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A Real Pain

Jesse Eisenberg|Drama
Glaube & Religion
Familie
The entertaining story of two mismatched cousin from New York (Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg), who set off on a road trip through Poland in an effort to trace their Jewish roots.
Dokumentarfilm Wettbewerb

Agent of Happiness

Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó|Dokumentarfilm
Feel Good
Around the World
Gesundheit
The government of Bhutan regularly measures the happiness of its population by sending agents into the Himalayan region. In this documentary, we follow one of the happiness agents, who sets off on a mission - also in the hope of finding happiness himself.
Signatures

All Shall Be Well

Ray Yeung|Drama
Queer
Familie
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
The two women, Angie and Pat, have been living together in Pat's flat in Hong Kong for 30 years. When Pat unexpectedly passes away, Angie faces the threat of losing their home and has to cope with sudden opposition from her family. A touching story of courageous emancipation.
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Anora

Sean Baker|Komödie
Liebe & Erotik
A romance between the son of a Russian billionaire and a young sex worker form Brooklyn charged with action. Deservedly the winner of the Palme d’Or thanks to its satirical edge and captivatingly hilarious moments.
Border Lines

Apocalypse in the Tropics

Petra Costa|Dokumentarfilm
Glaube & Religion
Politik
On the fragility of democracy: this documentary shows, how the fundamentalist agitators pushed Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro to the top, put religious belief on the political agenda and stormed parliament.
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Babygirl

Halina Reijn|Liebesfilm
Liebe & Erotik
Familie
An A24 erotic thriller about feminine lust, unfulfilled fantasies and power, which captivates from the start. Nicole Kidman delivers one of her most courageous and best performances of her career.
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Shepherds

Sophie Deraspe|Drama
Natur
Liebe & Erotik
Tiere
An entertaining dramedy about culture clash with wonderful Provence landscapes, which is likely to put the romantic fantasy of many city dwellers to a reality check.
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Bird

Andrea Arnold|Drama
Familie
Feel Good
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
While her unemployed father (Barry Keoghan) desperately tries to make some money, the twelve-year-old Bailey is searching for her identity. In the process, she meets the vagabond Bird (Franz Rogowski), who turns her whole world upside down.
Dokumentarfilm Wettbewerb

Black Box Diaries

Shiori Itō|Dokumentarfilm
Feminism
Politik
Journalist Shiori Ito was raped by a member of the Japanese government. She documented her attempt to bring the perpetrator to justice in this powerful film. An inspiring MeToo case that caused a sensation in Japan.
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Blitz

Steve McQueen|Drama
Familie
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
London during World War II: Through the eyes of the nine-year-old George and his mother (Saoirse Ronan), we discover a city in turmoil and how war brings out the best and the worst in people.
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Bonjour Tristesse

Durga Chew-Bose|Drama
Familie
Liebe & Erotik
Kunst & Kultur
The remake of François Sagan's cultural novel of the same name is a sizzling drama about sexual freedom, desire and summer indulgence – with Lily McInerny, Claes Bang and Chloe Sevigny.
Spielfilm Wettbewerb

Jia ting jian shi

Jianjie Lin|Drama
Familie
A gripping, captivating debut film and psychological thriller about the crumbling facade of a family and the pressure to perform in post one-child policy China.
Hashtag #BigCityLife

Living Together

Halima Elkhatabi|Dokumentarfilm
Feel Good
The authentic and impressive documentary COHABITER portrays people in Montréal who are hoping to find the perfect match among the potential flat mates.
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Conclave

Edward Berger|Thriller
Glaube & Religion
Based on the bestseller by Robert Harris: Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with leading the search for a new Pope. The gripping and surprising thriller by Edward Berger depicts infighting in the Vatican.
Border Lines

Death Without Mercy

Waad Al-Kateab|Dokumentarfilm
Politik
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
This striking and moving documentary meticulously reconstructs the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria in February 2023, using cell phone videos, images from surveillance cameras and news reports.
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Der Spitzname

Sönke Wortmann|Komödie
Feel Good
Familie
Liebe & Erotik
Anna and Florian want to get married and gather their families in Tirol. But discussions about helicopter parents and the meaning of sensibility training, soon cause a rift. A magnificent zeitgeist comedy with the German star cast with Iris Berben and Christoph Maria Herbst.
ZFF für Kinder

Die Heinzels - Neue Mützen, neue Mission

Ute von Münchow-Pohl|Kids
Familie
Feel Good
The Heinzelmännchen are back with a new adventure! Helvi meets Bo and together they try to reconcile their feuding clans. (Recommendation: age 4 and older)
Spielfilm Wettbewerb

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

Embeth Davidtz|Drama
Around the World
Familie
A vigorously staged drama about a decisive turning point in history – the vote on the independence of the country now called Zimbabwe. Told from the perspective of a white child that grew up on a farm with her family and black domestic workers.
Signatures

E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea

Beatrice Minger, Christoph Schaub|Dokumentarfilm
Feminism
Kunst & Kultur
This avantguarde, feminist essay film wanders through the world of thoughts of Irish designer Eileen Gray, who built the house E.1027 at the Côte d’Azur, and makes architecture tangible with its fascinating, impressive images.
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The Marching Band

Emmanuel Courcol|Komödie
Feel Good
Familie
Kunst & Kultur
EN FANFARE is a declaration of love to the unifying power of music and a humorous comédie humaine in which city meets country and high culture meets folk culture.
Signatures

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

Raoul Peck|Dokumentarfilm
Kunst & Kultur
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
In 1967, Ernest Cole published a photo book exposing the horrors of apartheid, forcing him to flee the regime and eventually die in poverty. It was only years later that he received the recognition he was denied in his lifetime. A portrait that resonates long after!
Spielfilm Wettbewerb

About Luis

Lucia Chiarla|Drama
Familie
Feel Good
The fact that their son gets bullied at school, causes the life of Jens and Constanze Brandt to become even more chaotic than it already is and brings with it the potential for disputes. This conflict is played out in the cab that Jens drives for a living.
Hashtag #BigCityLife

Faruk

Asli Özge|Dokumentarfilm
Familie
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
A mix between feature film and documentary about the 90-year-old Faruk, who is fighting to save his beloved home in Istanbul from demolition and about the relationship between him and his daughter, the director, Asil Özge.
Sounds

Finalement

Claude Lelouch|Road Movie
Familie
Glaube & Religion
Gesundheit
When a star lawyer learns that he has a neurological disorder which makes it impossible for him to lie, he starts a road trip to the provinces. A beautiful musical comedy and a love letter to life.
Signatures

Flow

Gints Zilbalodis|Animation
Feel Good
Tiere
Without dialogue, but with a lot of heart: The story of a lonely cat that joins forces with other animals to save themselves together on a boat from a flood wave.