ProgramME

A story about making a choice between love and morals when there are no other options. The two main characters are forced to make this choice in their relationships: Sasha with her husband Mann and Anya with her son. →

A claustrophobic Kafkaesque drama portraying life in Iran. Ali is desperate: he lives in his sparse flat, cut off from the outside world. The only people who visit are the caretaker and state agents, who are keeping an eye on him. →

A true German indie production, made without any public financing: Janek Rieke’s first film for 24 years is an absurd comedy about a couple whose perfect façade is starting to crack. →

After months of imprisonment in the Donbass region Lilia, a Ukrainian expert for aerial reconnaissance, returns home to her family. The memories of what she has lived through torture her and keep returning in her dreams. →

A long, decade-spanning panorama of the migrant experience of Vietnamese women in Taiwan. The 1990s saw a wave of emigration of women from Vietnam, who then married in neighbouring countries. →

DOCUMENTARY Douglas Sirk was the master of cinematic melodrama. This fascinating, emotional portrait reveals that the ultimate melodrama was Sirk’s own life. It is the key to understanding his work. →

HYBRID Nowhere in the world is rain forest being destroyed as radically as in Chaco, Paraguay. Marked by its magical realism, the film tells of an indigenous Ayoreo-Totobiegosode girl who is forced to leave her home. →

Travelling the circle line through Hamburg, where day meets night: this prize-winning film mixes video art and advertising with a love story and is a humorous dig at mainstream cinema. Two boys meet on the subway. →

Justine steht kurz vor dem Abschluss der sechsten Klasse und ist genervt davon, dass ihre Eltern sich ständig streiten. →

Shortly before the fall of the GDR, an upcoming model conquers the country’s fashion world. The film is based on the director’s own experiences and brings the world of the legendary magazine Sibylle back to life. →

He’s back: iconic actor Udo Kier in a tragi-comedy as the Adolf Hitler next door. South America, 1960. A lonely, bad-tempered old Holocaust survivor is absolutely certain that his new neighbour is none other than Adolf Hitler. →

ANIMATED FILM In expressively luminous colours, José Miguel Ribeiro tells the story of three women whose lives are overshadowed by the Angolan civil war. Nayola is looking for her husband, who has gone missing in the chaos of the war. →

Fighting crime in times of climate change. Hamburg in a state of emergency. A hurricane with wind speed 12 is heading for the city. A prisoner transport collides with an animal transport. The murderer Axel Krakoff and two apes escape. →

THE DISAPPEARING COIN Jasina is out searching for buried treasure with her metal detector when she is suddenly knocked down by someone who threatens her: “Stay away from here, or there’ll be trouble”. →

A declaration of love to the lesser known magicians of the cinema, as unique as it is bizarre, and a playful hymn to being different. When Zara suffers a nervous breakdown, her introverted sister has to take over her job as a Foley artist. →

It’s a year ago that Asia’s mother died in a tragic accident. While her father is beginning a new relationship, Asia is still caught up in the memories of her Mum. →

Seeking the truth in a human grey area. Lawyer Annabelle Martinelli (Natalia Wörner) has specialized in sexual offences and represents victims of domestic violence. →

Thelma and Luise in Morocco: a road movie about three women making a bid for freedom. Casablanca, Morocco. Three women are on the run from the police. →

FRÜHSPORT [EARLY MORNING EXERCISE] F 2021, 3 Min., directed and written by Maša Avramović A little girl waits impatiently for the day to begin and nature to rise and shine. →

A man with no past dies a thousand deaths in films, until he rediscovers his own life. →

The feature film debut of student Oscar winner Alex Schaad: a sci fi love story telling of a couple who try to save their relationship with an identity swap. At first glance, Leyla (Mala Emde) and Tristan (Jonas Dassler) seem happy together. →

A dark fairy tale about the encounter of a young woman with the unknown in a merciless winter. A snowy little town on the North-Eastern border of Turkey. →

Following in the technical footsteps of The Mandalorian: a gripping sci-fi thriller and the first German film to be shot in a virtual reality LED studio. Jackpot! Adrian and his four best friends have won an Escape Room adventure. →

Based on a true story, this gripping war story tells of a desperate fight for survival by two civilian seamen. Alfred Garnes and his childhood friend Wally are working on a merchant navy ship in mid-Atlantic when WWII breaks out. →

100,000 people are reported missing in Germany every year. Most turn up again after a few days, but thousands remain missing. →