*Berlinale Spotlight WCF*

This epic work from Argentina is an elaborate trip through the genres – from romcom via fantasy to thriller. A woman disappears, two men set out to find her. Both are in love with her. Why did she go? Both have an idea, and neither is right. The sudden disappearance is the starting point for [...]

Sudan, near the Merowe Dam. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his creation slowly starts to take a life of its own... [...]

Among the trees, young women and men working the summer harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find – and flee – deeper connections. Around the World in 14 Films 2022 In cooperation with the World Cinema Fund (WCF) of the Berlinale Credits +++ Berlin Premiere +++ OT: Taht el Karmouss, [...]

Emre, a young and dedicated prosecutor, is newly appointed to a small town hit by a water crisis and political scandals. After an initial welcome, he experiences an increasing number of tense interactions and is reluctantly dragged into local politics. When Emre forms a bond with the owner of the local newspaper pressure escalates under [...]

A young man torn between loyalty and justice confronts the truth of his father figure that may destroy them both. With his father in prison and his brother abroad for work, young Rakib works as the lone housekeeper in an empty mansion belonging to Purna, a retired general whose family Rakib’s clan have served for [...]

A magical realism drama set in a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a withdrawn 40-year-old woman, experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as she begins a journey to free herself from the repressive religious and social conventions that have dominated her life and repress her individual development and rediscovery. Sunday, 05.12.2021 – 7.15 pm, [...]

When a magic trick goes awry at a children’s birthday party, the authoritative father of the family turns into a chicken. An avalanche of coincidental absurdities befalls everyone; the mother, whose mundane life was dedicated to her husband and children, is now urged to take care of her family. While moving heaven and earth to [...]

1960s Rural Thailand, 1960s. The father imparts his philosophy onto his daughter, Maem, while the political tensions are rising and Maem is courted by two very different young men, a feeble rickshaw driver and an ambitious, ruthless army chief. Fifty years later, the latter has become a disgraced general. Maem nurses her abusive husband during [...]

Ajo Kawir is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. His raging urge to fight is driven by a secret – his impotence. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung, Ajo gets beaten black and blue, but also falls madly in love. But will Ajo’s path lead him to a [...]

Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer from the town in which he is stagnating, to a better place. His situation is delicate. He must ensure that nothing overshadows his transfer. He is forced to accept submissively every task entrusted [...]