A-Wish kid. When her parents send her to a summer camp for kids affected by cancer, Ivy has a hard time adjusting to the rules. But as the weeks progress, she manages to find unexpected friends in an unlikely group of misfits and has a summer she’ll never forget at ‘Chemo Camp’.

LA HAINE has lost none of its explosive power, and its unsparing critique of social inequality, racism, and police brutality remains more relevant than ever. A cinematic outburst of rage that shaped generations and whose influence continues today. Mathieu Kassovitz, only 27 at the time, won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival for LA HAINE, while the leading actors Vincent Cassel, Saïd Taghmaoui, and Hubert Koundé laid the foundation for their distinguished careers with their impressive performances.

David (Josh O’Connor) gets Lionel (Paul Mescal) to sing a folk song in a pub. And Lionel sings it beautifully, touching David’s and our hearts. A love story begins, and the film's third main character is revealed: music you won't forget. "An absolute must-see." New Musical Express